The student population at Gordon College is 1,595 (1,314 undergraduate and 281 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 450 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Gordon is 82.38% which is decreased by 380 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 70 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.59 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
162 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 458.62% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,828 where 1,595 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
82.38% of total students is undergraduate students and 17.62% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 380 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 70 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.59 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Gordon than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Gordon College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,045 | 1,694 | 640 | 1,054 | 351 | 64 | 287 |
| 2016-17 | 2,004 -41 | 1,657 -37 | 611 -29 | 1,046 -8 | 347 -4 | 83 19 | 264 -23 |
| 2017-18 | 1,963 -41 | 1,591 -66 | 592 -19 | 999 -47 | 372 25 | 77 -6 | 295 31 |
| 2018-19 | 1,955 -8 | 1,618 27 | 592 | 1,026 27 | 337 -35 | 82 5 | 255 -40 |
| 2019-20 | 1,857 -98 | 1,507 -111 | 575 -17 | 932 -94 | 350 13 | 82 | 268 13 |
| 2020-21 | 1,816 -41 | 1,451 -56 | 563 -12 | 888 -44 | 365 15 | 81 -1 | 284 16 |
| 2021-22 | 1,804 -12 | 1,368 -83 | 540 -23 | 828 -60 | 436 71 | 115 34 | 321 37 |
| 2022-23 | 1,628 -176 | 1,294 -74 | 518 -22 | 776 -52 | 334 -102 | 94 -21 | 240 -81 |
| 2023-24 | 1,610 -18 | 1,293 -1 | 539 21 | 754 -22 | 317 -17 | 74 -20 | 243 3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,595 -15 | 1,314 21 | 557 18 | 757 3 | 281 -36 | 60 -14 | 221 -22 |
| Average | 1,828 | 1,479 | 573 | 906 | 349 | 81 | 268 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,479 where 1,314 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 Gordon College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,694 | 1,644 | 613 | 1,031 | 50 | 27 | 23 |
| 2016-17 | 1,657 | 1,574 | 580 | 994 | 83 | 31 | 52 |
| 2017-18 | 1,591 | 1,528 | 565 | 963 | 63 | 27 | 36 |
| 2018-19 | 1,618 | 1,555 | 564 | 991 | 63 | 28 | 35 |
| 2019-20 | 1,507 | 1,440 | 547 | 893 | 67 | 28 | 39 |
| 2020-21 | 1,451 | 1,390 | 536 | 854 | 61 | 27 | 34 |
| 2021-22 | 1,368 | 1,300 | 512 | 788 | 68 | 28 | 40 |
| 2022-23 | 1,294 | 1,238 | 488 | 750 | 56 | 30 | 26 |
| 2023-24 | 1,293 | 1,221 | 504 | 717 | 72 | 35 | 37 |
| 2024-25 | 1,314 | 1,255 | 531 | 724 | 59 | 26 | 33 |
| Average | 1,479 | 1,479 | 544 | 871 | 1,479 | 29 | 36 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 349 where 281 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 Gordon College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 351 | 92 | 24 | 68 | 259 | 40 | 219 |
| 2016-17 | 347 | 111 | 32 | 79 | 236 | 51 | 185 |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 129 | 36 | 93 | 243 | 41 | 202 |
| 2018-19 | 337 | 133 | 37 | 96 | 204 | 45 | 159 |
| 2019-20 | 350 | 134 | 28 | 106 | 216 | 54 | 162 |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 142 | 29 | 113 | 223 | 52 | 171 |
| 2021-22 | 436 | 164 | 35 | 129 | 272 | 80 | 192 |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 97 | 20 | 77 | 237 | 74 | 163 |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 77 | 15 | 62 | 240 | 59 | 181 |
| 2024-25 | 281 | 62 | 10 | 52 | 219 | 50 | 169 |
| Average | 349 | 349 | 27 | 88 | 349 | 55 | 180 |
The percentage of white students is 63.26%. The percentage was 73.89% 10 years ago and Gordon still has a high percentage of white students. 2.82% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.20% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.03% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 73.89% to 63.26%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.72% to 2.82%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.96% to 4.20%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.31% to 10.03%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5862 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4461 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Gordon 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 | 4 | 76 | 81 | 129 | 3 | 1,511 | 66 |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 97 | 88 | 137 | 1 | 1,415 | 67 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 94 | 96 | 147 | 4 | 1,377 | 52 |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 93 | 80 | 159 | 1 | 1,368 | 50 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 73 | 69 | 162 | 5 | 1,310 | 44 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 81 | 83 | 177 | 3 | 1,267 | 36 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 61 | 82 | 196 | 2 | 1,236 | 37 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 52 | 85 | 170 | 3 | 1,040 | 40 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 45 | 76 | 177 | 2 | 1,026 | 45 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 45 | 67 | 160 | 3 | 1,009 | 49 |
| Average | 2 | 72 | 81 | 161 | 3 | 1,256 | 49 |
162 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 458.62% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Gordon College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,045 | 29 | 42 | 1,974 |
| 2016-17 | 2,004 | 32 | 64 | 1,908 |
| 2017-18 | 1,963 | 45 | 133 | 1,785 |
| 2018-19 | 1,955 | 24 | 205 | 1,726 |
| 2019-20 | 1,857 | 20 | 160 | 1,677 |
| 2020-21 | 1,816 | 302 | 799 | 715 |
| 2021-22 | 1,804 | 334 | 356 | 1,114 |
| 2022-23 | 1,628 | 207 | 336 | 1,085 |
| 2023-24 | 1,610 | 207 | 350 | 1,053 |
| 2024-25 | 1,595 | 162 | 294 | 1,139 |
| Average | 1,828 | 136 | 274 | 1,418 |
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