The student population at Cleveland University-Kansas City is 588 (97 undergraduate and 491 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 132 (28.95%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 558 where 588 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 628 students in 2022 and was lowest at 456 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 456 to 588 students, a net gain of 132 (28.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Cleveland University-Kansas City since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 456 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 411 | 250 | 161 |
| 2016-17 | 464 8 | 52 7 | 25 3 | 27 4 | 412 1 | 245 -5 | 167 6 |
| 2017-18 | 492 28 | 39 -13 | 25 | 14 -13 | 453 41 | 250 5 | 203 36 |
| 2018-19 | 549 57 | 67 28 | 29 4 | 38 24 | 482 29 | 264 14 | 218 15 |
| 2019-20 | 590 41 | 74 7 | 19 -10 | 55 17 | 516 34 | 288 24 | 228 10 |
| 2020-21 | 608 18 | 78 4 | 25 6 | 53 -2 | 530 14 | 293 5 | 237 9 |
| 2021-22 | 628 20 | 91 13 | 29 4 | 62 9 | 537 7 | 292 -1 | 245 8 |
| 2022-23 | 614 -14 | 90 -1 | 29 | 61 -1 | 524 -13 | 275 -17 | 249 4 |
| 2023-24 | 588 -26 | 87 -3 | 28 -1 | 59 -2 | 501 -23 | 261 -14 | 240 -9 |
| 2024-25 | 588 | 97 10 | 31 3 | 66 7 | 491 -10 | 261 | 230 -10 |
| Average | 558 | 72 | 26 | 46 | 486 | 268 | 218 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 72 where 97 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 Cleveland University-Kansas City since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 45 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | 52 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | 39 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | 67 | 57 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019-20 | 74 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | 78 | 46 | 16 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 23 |
| 2021-22 | 91 | 60 | 18 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | 90 | 66 | 21 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 16 |
| 2023-24 | 87 | 57 | 17 | 40 | 30 | 11 | 19 |
| 2024-25 | 97 | 65 | 22 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 23 |
| Average | 72 | 72 | 20 | 33 | 72 | 7 | 13 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 486 where 491 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 Cleveland University-Kansas City since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 411 | 401 | 242 | 159 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 412 | 408 | 242 | 166 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 448 | 247 | 201 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | 482 | 465 | 255 | 210 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | 516 | 499 | 278 | 221 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 521 | 289 | 232 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021-22 | 537 | 508 | 283 | 225 | 29 | 9 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 503 | 263 | 240 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 488 | 255 | 233 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | 491 | 478 | 252 | 226 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Average | 486 | 486 | 261 | 211 | 486 | 7 | 7 |
The percentage of white students is 59.01%. The percentage was 76.75% 10 years ago and Cleveland University-Kansas City still has a high percentage of white students. 1.70% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.72% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.37% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 76.75% to 59.01%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.32% to 1.70%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.97% to 2.72%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.95% to 10.37%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6016 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4082 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Cleveland University-Kansas City 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 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 350 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 348 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 368 | 9 |
| 2018-19 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 410 | 13 |
| 2019-20 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 0 | 447 | 18 |
| 2020-21 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 0 | 461 | 19 |
| 2021-22 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 48 | 1 | 454 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 57 | 1 | 441 | 18 |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 53 | 1 | 339 | 120 |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 1 | 347 | 115 |
| Average | 8 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 1 | 397 | 34 |
16 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has increased 700.00% since 2016. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Cleveland University-Kansas City from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 456 | 0 | 0 | 456 |
| 2016-17 | 464 | 2 | 0 | 462 |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 5 | 22 | 465 |
| 2018-19 | 549 | 5 | 12 | 532 |
| 2019-20 | 590 | 15 | 22 | 553 |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 22 | 56 | 530 |
| 2021-22 | 628 | 23 | 56 | 549 |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 24 | 9 | 581 |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 9 | 34 | 545 |
| 2024-25 | 588 | 16 | 0 | 572 |
| Average | 558 | 12 | 21 | 525 |
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