The two-year public institution in Monterey enrolled 8,017 students in fall 2018, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 11.4 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
92 percent of undergraduates are residents of California. 2 percent are citizens of foreign countries.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as Hispanic or Latino (45 percent) and white (33 percent).
Monterey Peninsula College undergraduate enrollment
| Total | Portion of Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 8,017 | |
| Transfers | 912 | 11.4% |
| Male | ~3,688 | 46% |
| Female | ~4,329 | 54% |
| Age 24 and under | ~4,570 | 57% |
| Age 25 and over | ~3,447 | 43% |
| In-state residence | ~7,376 | 92% |
| Resident of foreign country | ~160 | 2% |
| Asian | ~641 | 8% |
| Black or African American | ~241 | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | ~3,608 | 45% |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | ~80 | 1% |
| White | ~2,646 | 33% |
| Two or more races | ~481 | 6% |
| Enrolled in distance education | ~802 | 10% |
| Enrolled in some distance education | ~1,684 | 21% |
| Not enrolled in distance education | ~5,532 | 69% |
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