The student population at Covenant College is 1,100 (1,087 undergraduate and 13 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2 (0.18%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,000 where 1,100 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,102 students in 2016 and was lowest at 886 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,102 to 1,100 students, a net loss of 2 (0.2%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Covenant College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,102 | 1,044 | 441 | 603 | 58 | 21 | 37 |
| 2016-17 | 1,058 -44 | 1,005 -39 | 457 16 | 548 -55 | 53 -5 | 20 -1 | 33 -4 |
| 2017-18 | 1,068 10 | 1,030 25 | 481 24 | 549 1 | 38 -15 | 20 | 18 -15 |
| 2018-19 | 1,046 -22 | 1,002 -28 | 481 | 521 -28 | 44 6 | 20 | 24 6 |
| 2019-20 | 989 -57 | 946 -56 | 443 -38 | 503 -18 | 43 -1 | 19 -1 | 24 |
| 2020-21 | 911 -78 | 865 -81 | 400 -43 | 465 -38 | 46 3 | 18 -1 | 28 4 |
| 2021-22 | 914 3 | 872 7 | 407 7 | 465 | 42 -4 | 12 -6 | 30 2 |
| 2022-23 | 886 -28 | 847 -25 | 398 -9 | 449 -16 | 39 -3 | 11 -1 | 28 -2 |
| 2023-24 | 928 42 | 908 61 | 427 29 | 481 32 | 20 -19 | 10 -1 | 10 -18 |
| 2024-25 | 1,100 172 | 1,087 179 | 520 93 | 567 86 | 13 -7 | 6 -4 | 7 -3 |
| Average | 1,000 | 961 | 446 | 515 | 40 | 16 | 24 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 961 where 1,087 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 Covenant College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,044 | 999 | 423 | 576 | 45 | 18 | 27 |
| 2016-17 | 1,005 | 973 | 444 | 529 | 32 | 13 | 19 |
| 2017-18 | 1,030 | 983 | 458 | 525 | 47 | 23 | 24 |
| 2018-19 | 1,002 | 969 | 468 | 501 | 33 | 13 | 20 |
| 2019-20 | 946 | 887 | 416 | 471 | 59 | 27 | 32 |
| 2020-21 | 865 | 801 | 363 | 438 | 64 | 37 | 27 |
| 2021-22 | 872 | 804 | 375 | 429 | 68 | 32 | 36 |
| 2022-23 | 847 | 798 | 376 | 422 | 49 | 22 | 27 |
| 2023-24 | 908 | 847 | 395 | 452 | 61 | 32 | 29 |
| 2024-25 | 1,087 | 929 | 450 | 479 | 158 | 70 | 88 |
| Average | 961 | 961 | 417 | 482 | 961 | 29 | 33 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 40 where 13 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 Covenant College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 58 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | 53 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| 2017-18 | 38 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | 44 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | 43 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | 46 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | 42 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | 39 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Average | 40 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 2 | 4 |
The percentage of white students is 83.27%. The percentage was 85.12% 10 years ago and Covenant still has a high percentage of white students. 3.27% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.64% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.09% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 85.12% to 83.27%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.81% to 3.27%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.27% to 2.64%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.63% to 4.09%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3028 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2733 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Covenant 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 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 938 | 28 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 33 | 2 | 904 | 27 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 30 | 0 | 916 | 43 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 859 | 52 |
| 2019-20 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 789 | 50 |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 794 | 46 |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 778 | 55 |
| 2022-23 | 7 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 767 | 39 |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 810 | 11 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 45 | 1 | 916 | 19 |
| Average | 4 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 847 | 37 |
6 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -81.82% since 2020. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Covenant College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,102 | 0 | 0 | 1,102 |
| 2016-17 | 1,058 | 0 | 0 | 1,058 |
| 2017-18 | 1,068 | 0 | 0 | 1,068 |
| 2018-19 | 1,046 | 0 | 0 | 1,046 |
| 2019-20 | 989 | 0 | 0 | 989 |
| 2020-21 | 911 | 33 | 0 | 878 |
| 2021-22 | 914 | 0 | 9 | 905 |
| 2022-23 | 886 | 7 | 2 | 877 |
| 2023-24 | 928 | 0 | 0 | 928 |
| 2024-25 | 1,100 | 6 | 0 | 1,094 |
| Average | 1,000 | 5 | 1 | 995 |
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