Enrollment Trends at Cedarville

The student population at Cedarville University is 6,318 (5,790 undergraduate and 528 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,664 (72.91%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Cedarville is 91.64% which is increased by 2,437 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 227 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 84 male students for every 100 female students, down from 88 in 2015.
1,984 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 455.74% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,546 where 6,318 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment increased every year from 2016 to 2025, growing from 3,654 to 6,318 students, a gain of 2,664 (72.9%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,654	3,353	1,593	1,760	301	114	187
2016-17	3,714 60	3,380 27	1,610 17	1,770 10	334 33	127 13	207 20
2017-18	3,886 172	3,535 155	1,649 39	1,886 116	351 17	129 2	222 15
2018-19	4,150 264	3,749 214	1,750 101	1,999 113	401 50	159 30	242 20
2019-20	4,302 152	3,879 130	1,788 38	2,091 92	423 22	179 20	244 2
2020-21	4,461 159	4,024 145	1,827 39	2,197 106	437 14	185 6	252 8
2021-22	4,643 182	4,191 167	1,866 39	2,325 128	452 15	196 11	256 4
2022-23	4,960 317	4,533 342	2,041 175	2,492 167	427 -25	199 3	228 -28
2023-24	5,374 414	4,916 383	2,227 186	2,689 197	458 31	232 33	226 -2
2024-25	6,318 944	5,790 874	2,657 430	3,133 444	528 70	231 -1	297 71
Average	4,546	4,135	1,901	2,234	411	175	236

Cedarville University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,135 where 5,790 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 Cedarville University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,353	3,014	1,453	1,561	339	140	199
2016-17	3,380	3,024	1,462	1,562	356	148	208
2017-18	3,535	3,109	1,467	1,642	426	182	244
2018-19	3,749	3,278	1,540	1,738	471	210	261
2019-20	3,879	3,438	1,589	1,849	441	199	242
2020-21	4,024	3,540	1,617	1,923	484	210	274
2021-22	4,191	3,597	1,631	1,966	594	235	359
2022-23	4,533	3,809	1,731	2,078	724	310	414
2023-24	4,916	3,789	1,726	2,063	1,127	501	626
2024-25	5,790	4,001	1,854	2,147	1,789	803	986
Average	4,135	4,135	1,607	1,853	4,135	294	381

Cedarville University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 411 where 528 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 Cedarville University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	301	201	85	116	100	29	71
2016-17	334	199	85	114	135	42	93
2017-18	351	202	79	123	149	50	99
2018-19	401	341	140	201	60	19	41
2019-20	423	378	157	221	45	22	23
2020-21	437	239	107	132	198	78	120
2021-22	452	242	118	124	210	78	132
2022-23	427	221	117	104	206	82	124
2023-24	458	244	137	107	214	95	119
2024-25	528	260	131	129	268	100	168
Average	411	411	116	137	411	60	99

Cedarville University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.50%. The percentage was 84.78% 10 years ago and Cedarville still has a high percentage of white students. 2.72% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.98% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.32% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 84.78% to 76.50%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.27% to 2.72%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.33% to 1.98%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.63% to 3.32%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4114 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2787 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Cedarville 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	16	83	85	96	1	3,098	99
2016-17	17	83	86	108	1	3,127	96
2017-18	15	79	85	90	0	3,227	113
2018-19	13	92	104	67	3	3,566	138
2019-20	10	123	102	41	0	3,779	116
2020-21	6	142	110	18	1	3,930	128
2021-22	6	145	116	1	2	4,117	125
2022-23	4	160	110	136	1	4,278	137
2023-24	7	154	118	204	2	4,565	176
2024-25	10	172	125	210	2	4,833	216
Average	10	123	104	97	1	3,852	134

Cedarville University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,984 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 455.74% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Cedarville University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	3,654	357	805	2,492
2016-17	3,714	394	837	2,483
2017-18	3,886	522	827	2,537
2018-19	4,150	578	892	2,680
2019-20	4,302	570	965	2,767
2020-21	4,461	631	1,206	2,624
2021-22	4,643	752	1,041	2,850
2022-23	4,960	833	1,338	2,789
2023-24	5,374	1,284	1,416	2,674
2024-25	6,318	1,984	1,315	3,019
Average	4,546	791	1,064	2,692

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Enrollment Trends at Cedarville

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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