Enrollment Trends at Bradley

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,558 where 4,777 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 5,929 students in 2020 and was lowest at 4,777 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 5,338 to 4,777 students, a net loss of 561 (10.5%).

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

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,333 where 3,596 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 Bradley University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,225 where 1,181 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 Bradley University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 57.59%. The percentage was 57.85% 10 years ago and Bradley still has a high percentage of white students. 4.56% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.56% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.25% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 57.85% to 57.59%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.66% to 4.56%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.97% to 11.56%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.00% to 12.25%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6376 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6604 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bradley University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

757 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 552.59% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bradley University from 2015 to 2025.