The student population at Criswell College is 160 (132 undergraduate and 28 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 145 (47.54%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 218 where 160 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 1 year-over-year increase and 8 decreases. It peaked at 305 students in 2016 and was lowest at 156 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 305 to 160 students, a net loss of 145 (47.5%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Criswell College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 305 | 227 | 178 | 49 | 78 | 53 | 25 |
| 2016-17 | 284 -21 | 225 -2 | 163 -15 | 62 13 | 59 -19 | 36 -17 | 23 -2 |
| 2017-18 | 264 -20 | 198 -27 | 132 -31 | 66 4 | 66 7 | 40 4 | 26 3 |
| 2018-19 | 236 -28 | 179 -19 | 116 -16 | 63 -3 | 57 -9 | 33 -7 | 24 -2 |
| 2019-20 | 226 -10 | 174 -5 | 111 -5 | 63 | 52 -5 | 34 1 | 18 -6 |
| 2020-21 | 209 -17 | 158 -16 | 107 -4 | 51 -12 | 51 -1 | 32 -2 | 19 1 |
| 2021-22 | 181 -28 | 137 -21 | 93 -14 | 44 -7 | 44 -7 | 28 -4 | 16 -3 |
| 2022-23 | 163 -18 | 122 -15 | 78 -15 | 44 | 41 -3 | 24 -4 | 17 1 |
| 2023-24 | 156 -7 | 118 -4 | 65 -13 | 53 9 | 38 -3 | 25 1 | 13 -4 |
| 2024-25 | 160 4 | 132 14 | 61 -4 | 71 18 | 28 -10 | 18 -7 | 10 -3 |
| Average | 218 | 167 | 110 | 57 | 51 | 32 | 19 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 167 where 132 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 Criswell College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 227 | 129 | 99 | 30 | 98 | 79 | 19 |
| 2016-17 | 225 | 126 | 96 | 30 | 99 | 67 | 32 |
| 2017-18 | 198 | 103 | 70 | 33 | 95 | 62 | 33 |
| 2018-19 | 179 | 96 | 59 | 37 | 83 | 57 | 26 |
| 2019-20 | 174 | 110 | 70 | 40 | 64 | 41 | 23 |
| 2020-21 | 158 | 87 | 56 | 31 | 71 | 51 | 20 |
| 2021-22 | 137 | 74 | 48 | 26 | 63 | 45 | 18 |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 78 | 52 | 26 | 44 | 26 | 18 |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 86 | 45 | 41 | 32 | 20 | 12 |
| 2024-25 | 132 | 112 | 49 | 63 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| Average | 167 | 167 | 64 | 36 | 167 | 46 | 21 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 51 where 28 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 Criswell College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 78 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 45 | 30 | 15 |
| 2016-17 | 59 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 31 | 17 | 14 |
| 2017-18 | 66 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 35 | 23 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | 57 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| 2019-20 | 52 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 11 |
| 2020-21 | 51 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| 2021-22 | 44 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022-23 | 41 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Average | 51 | 51 | 17 | 9 | 51 | 15 | 10 |
The percentage of white students is 59.38%. The percentage was 54.10% 10 years ago and Criswell still has a high percentage of white students. 2.50% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.38% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 18.13% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 54.10% to 59.38%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.93% to 2.50%. Black student enrollment decreased from 24.26% to 9.38%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.15% to 18.13%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6046 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6344 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Criswell 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 | 12 | 74 | 34 | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 33 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 32 | 1 | 132 | 17 |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 33 | 0 | 122 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 142 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 121 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 109 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 100 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 89 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 95 | 4 |
| Average | 1 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 123 | 5 |
5 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 decreased -75.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Criswell College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 305 | 20 | 29 | 256 |
| 2016-17 | 284 | 11 | 29 | 244 |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 15 | 24 | 225 |
| 2018-19 | 236 | 18 | 22 | 196 |
| 2019-20 | 226 | 16 | 9 | 201 |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 14 | 34 | 161 |
| 2021-22 | 181 | 4 | 77 | 100 |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 1 | 40 | 122 |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 12 | 20 | 124 |
| 2024-25 | 160 | 5 | 31 | 124 |
| Average | 218 | 12 | 32 | 175 |
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