The student population at Bastyr University is 734 (39 undergraduate and 695 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 530 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Bastyr is 5.31% which is decreased by 238 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 292 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 6.98 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
146 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 969 where 734 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
5.31% of total students is undergraduate students and 94.69% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 238 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 292 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 6.98 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Bastyr than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bastyr University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,264 | 277 | 37 | 240 | 987 | 170 | 817 |
| 2016-17 | 1,258 -6 | 244 -33 | 42 5 | 202 -38 | 1,014 27 | 159 -11 | 855 38 |
| 2017-18 | 1,195 -63 | 197 -47 | 27 -15 | 170 -32 | 998 -16 | 149 -10 | 849 -6 |
| 2018-19 | 1,098 -97 | 161 -36 | 31 4 | 130 -40 | 937 -61 | 146 -3 | 791 -58 |
| 2019-20 | 994 -104 | 155 -6 | 27 -4 | 128 -2 | 839 -98 | 129 -17 | 710 -81 |
| 2020-21 | 904 -90 | 109 -46 | 25 -2 | 84 -44 | 795 -44 | 116 -13 | 679 -31 |
| 2021-22 | 751 -153 | 75 -34 | 13 -12 | 62 -22 | 676 -119 | 101 -15 | 575 -104 |
| 2022-23 | 728 -23 | 74 -1 | 10 -3 | 64 2 | 654 -22 | 97 -4 | 557 -18 |
| 2023-24 | 760 32 | 58 -16 | 9 -1 | 49 -15 | 702 48 | 94 -3 | 608 51 |
| 2024-25 | 734 -26 | 39 -19 | 7 -2 | 32 -17 | 695 -7 | 85 -9 | 610 2 |
| Average | 969 | 139 | 23 | 116 | 830 | 125 | 705 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 139 where 39 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 Bastyr University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 277 | 205 | 26 | 179 | 72 | 11 | 61 |
| 2016-17 | 244 | 176 | 30 | 146 | 68 | 12 | 56 |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 160 | 20 | 140 | 37 | 7 | 30 |
| 2018-19 | 161 | 121 | 23 | 98 | 40 | 8 | 32 |
| 2019-20 | 155 | 98 | 23 | 75 | 57 | 4 | 53 |
| 2020-21 | 109 | 69 | 16 | 53 | 40 | 9 | 31 |
| 2021-22 | 75 | 46 | 10 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 26 |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 43 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 5 | 26 |
| 2023-24 | 58 | 47 | 6 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Average | 139 | 139 | 17 | 83 | 139 | 6 | 33 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 830 where 695 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 Bastyr University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 987 | 876 | 159 | 717 | 111 | 11 | 100 |
| 2016-17 | 1,014 | 881 | 135 | 746 | 133 | 24 | 109 |
| 2017-18 | 998 | 824 | 127 | 697 | 174 | 22 | 152 |
| 2018-19 | 937 | 798 | 121 | 677 | 139 | 25 | 114 |
| 2019-20 | 839 | 746 | 114 | 632 | 93 | 15 | 78 |
| 2020-21 | 795 | 663 | 89 | 574 | 132 | 27 | 105 |
| 2021-22 | 676 | 566 | 80 | 486 | 110 | 21 | 89 |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 592 | 86 | 506 | 62 | 11 | 51 |
| 2023-24 | 702 | 628 | 79 | 549 | 74 | 15 | 59 |
| 2024-25 | 695 | 644 | 77 | 567 | 51 | 8 | 43 |
| Average | 830 | 830 | 107 | 615 | 830 | 18 | 90 |
The percentage of white students is 61.31%. The percentage was 63.77% 10 years ago and Bastyr still has a high percentage of white students. 9.67% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.22% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 1.23% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 63.77% to 61.31%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.78% to 9.67%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.96% to 7.22%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 3.24% to 1.23%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5909 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5805 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bastyr 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 | 9 | 73 | 50 | 41 | 68 | 806 | 80 |
| 2016-17 | 16 | 108 | 66 | 43 | 38 | 788 | 84 |
| 2017-18 | 13 | 147 | 61 | 41 | 18 | 727 | 89 |
| 2018-19 | 11 | 135 | 57 | 40 | 9 | 687 | 71 |
| 2019-20 | 8 | 124 | 52 | 31 | 13 | 591 | 97 |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 115 | 54 | 21 | 10 | 528 | 92 |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 81 | 49 | 75 | 5 | 441 | 43 |
| 2022-23 | 3 | 74 | 52 | 89 | 5 | 421 | 40 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 71 | 60 | 15 | 5 | 469 | 95 |
| 2024-25 | 13 | 71 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 450 | 99 |
| Average | 9 | 100 | 55 | 41 | 18 | 591 | 79 |
146 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bastyr University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,264 | 0 | 0 | 1,264 |
| 2016-17 | 1,258 | 0 | 0 | 1,258 |
| 2017-18 | 1,195 | 0 | 61 | 1,134 |
| 2018-19 | 1,098 | 0 | 56 | 1,042 |
| 2019-20 | 994 | 0 | 0 | 994 |
| 2020-21 | 904 | 0 | 65 | 839 |
| 2021-22 | 751 | 0 | 751 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 728 | 25 | 0 | 703 |
| 2023-24 | 760 | 134 | 0 | 626 |
| 2024-25 | 734 | 146 | 0 | 588 |
| Average | 969 | 31 | 93 | 845 |
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