Polk State College enrolls 10,659 undergrads

At Polk State College, 69 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 63 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The four-year public institution in Winter Haven enrolled 10,659 students in fall 2017, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 5.8 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.

98 percent of undergraduates are residents of Florida, and 1 percent are residents of other states.

The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (52 percent) and Hispanic or Latino (22 percent).

Polk State College undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
10,659
Transfers
618
5.8%
Male
~3,944
37%
Female
~6,715
63%
Age 24 and under
~7,355
69%
Age 25 and over
~3,304
31%
In-state residence
~10,446
98%
Out of state residence
~107
1%
Asian
~213
2%
Black or African American
~1,705
16%
Hispanic/Latino
~2,345
22%
White
~5,543
52%
Two or more races
~320
3%
Enrolled in distance education
~1,705
16%
Enrolled in some distance education
~2,665
25%
Not enrolled in distance education
~6,289
59%