Enrollment Trends at Bob Jones

The student population at Bob Jones University is 2,734 (2,312 undergraduate and 422 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 271 (9.02%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Bob Jones is 84.56% which is decreased by 372 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 101 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 91 male students for every 100 female students, up from 83 in 2015.
377 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 101.60% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,974 where 2,734 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 3,155 students in 2022 and was lowest at 2,734 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,005 to 2,734 students, a net loss of 271 (9%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,005	2,684	1,181	1,503	321	186	135
2016-17	2,901 -104	2,566 -118	1,152 -29	1,414 -89	335 14	177 -9	158 23
2017-18	2,916 15	2,606 40	1,174 22	1,432 18	310 -25	169 -8	141 -17
2018-19	3,005 89	2,647 41	1,181 7	1,466 34	358 48	210 41	148 7
2019-20	3,008 3	2,651 4	1,184 3	1,467 1	357 -1	230 20	127 -21
2020-21	3,029 21	2,639 -12	1,186 2	1,453 -14	390 33	223 -7	167 40
2021-22	3,155 126	2,705 66	1,227 41	1,478 25	450 60	240 17	210 43
2022-23	3,095 -60	2,665 -40	1,206 -21	1,459 -19	430 -20	218 -22	212 2
2023-24	2,893 -202	2,477 -188	1,150 -56	1,327 -132	416 -14	214 -4	202 -10
2024-25	2,734 -159	2,312 -165	1,086 -64	1,226 -101	422 6	220 6	202
Average	2,974	2,595	1,173	1,423	379	209	170

Bob Jones University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,595 where 2,312 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 Bob Jones University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,684	2,430	1,076	1,354	254	105	149
2016-17	2,566	2,314	1,054	1,260	252	98	154
2017-18	2,606	2,306	1,042	1,264	300	132	168
2018-19	2,647	2,273	1,031	1,242	374	150	224
2019-20	2,651	2,314	1,039	1,275	337	145	192
2020-21	2,639	2,295	1,041	1,254	344	145	199
2021-22	2,705	2,285	1,045	1,240	420	182	238
2022-23	2,665	2,265	1,037	1,228	400	169	231
2023-24	2,477	2,116	985	1,131	361	165	196
2024-25	2,312	1,911	897	1,014	401	189	212
Average	2,595	2,595	1,025	1,226	2,595	148	196

Bob Jones University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 379 where 422 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 Bob Jones University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	321	94	53	41	227	133	94
2016-17	335	88	50	38	247	127	120
2017-18	310	85	52	33	225	117	108
2018-19	358	84	54	30	274	156	118
2019-20	357	90	60	30	267	170	97
2020-21	390	84	52	32	306	171	135
2021-22	450	87	42	45	363	198	165
2022-23	430	74	38	36	356	180	176
2023-24	416	108	56	52	308	158	150
2024-25	422	102	44	58	320	176	144
Average	379	379	50	40	379	159	131

Bob Jones University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.82%. The percentage was 74.34% 10 years ago and Bob Jones still has a high percentage of white students. 3.47% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.46% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.57% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 74.34% to 69.82%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.46% to 3.47%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.42% to 7.57%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5052 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4433 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bob Jones 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
Year	2015-16	6	44	44	163	16	2,234	77
2016-17	10	40	42	146	18	2,195	72
2017-18	10	50	58	163	12	2,139	80
2018-19	11	73	53	172	13	2,068	77
2019-20	4	61	50	147	6	1,760	66
2020-21	14	81	63	216	4	2,142	56
2021-22	13	80	66	231	13	2,224	37
2022-23	7	92	54	215	8	2,225	38
2023-24	6	101	46	212	7	2,033	32
2024-25	1	95	40	207	3	1,909	30
Average	8	72	52	187	10	2,093	57

Bob Jones University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

377 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 101.60% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bob Jones University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	3,005	187	26	2,792
2016-17	2,901	204	23	2,674
2017-18	2,916	223	116	2,577
2018-19	3,005	289	182	2,534
2019-20	3,008	256	214	2,538
2020-21	3,029	359	262	2,408
2021-22	3,155	377	394	2,384
2022-23	3,095	429	402	2,264
2023-24	2,893	322	453	2,118
2024-25	2,734	377	394	1,963
Average	2,974	302	247	2,425

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Enrollment Trends at Bob Jones

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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