The student population at Cottey College is 254 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 72 over the past decade.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Cottey College does not offer online degree/certificate program).
The average student population over the last 11 years is 283 where 254 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Cottey College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 326 | 0 | 326 |
| 2016-17 | 288 -38 | 0 | 288 -38 |
| 2017-18 | 270 -18 | 0 | 270 -18 |
| 2018-19 | 271 1 | 0 | 271 1 |
| 2019-20 | 256 -15 | 0 | 256 -15 |
| 2020-21 | 283 27 | 0 | 283 27 |
| 2021-22 | 303 20 | 0 | 303 20 |
| 2022-23 | 311 8 | 0 | 311 8 |
| 2023-24 | 266 -45 | 0 | 266 -45 |
| 2024-25 | 254 -12 | 0 | 254 -12 |
| Average | 283 | 0 | 283 |
The percentage of white students is 69.69%. The percentage was 60.43% 10 years ago and Cottey still has a high percentage of white students. 1.57% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.69% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.60% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 60.43% to 69.69%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.84% to 1.57%. Black student enrollment decreased from 7.67% to 6.69%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.51% to 12.60%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4929 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.6171 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Cottey College 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 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 1 | 197 | 15 |
| 2016-17 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 183 | 13 |
| 2017-18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 177 | 13 |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 181 | 11 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 173 | 13 |
| 2020-21 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 198 | 7 |
| 2021-22 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 1 | 208 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 1 | 223 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 1 | 194 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 177 | 3 |
| Average | 4 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 191 | 9 |
Cottey College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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