Enrollment Trends at Cedar Crest

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,478 where 1,290 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 1,669 students in 2017 and was lowest at 1,248 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,591 to 1,290 students, a net loss of 301 (18.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Cedar Crest College since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,164 where 870 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 Cedar Crest College since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 314 where 420 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 Cedar Crest College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 49.84% and the percentage of black students is 9.77% at Cedar Crest College. 4.03% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 15.43% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 61.28% to 49.84%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.08% to 4.03%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.49% to 9.77%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 13.45% to 15.43%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7162 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5963 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

244 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 208.86% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Cedar Crest College from 2015 to 2025.