The student population at Mission University is 434 (381 undergraduate and 53 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 33 (8.23%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 315 where 434 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 434 students in 2025 and was lowest at 222 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 401 to 434 students, a net gain of 33 (8.2%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Mission University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 401 | 348 | 182 | 166 | 53 | 43 | 10 |
| 2016-17 | 351 -50 | 320 -28 | 142 -40 | 178 12 | 31 -22 | 25 -18 | 6 -4 |
| 2017-18 | 297 -54 | 268 -52 | 130 -12 | 138 -40 | 29 -2 | 25 | 4 -2 |
| 2018-19 | 256 -41 | 238 -30 | 117 -13 | 121 -17 | 18 -11 | 16 -9 | 2 -2 |
| 2019-20 | 228 -28 | 215 -23 | 109 -8 | 106 -15 | 13 -5 | 10 -6 | 3 1 |
| 2020-21 | 222 -6 | 202 -13 | 115 6 | 87 -19 | 20 7 | 15 5 | 5 2 |
| 2021-22 | 280 58 | 236 34 | 135 20 | 101 14 | 44 24 | 36 21 | 8 3 |
| 2022-23 | 306 26 | 274 38 | 166 31 | 108 7 | 32 -12 | 26 -10 | 6 -2 |
| 2023-24 | 377 71 | 342 68 | 221 55 | 121 13 | 35 3 | 26 | 9 3 |
| 2024-25 | 434 57 | 381 39 | 243 22 | 138 17 | 53 18 | 35 9 | 18 9 |
| Average | 315 | 282 | 156 | 126 | 33 | 26 | 7 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 282 where 381 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 Mission University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 348 | 315 | 157 | 158 | 33 | 25 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | 320 | 285 | 125 | 160 | 35 | 17 | 18 |
| 2017-18 | 268 | 245 | 118 | 127 | 23 | 12 | 11 |
| 2018-19 | 238 | 215 | 109 | 106 | 23 | 8 | 15 |
| 2019-20 | 215 | 209 | 106 | 103 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | 202 | 183 | 105 | 78 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | 236 | 203 | 116 | 87 | 33 | 19 | 14 |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 234 | 146 | 88 | 40 | 20 | 20 |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 288 | 191 | 97 | 54 | 30 | 24 |
| 2024-25 | 381 | 336 | 216 | 120 | 45 | 27 | 18 |
| Average | 282 | 282 | 139 | 112 | 282 | 17 | 14 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 33 where 53 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 Mission University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 53 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 36 | 9 |
| 2016-17 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 44 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 53 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 12 |
| Average | 33 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 5 |
The percentage of white students is 76.27%. The percentage was 85.54% 10 years ago and Mission still has a high percentage of white students. 0.92% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.99% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.60% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 85.54% to 76.27%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.75% to 0.92%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.99% to 5.99%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.24% to 7.60%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4051 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2637 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mission University 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 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 343 | 13 |
| 2016-17 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 280 | 9 |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 255 | 7 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 211 | 5 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 192 | 11 |
| 2020-21 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 181 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 234 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 265 | 12 |
| 2023-24 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 306 | 12 |
| 2024-25 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 33 | 0 | 331 | 25 |
| Average | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 260 | 12 |
122 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 28% of total students. The number of online students has increased 408.33% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mission University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 401 | 24 | 69 | 308 |
| 2016-17 | 351 | 16 | 79 | 256 |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 3 | 72 | 222 |
| 2018-19 | 256 | 3 | 81 | 172 |
| 2019-20 | 228 | 1 | 46 | 181 |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 52 | 39 | 131 |
| 2021-22 | 280 | 100 | 18 | 162 |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 104 | 0 | 202 |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 109 | 8 | 260 |
| 2024-25 | 434 | 122 | 13 | 299 |
| Average | 315 | 53 | 43 | 219 |
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