The student population at Adrian College is 1,765 (1,673 undergraduate and 92 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 50 (2.92%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,787 where 1,765 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 1,871 students in 2022 and was lowest at 1,684 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,715 to 1,765 students, a net gain of 50 (2.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Adrian College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,715 | 1,687 | 892 | 795 | 28 | 15 | 13 |
| 2016-17 | 1,684 -31 | 1,653 -34 | 854 -38 | 799 4 | 31 3 | 20 5 | 11 -2 |
| 2017-18 | 1,709 25 | 1,671 18 | 842 -12 | 829 30 | 38 7 | 20 | 18 7 |
| 2018-19 | 1,856 147 | 1,817 146 | 953 111 | 864 35 | 39 1 | 21 1 | 18 |
| 2019-20 | 1,828 -28 | 1,779 -38 | 891 -62 | 888 24 | 49 10 | 20 -1 | 29 11 |
| 2020-21 | 1,865 37 | 1,788 9 | 900 9 | 888 | 77 28 | 29 9 | 48 19 |
| 2021-22 | 1,871 6 | 1,805 17 | 950 50 | 855 -33 | 66 -11 | 34 5 | 32 -16 |
| 2022-23 | 1,821 -50 | 1,747 -58 | 936 -14 | 811 -44 | 74 8 | 38 4 | 36 4 |
| 2023-24 | 1,760 -61 | 1,678 -69 | 908 -28 | 770 -41 | 82 8 | 42 4 | 40 4 |
| 2024-25 | 1,765 5 | 1,673 -5 | 949 41 | 724 -46 | 92 10 | 45 3 | 47 7 |
| Average | 1,787 | 1,730 | 908 | 822 | 58 | 28 | 29 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,730 where 1,673 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Adrian College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,687 | 1,609 | 865 | 744 | 78 | 27 | 51 |
| 2016-17 | 1,653 | 1,605 | 833 | 772 | 48 | 21 | 27 |
| 2017-18 | 1,671 | 1,606 | 819 | 787 | 65 | 23 | 42 |
| 2018-19 | 1,817 | 1,751 | 925 | 826 | 66 | 28 | 38 |
| 2019-20 | 1,779 | 1,723 | 869 | 854 | 56 | 22 | 34 |
| 2020-21 | 1,788 | 1,738 | 877 | 861 | 50 | 23 | 27 |
| 2021-22 | 1,805 | 1,718 | 916 | 802 | 87 | 34 | 53 |
| 2022-23 | 1,747 | 1,674 | 904 | 770 | 73 | 32 | 41 |
| 2023-24 | 1,678 | 1,621 | 881 | 740 | 57 | 27 | 30 |
| 2024-25 | 1,673 | 1,593 | 917 | 676 | 80 | 32 | 48 |
| Average | 1,730 | 1,730 | 881 | 783 | 1,730 | 27 | 39 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 58 where 92 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Adrian College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | 31 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018-19 | 39 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019-20 | 49 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020-21 | 77 | 51 | 20 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| 2021-22 | 66 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 59 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 57 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 16 |
| 2024-25 | 92 | 65 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 15 |
| Average | 58 | 58 | 22 | 20 | 58 | 6 | 10 |
The percentage of white students is 61.19%. The percentage was 70.09% 10 years ago and Adrian still has a high percentage of white students. 0.40% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.89% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.01% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 70.09% to 61.19%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.41% to 0.40%. Black student enrollment decreased from 8.98% to 5.89%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.72% to 6.01%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6167 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4973 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Adrian College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4 | 7 | 154 | 81 | 1 | 1,202 | 58 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 7 | 116 | 93 | 1 | 1,176 | 65 |
| 2017-18 | 7 | 6 | 114 | 86 | 1 | 1,177 | 44 |
| 2018-19 | 4 | 7 | 123 | 98 | 1 | 1,245 | 62 |
| 2019-20 | 8 | 6 | 122 | 69 | 1 | 1,218 | 71 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 8 | 136 | 106 | 4 | 1,242 | 73 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 12 | 131 | 107 | 10 | 1,205 | 68 |
| 2022-23 | 2 | 11 | 127 | 108 | 10 | 1,105 | 58 |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 12 | 107 | 114 | 5 | 1,069 | 63 |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 7 | 104 | 106 | 5 | 1,080 | 74 |
| Average | 4 | 8 | 123 | 97 | 4 | 1,172 | 64 |
121 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 3,933.33% since 2017. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Adrian College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,715 | 0 | 0 | 1,715 |
| 2016-17 | 1,684 | 0 | 0 | 1,684 |
| 2017-18 | 1,709 | 3 | 8 | 1,698 |
| 2018-19 | 1,856 | 5 | 15 | 1,836 |
| 2019-20 | 1,828 | 24 | 35 | 1,769 |
| 2020-21 | 1,862 | 46 | 81 | 1,735 |
| 2021-22 | 1,871 | 37 | 207 | 1,627 |
| 2022-23 | 1,821 | 47 | 344 | 1,430 |
| 2023-24 | 1,760 | 68 | 653 | 1,039 |
| 2024-25 | 1,765 | 121 | 895 | 749 |
| Average | 1,787 | 35 | 224 | 1,528 |
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