The student population at Doane University is 1,985 (1,315 undergraduate and 670 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 928 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Doane is 66.25% which is increased by 258 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 670 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.39 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
144 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,676 where 1,985 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
66.25% of total students is undergraduate students and 33.75% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 258 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 670 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.39 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Doane than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Doane University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,057 | 1,057 | 555 | 502 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 1,047 -10 | 1,047 -10 | 536 -19 | 511 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 1,069 22 | 1,069 22 | 565 29 | 504 -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 1,008 -61 | 1,008 -61 | 556 -9 | 452 -52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 2,422 1,414 | 1,351 343 | 661 105 | 690 238 | 1,071 1,071 | 282 282 | 789 789 |
| 2020-21 | 2,281 -141 | 1,255 -96 | 655 -6 | 600 -90 | 1,026 -45 | 273 -9 | 753 -36 |
| 2021-22 | 2,060 -221 | 1,105 -150 | 598 -57 | 507 -93 | 955 -71 | 232 -41 | 723 -30 |
| 2022-23 | 1,879 -181 | 990 -115 | 535 -63 | 455 -52 | 889 -66 | 213 -19 | 676 -47 |
| 2023-24 | 1,948 69 | 1,190 200 | 617 82 | 573 118 | 758 -131 | 202 -11 | 556 -120 |
| 2024-25 | 1,985 37 | 1,315 125 | 663 46 | 652 79 | 670 -88 | 169 -33 | 501 -55 |
| Average | 1,676 | 1,139 | 594 | 545 | 537 | 137 | 400 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,139 where 1,315 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 Doane University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,057 | 1,049 | 550 | 499 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | 1,047 | 1,038 | 530 | 508 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | 1,069 | 1,062 | 560 | 502 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | 1,008 | 994 | 548 | 446 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | 1,351 | 1,213 | 612 | 601 | 138 | 49 | 89 |
| 2020-21 | 1,255 | 1,080 | 599 | 481 | 175 | 56 | 119 |
| 2021-22 | 1,105 | 959 | 536 | 423 | 146 | 62 | 84 |
| 2022-23 | 990 | 934 | 512 | 422 | 56 | 23 | 33 |
| 2023-24 | 1,190 | 919 | 500 | 419 | 271 | 117 | 154 |
| 2024-25 | 1,315 | 939 | 517 | 422 | 376 | 146 | 230 |
| Average | 1,139 | 1,139 | 546 | 472 | 1,139 | 48 | 72 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 537 where 670 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 Doane University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 1,071 | 506 | 157 | 349 | 565 | 125 | 440 |
| 2020-21 | 1,026 | 477 | 138 | 339 | 549 | 135 | 414 |
| 2021-22 | 955 | 396 | 110 | 286 | 559 | 122 | 437 |
| 2022-23 | 889 | 335 | 106 | 229 | 554 | 107 | 447 |
| 2023-24 | 758 | 295 | 93 | 202 | 463 | 109 | 354 |
| 2024-25 | 670 | 309 | 93 | 216 | 361 | 76 | 285 |
| Average | 537 | 537 | 70 | 162 | 537 | 67 | 238 |
The percentage of white students is 63.07%. The percentage was 81.84% 10 years ago and Doane still has a high percentage of white students. 1.01% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.78% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.26% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 81.84% to 63.07%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.23% to 1.01%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.41% to 3.78%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.10% to 8.26%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5931 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3231 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Doane University 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 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 75 | 1 | 865 | 30 |
| 2016-17 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 84 | 2 | 853 | 35 |
| 2017-18 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 80 | 2 | 881 | 39 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 82 | 4 | 821 | 36 |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 40 | 87 | 164 | 7 | 1,934 | 75 |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 30 | 81 | 176 | 3 | 1,822 | 58 |
| 2021-22 | 7 | 19 | 79 | 165 | 2 | 1,613 | 56 |
| 2022-23 | 3 | 32 | 72 | 145 | 2 | 1,429 | 50 |
| 2023-24 | 8 | 20 | 67 | 138 | 5 | 1,279 | 48 |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 20 | 75 | 164 | 4 | 1,252 | 54 |
| Average | 4 | 21 | 57 | 127 | 3 | 1,275 | 48 |
144 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Doane University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,057 | 0 | 0 | 1,057 |
| 2016-17 | 1,047 | 0 | 0 | 1,047 |
| 2017-18 | 1,069 | 0 | 0 | 1,069 |
| 2018-19 | 1,008 | 0 | 0 | 1,008 |
| 2019-20 | 2,422 | 124 | 2,298 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 2,281 | 169 | 0 | 2,112 |
| 2021-22 | 2,060 | 166 | 0 | 1,894 |
| 2022-23 | 1,879 | 122 | 0 | 1,757 |
| 2023-24 | 1,948 | 0 | 170 | 1,778 |
| 2024-25 | 1,985 | 144 | 0 | 1,841 |
| Average | 1,676 | 73 | 247 | 1,356 |
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