San Diego City Wire

Hispanic students were the most represented ethnicity among students at San Diego County universities in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Of the 185,575 students attending institutions in the county at the time, 36.8% were Hispanic. This is a decrease of 22.7% in enrollment numbers, compared to the previous year.

White students comprised the second largest ethnic group in the county, followed by Asian students.

Countywide, the number of undergraduates attending the 44 universities in the county during the 2022-23 school year fell by 25.7%. San Diego State University reported the largest student body, with 32,194 students.

Graduation rates reveal a significant achievement gap among different ethnicities. While white students graduate at a rate of 62.1%, Black and Hispanic students graduate at a rate of around 40%.

Ethnic Group	% of Total Student Body
Hispanic	36.8%
White	33.6%
Asian	9.6%
Black or African American	8.8%
Multiracial	6.2%
Unknown	3%
U.S. nonresident	0.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0.3%