Enrollment Trends at Beaver College

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,464 where 3,404 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 3,984 students in 2016 and was lowest at 3,026 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,984 to 3,404 students, a net loss of 580 (14.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Arcadia University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,145 where 2,030 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 Arcadia University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,319 where 1,374 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 Arcadia University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 52.91%. The percentage was 67.22% 10 years ago and Beaver College still has a high percentage of white students. 8.67% of enrolled students is Asian and 14.78% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.84% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.22% to 52.91%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.40% to 8.67%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.56% to 14.78%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.95% to 7.84%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6836 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5315 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Arcadia University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

618 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 192.89% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Arcadia University from 2015 to 2025.