Enrollment Trends at Concordia Seminary

The average student population over the last 11 years is 577 where 589 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 600 students in 2024 and was lowest at 532 in 2018. Overall, enrollment rose from 580 to 589 students, a net gain of 9 (1.6%).

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

The percentage of white students is 60.10%. The percentage was 58.62% 10 years ago and Concordia Seminary still has a high percentage of white students. 1.36% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.28% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 2.21% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 58.62% to 60.10%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.41% to 1.36%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.55% to 6.28%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.69% to 2.21%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6325 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6549 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

216 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 37% of total students. The number of online students has increased 64.89% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Concordia Seminary from 2015 to 2025.