The student population at Blue Mountain Christian University is 968 (912 undergraduate and 56 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 485 (100.41%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 792 where 968 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 989 students in 2022 and was lowest at 483 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 483 to 968 students, a net gain of 485 (100.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Blue Mountain Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 483 | 457 | 198 | 259 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| 2016-17 | 573 90 | 546 89 | 246 48 | 300 41 | 27 1 | 3 2 | 24 -1 |
| 2017-18 | 601 28 | 588 42 | 267 21 | 321 21 | 13 -14 | 0 -3 | 13 -11 |
| 2018-19 | 640 39 | 631 43 | 297 30 | 334 13 | 9 -4 | 2 2 | 7 -6 |
| 2019-20 | 821 181 | 801 170 | 362 65 | 439 105 | 20 11 | 8 6 | 12 5 |
| 2020-21 | 952 131 | 925 124 | 401 39 | 524 85 | 27 7 | 12 4 | 15 3 |
| 2021-22 | 989 37 | 958 33 | 442 41 | 516 -8 | 31 4 | 14 2 | 17 2 |
| 2022-23 | 922 -67 | 892 -66 | 436 -6 | 456 -60 | 30 -1 | 12 -2 | 18 1 |
| 2023-24 | 971 49 | 942 50 | 432 -4 | 510 54 | 29 -1 | 13 1 | 16 -2 |
| 2024-25 | 968 -3 | 912 -30 | 430 -2 | 482 -28 | 56 27 | 19 6 | 37 21 |
| Average | 792 | 765 | 351 | 414 | 27 | 8 | 18 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 765 where 912 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 Blue Mountain Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 457 | 397 | 179 | 218 | 60 | 19 | 41 |
| 2016-17 | 546 | 497 | 233 | 264 | 49 | 13 | 36 |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 531 | 253 | 278 | 57 | 14 | 43 |
| 2018-19 | 631 | 583 | 285 | 298 | 48 | 12 | 36 |
| 2019-20 | 801 | 590 | 286 | 304 | 211 | 76 | 135 |
| 2020-21 | 925 | 596 | 275 | 321 | 329 | 126 | 203 |
| 2021-22 | 958 | 602 | 293 | 309 | 356 | 149 | 207 |
| 2022-23 | 892 | 535 | 265 | 270 | 357 | 171 | 186 |
| 2023-24 | 942 | 519 | 251 | 268 | 423 | 181 | 242 |
| 2024-25 | 912 | 491 | 250 | 241 | 421 | 180 | 241 |
| Average | 765 | 765 | 257 | 277 | 765 | 94 | 137 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 27 where 56 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 Blue Mountain Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| 2017-18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018-19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 56 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 14 |
| Average | 27 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 7 |
The percentage of white students is 65.50%. The percentage was 86.54% 10 years ago and Blue Mountain Christian still has a high percentage of white students. 1.76% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.33% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.75% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 86.54% to 65.50%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.21% to 1.76%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.32% to 13.33%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.07% to 7.75%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5421 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2419 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Blue Mountain Christian 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 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 418 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 482 | 7 |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 9 | 0 | 496 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 523 | 12 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 4 | 104 | 31 | 0 | 629 | 20 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 6 | 131 | 42 | 1 | 714 | 24 |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 11 | 139 | 80 | 0 | 670 | 27 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 11 | 135 | 63 | 0 | 627 | 20 |
| 2023-24 | 10 | 14 | 142 | 87 | 0 | 660 | 15 |
| 2024-25 | 63 | 17 | 129 | 75 | 1 | 634 | 24 |
| Average | 11 | 7 | 102 | 42 | 0 | 585 | 16 |
194 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 increased 280.39% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Blue Mountain Christian University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 483 | 51 | 146 | 286 |
| 2016-17 | 573 | 69 | 193 | 311 |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 66 | 163 | 372 |
| 2018-19 | 640 | 36 | 177 | 427 |
| 2019-20 | 821 | 94 | 232 | 495 |
| 2020-21 | 952 | 155 | 224 | 573 |
| 2021-22 | 989 | 185 | 388 | 416 |
| 2022-23 | 922 | 149 | 271 | 502 |
| 2023-24 | 971 | 206 | 289 | 476 |
| 2024-25 | 968 | 194 | 322 | 452 |
| Average | 792 | 121 | 241 | 431 |
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