The student population at Defiance College is 568 (529 undergraduate and 39 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 183 (24.37%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 591 where 568 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 751 students in 2016 and was lowest at 511 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 751 to 568 students, a net loss of 183 (24.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Defiance College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 751 | 681 | 358 | 323 | 70 | 30 | 40 |
| 2016-17 | 648 -103 | 608 -73 | 326 -32 | 282 -41 | 40 -30 | 16 -14 | 24 -16 |
| 2017-18 | 614 -34 | 584 -24 | 329 3 | 255 -27 | 30 -10 | 13 -3 | 17 -7 |
| 2018-19 | 545 -69 | 522 -62 | 278 -51 | 244 -11 | 23 -7 | 13 | 10 -7 |
| 2019-20 | 542 -3 | 513 -9 | 284 6 | 229 -15 | 29 6 | 17 4 | 12 2 |
| 2020-21 | 607 65 | 562 49 | 332 48 | 230 1 | 45 16 | 23 6 | 22 10 |
| 2021-22 | 585 -22 | 529 -33 | 315 -17 | 214 -16 | 56 11 | 33 10 | 23 1 |
| 2022-23 | 540 -45 | 486 -43 | 294 -21 | 192 -22 | 54 -2 | 28 -5 | 26 3 |
| 2023-24 | 511 -29 | 464 -22 | 285 -9 | 179 -13 | 47 -7 | 25 -3 | 22 -4 |
| 2024-25 | 568 57 | 529 65 | 338 53 | 191 12 | 39 -8 | 24 -1 | 15 -7 |
| Average | 591 | 548 | 314 | 234 | 43 | 22 | 21 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 548 where 529 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 Defiance College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 681 | 572 | 317 | 255 | 109 | 41 | 68 |
| 2016-17 | 608 | 508 | 287 | 221 | 100 | 39 | 61 |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 525 | 300 | 225 | 59 | 29 | 30 |
| 2018-19 | 522 | 474 | 266 | 208 | 48 | 12 | 36 |
| 2019-20 | 513 | 464 | 271 | 193 | 49 | 13 | 36 |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 515 | 321 | 194 | 47 | 11 | 36 |
| 2021-22 | 529 | 497 | 301 | 196 | 32 | 14 | 18 |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 468 | 283 | 185 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 430 | 272 | 158 | 34 | 13 | 21 |
| 2024-25 | 529 | 509 | 333 | 176 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
| Average | 548 | 548 | 295 | 201 | 548 | 19 | 33 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 43 where 39 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 Defiance College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 70 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 50 | 18 | 32 |
| 2016-17 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 11 | 18 |
| 2017-18 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 15 |
| 2018-19 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 2020-21 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 14 |
| 2021-22 | 56 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 19 |
| 2022-23 | 54 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 19 | 21 |
| 2023-24 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| Average | 43 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 15 | 16 |
The percentage of white students is 52.46%. The percentage was 81.62% 10 years ago and Defiance still has a high percentage of white students. 0.35% of enrolled students is Asian and 35.21% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.51% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 81.62% to 52.46%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.53% to 0.35%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.32% to 35.21%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.99% to 6.51%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5962 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3243 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Defiance 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 | 4 | 55 | 45 | 0 | 613 | 16 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 40 | 0 | 509 | 23 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 5 | 76 | 44 | 0 | 456 | 17 |
| 2018-19 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 50 | 0 | 394 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | 6 | 4 | 93 | 51 | 0 | 362 | 18 |
| 2020-21 | 7 | 3 | 132 | 49 | 1 | 380 | 13 |
| 2021-22 | 5 | 1 | 125 | 39 | 1 | 399 | 11 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 42 | 0 | 352 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 4 | 125 | 40 | 0 | 324 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 2 | 200 | 37 | 1 | 298 | 9 |
| Average | 3 | 3 | 107 | 44 | 0 | 409 | 13 |
43 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 616.67% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Defiance College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 751 | 6 | 88 | 657 |
| 2016-17 | 648 | 7 | 151 | 490 |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 4 | 133 | 477 |
| 2018-19 | 545 | 9 | 91 | 445 |
| 2019-20 | 542 | 23 | 113 | 406 |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 76 | 211 | 320 |
| 2021-22 | 585 | 56 | 196 | 333 |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 59 | 165 | 316 |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 51 | 76 | 384 |
| 2024-25 | 568 | 43 | 0 | 525 |
| Average | 591 | 33 | 122 | 435 |
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