How Student Population Changes at DU

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 2,313 where 2,416 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.09 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in DU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Denison University since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,339	982	1,357
2013-14	2,274 -65	958 -24	1,316 -41
2014-15	2,278 4	965 7	1,313 -3
2015-16	2,254 -24	974 9	1,280 -33
2016-17	2,277 23	1,020 46	1,257 -23
2017-18	2,341 64	1,044 24	1,297 40
2018-19	2,394 53	1,093 49	1,301 4
2019-20	2,293 -101	1,083 -10	1,210 -91
2020-21	2,258 -35	1,054 -29	1,204 -6
2021-22	2,321 63	1,109 55	1,212 8
2022-23	2,416 95	1,154 45	1,262 50
Average	2,313	1,040	1,274

Denison University Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.93%. The percentage was 71.36% 10 years ago and DU still has a high percentage of white students. 3.35% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.67% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Denison University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	5	74	142	173	1	1,669	82
2013-14	1	76	147	203	1	1,562	84
2014-15	1	84	158	229	2	1,515	80
2015-16	1	88	150	226	2	1,491	85
2016-17	1	93	150	216	2	1,496	88
2017-18	0	94	153	214	2	1,512	79
2018-19	0	93	148	207	1	1,495	100
2019-20	1	87	140	189	0	1,412	80
2020-21	0	79	132	178	1	1,350	89
2021-22	1	76	133	180	2	1,397	96
2022-23	0	81	137	170	1	1,472	97
Average	1	84	145	199	1	1,488	87

Denison University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at DU

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes