The student population at Drury University is 1,615 (1,391 undergraduate and 224 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,073 (56.21%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,235 where 1,615 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 3,688 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,595 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,688 to 1,615 students, a net loss of 2,073 (56.2%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Drury University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,688 | 3,400 | 1,518 | 1,882 | 288 | 81 | 207 |
| 2016-17 | 3,569 -119 | 3,330 -70 | 1,410 -108 | 1,920 38 | 239 -49 | 73 -8 | 166 -41 |
| 2017-18 | 3,512 -57 | 3,279 -51 | 1,283 -127 | 1,996 76 | 233 -6 | 66 -7 | 167 1 |
| 2018-19 | 1,730 -1,782 | 1,490 -1,789 | 632 -651 | 858 -1,138 | 240 7 | 58 -8 | 182 15 |
| 2019-20 | 1,743 13 | 1,479 -11 | 627 -5 | 852 -6 | 264 24 | 65 7 | 199 17 |
| 2020-21 | 1,691 -52 | 1,409 -70 | 613 -14 | 796 -56 | 282 18 | 90 25 | 192 -7 |
| 2021-22 | 1,615 -76 | 1,345 -64 | 587 -26 | 758 -38 | 270 -12 | 85 -5 | 185 -7 |
| 2022-23 | 1,595 -20 | 1,375 30 | 627 40 | 748 -10 | 220 -50 | 64 -21 | 156 -29 |
| 2023-24 | 1,596 1 | 1,368 -7 | 650 23 | 718 -30 | 228 8 | 65 1 | 163 7 |
| 2024-25 | 1,615 19 | 1,391 23 | 675 25 | 716 -2 | 224 -4 | 63 -2 | 161 -2 |
| Average | 2,235 | 1,987 | 862 | 1,124 | 249 | 71 | 178 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,987 where 1,391 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 Drury University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,400 | 2,430 | 1,170 | 1,260 | 970 | 348 | 622 |
| 2016-17 | 3,330 | 2,388 | 1,045 | 1,343 | 942 | 365 | 577 |
| 2017-18 | 3,279 | 2,478 | 996 | 1,482 | 801 | 287 | 514 |
| 2018-19 | 1,490 | 1,462 | 619 | 843 | 28 | 13 | 15 |
| 2019-20 | 1,479 | 1,444 | 609 | 835 | 35 | 18 | 17 |
| 2020-21 | 1,409 | 1,383 | 603 | 780 | 26 | 10 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | 1,345 | 1,318 | 577 | 741 | 27 | 10 | 17 |
| 2022-23 | 1,375 | 1,355 | 617 | 738 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | 1,368 | 1,350 | 641 | 709 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024-25 | 1,391 | 1,374 | 668 | 706 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| Average | 1,987 | 1,987 | 755 | 944 | 1,987 | 108 | 181 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 249 where 224 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 Drury University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 288 | 185 | 61 | 124 | 103 | 20 | 83 |
| 2016-17 | 239 | 157 | 54 | 103 | 82 | 19 | 63 |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 173 | 58 | 115 | 60 | 8 | 52 |
| 2018-19 | 240 | 169 | 48 | 121 | 71 | 10 | 61 |
| 2019-20 | 264 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 242 | 57 | 185 |
| 2020-21 | 282 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 256 | 84 | 172 |
| 2021-22 | 270 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 248 | 76 | 172 |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 207 | 63 | 144 |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 40 | 9 | 31 | 188 | 56 | 132 |
| 2024-25 | 224 | 77 | 20 | 57 | 147 | 43 | 104 |
| Average | 249 | 249 | 27 | 61 | 249 | 44 | 117 |
The percentage of white students is 71.58%. The percentage was 80.34% 10 years ago and Drury still has a high percentage of white students. 2.23% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.28% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.33% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 80.34% to 71.58%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.11% to 2.23%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.53% to 3.28%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 4.83% to 4.33%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4824 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3493 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Drury 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 | 37 | 41 | 167 | 178 | 8 | 2,963 | 89 |
| 2016-17 | 17 | 33 | 120 | 158 | 5 | 2,979 | 91 |
| 2017-18 | 22 | 44 | 128 | 151 | 6 | 2,888 | 89 |
| 2018-19 | 15 | 25 | 52 | 35 | 3 | 1,413 | 68 |
| 2019-20 | 15 | 21 | 53 | 29 | 6 | 1,422 | 60 |
| 2020-21 | 16 | 24 | 63 | 28 | 6 | 1,338 | 54 |
| 2021-22 | 15 | 27 | 56 | 27 | 11 | 1,258 | 47 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | 35 | 54 | 27 | 7 | 1,201 | 44 |
| 2023-24 | 20 | 35 | 49 | 45 | 2 | 1,183 | 56 |
| 2024-25 | 20 | 36 | 53 | 70 | 0 | 1,156 | 65 |
| Average | 20 | 32 | 80 | 75 | 5 | 1,780 | 66 |
104 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -76.04% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Drury University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3,688 | 434 | 544 | 2,710 |
| 2016-17 | 3,569 | 362 | 529 | 2,678 |
| 2017-18 | 3,512 | 765 | 671 | 2,076 |
| 2018-19 | 1,730 | 153 | 164 | 1,413 |
| 2019-20 | 1,743 | 193 | 194 | 1,356 |
| 2020-21 | 1,691 | 203 | 264 | 1,224 |
| 2021-22 | 1,615 | 203 | 255 | 1,157 |
| 2022-23 | 1,595 | 175 | 224 | 1,196 |
| 2023-24 | 1,596 | 151 | 350 | 1,095 |
| 2024-25 | 1,615 | 104 | 378 | 1,133 |
| Average | 2,235 | 274 | 357 | 1,604 |
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