Enrollment Trends at Dallas Theological Seminary

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,439 where 2,589 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 2,612 students in 2024 and was lowest at 2,132 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 2,132 to 2,589 students, a net gain of 457 (21.4%).

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

The percentage of white students is 47.28% and the percentage of black students is 12.63% at Dallas Theological Seminary. 7.18% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 6.26% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.01% to 47.28%. Asian enrollment declined from 7.97% to 7.18%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.88% to 12.63%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.50% to 6.26%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7512 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6311 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

1,087 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 42% of total students. The number of online students has increased 83.61% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Dallas Theological Seminary from 2015 to 2025.