The two-year public institution in Newark enrolled 7,514 students in fall 2018, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 1.7 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
100 percent of undergraduates are residents of New Jersey.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as Black or African American (44 percent) and Hispanic or Latino (26 percent).
Essex County College undergraduate enrollment
| Total | Portion of Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 7,514 | |
| Transfers | 124 | 1.7% |
| Male | ~3,156 | 42% |
| Female | ~4,358 | 58% |
| Age 24 and under | ~4,584 | 61% |
| Age 25 and over | ~2,930 | 39% |
| In-state residence | 7,514 | 100% |
| Asian | ~225 | 3% |
| Black or African American | ~3,306 | 44% |
| Hispanic/Latino | ~1,954 | 26% |
| White | ~676 | 9% |
| Two or more races | ~75 | 1% |
| Enrolled in distance education | ~150 | 2% |
| Enrolled in some distance education | ~451 | 6% |
| Not enrolled in distance education | ~6,988 | 93% |
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