The student population at Barton College is 1,235 (1,149 undergraduate and 86 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 188 (17.96%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,143 where 1,235 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 1,265 students in 2023 and was lowest at 960 in 2018. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,047 to 1,235 students, a net gain of 188 (18%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Barton College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,047 | 985 | 298 | 687 | 62 | 4 | 58 |
| 2016-17 | 1,051 4 | 988 3 | 298 | 690 3 | 63 1 | 4 | 59 1 |
| 2017-18 | 960 -91 | 887 -101 | 278 -20 | 609 -81 | 73 10 | 15 11 | 58 -1 |
| 2018-19 | 1,059 99 | 976 89 | 364 86 | 612 3 | 83 10 | 20 5 | 63 5 |
| 2019-20 | 1,161 102 | 1,065 89 | 438 74 | 627 15 | 96 13 | 23 3 | 73 10 |
| 2020-21 | 1,177 16 | 1,105 40 | 493 55 | 612 -15 | 72 -24 | 18 -5 | 54 -19 |
| 2021-22 | 1,213 36 | 1,150 45 | 513 20 | 637 25 | 63 -9 | 25 7 | 38 -16 |
| 2022-23 | 1,265 52 | 1,187 37 | 549 36 | 638 1 | 78 15 | 30 5 | 48 10 |
| 2023-24 | 1,259 -6 | 1,163 -24 | 545 -4 | 618 -20 | 96 18 | 45 15 | 51 3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,235 -24 | 1,149 -14 | 528 -17 | 621 3 | 86 -10 | 41 -4 | 45 -6 |
| Average | 1,143 | 1,066 | 430 | 635 | 77 | 23 | 55 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,066 where 1,149 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 Barton College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 985 | 911 | 289 | 622 | 74 | 9 | 65 |
| 2016-17 | 988 | 903 | 294 | 609 | 85 | 4 | 81 |
| 2017-18 | 887 | 830 | 265 | 565 | 57 | 13 | 44 |
| 2018-19 | 976 | 932 | 358 | 574 | 44 | 6 | 38 |
| 2019-20 | 1,065 | 990 | 430 | 560 | 75 | 8 | 67 |
| 2020-21 | 1,105 | 1,003 | 484 | 519 | 102 | 9 | 93 |
| 2021-22 | 1,150 | 1,011 | 500 | 511 | 139 | 13 | 126 |
| 2022-23 | 1,187 | 1,025 | 529 | 496 | 162 | 20 | 142 |
| 2023-24 | 1,163 | 978 | 524 | 454 | 185 | 21 | 164 |
| 2024-25 | 1,149 | 918 | 501 | 417 | 231 | 27 | 204 |
| Average | 1,066 | 1,066 | 417 | 533 | 1,066 | 13 | 102 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 77 where 86 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 Barton College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 62 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 28 |
| 2016-17 | 63 | 32 | 3 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 30 |
| 2017-18 | 73 | 40 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 4 | 29 |
| 2018-19 | 83 | 41 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 6 | 36 |
| 2019-20 | 96 | 43 | 14 | 29 | 53 | 9 | 44 |
| 2020-21 | 72 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 25 |
| 2021-22 | 63 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 26 |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 30 |
| 2023-24 | 96 | 60 | 41 | 19 | 36 | 4 | 32 |
| 2024-25 | 86 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 38 | 8 | 30 |
| Average | 77 | 77 | 18 | 24 | 77 | 5 | 31 |
The percentage of white students is 47.61% and the percentage of black students is 36.44% at Barton College. 0.81% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 9.47% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 55.59% to 47.61%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.86% to 0.81%. Black student enrollment increased from 21.78% to 36.44%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.92% to 9.47%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6314 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6392 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Barton 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 | 7 | 9 | 228 | 62 | 1 | 582 | 29 |
| 2016-17 | 6 | 14 | 242 | 71 | 2 | 564 | 36 |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 11 | 225 | 73 | 0 | 528 | 30 |
| 2018-19 | 8 | 10 | 227 | 93 | 0 | 605 | 26 |
| 2019-20 | 8 | 14 | 280 | 83 | 3 | 646 | 37 |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 12 | 304 | 98 | 1 | 646 | 45 |
| 2021-22 | 9 | 9 | 324 | 108 | 0 | 665 | 34 |
| 2022-23 | 5 | 7 | 358 | 129 | 1 | 681 | 21 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 7 | 380 | 128 | 0 | 666 | 13 |
| 2024-25 | 7 | 10 | 450 | 117 | 1 | 588 | 7 |
| Average | 7 | 10 | 302 | 96 | 1 | 617 | 28 |
254 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 2,209.09% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Barton College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,047 | 11 | 269 | 767 |
| 2016-17 | 1,051 | 9 | 264 | 778 |
| 2017-18 | 960 | 8 | 253 | 699 |
| 2018-19 | 1,059 | 53 | 430 | 576 |
| 2019-20 | 1,161 | 74 | 471 | 616 |
| 2020-21 | 1,177 | 121 | 785 | 271 |
| 2021-22 | 1,213 | 184 | 681 | 348 |
| 2022-23 | 1,265 | 187 | 766 | 312 |
| 2023-24 | 1,259 | 218 | 768 | 273 |
| 2024-25 | 1,235 | 254 | 703 | 278 |
| Average | 1,143 | 112 | 539 | 492 |
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