The student population at Dorsey College is 643 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 520 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 2.20 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Dorsey College does not offer online degree/certificate program).
The average student population over the last 11 years is 307 where 643 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 2.20 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Dorsey than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Dorsey College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 123 | 8 | 115 |
| 2016-17 | 116 -7 | 13 5 | 103 -12 |
| 2017-18 | 109 -7 | 6 -7 | 103 |
| 2018-19 | 104 -5 | 4 -2 | 100 -3 |
| 2019-20 | 154 50 | 14 10 | 140 40 |
| 2020-21 | 410 256 | 33 19 | 377 237 |
| 2021-22 | 384 -26 | 33 | 351 -26 |
| 2022-23 | 480 96 | 91 58 | 389 38 |
| 2023-24 | 547 67 | 128 37 | 419 30 |
| 2024-25 | 643 96 | 201 73 | 442 23 |
| Average | 307 | 53 | 254 |
The percentage of white students is 22.86% and the percentage of black students is 63.61% at Dorsey College. 1.87% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 0.78% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 55.28% to 22.86%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.00% to 1.87%. Black student enrollment increased from 29.27% to 63.61%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 8.94% to 0.78%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5405 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5983 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Dorsey 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 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 68 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 63 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 47 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 46 | 5 |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 17 | 0 | 61 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 17 | 304 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 24 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 5 | 281 | 8 | 0 | 59 | 23 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 13 | 331 | 10 | 4 | 60 | 35 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 12 | 360 | 7 | 0 | 95 | 35 |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 12 | 409 | 5 | 0 | 147 | 30 |
| Average | 3 | 6 | 188 | 11 | 0 | 70 | 18 |
Dorsey College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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