The student population at Grace Christian University is 1,017 (928 undergraduate and 89 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 189 (22.83%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,000 where 1,017 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 1,104 students in 2022 and was lowest at 828 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 828 to 1,017 students, a net gain of 189 (22.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Grace Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 828 | 828 | 396 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 1,012 184 | 1,000 172 | 456 60 | 544 112 | 12 12 | 8 8 | 4 4 |
| 2017-18 | 888 -124 | 874 -126 | 384 -72 | 490 -54 | 14 2 | 7 -1 | 7 3 |
| 2018-19 | 1,016 128 | 981 107 | 420 36 | 561 71 | 35 21 | 19 12 | 16 9 |
| 2019-20 | 1,097 81 | 1,060 79 | 473 53 | 587 26 | 37 2 | 18 -1 | 19 3 |
| 2020-21 | 1,052 -45 | 1,009 -51 | 454 -19 | 555 -32 | 43 6 | 18 | 25 6 |
| 2021-22 | 1,104 52 | 1,049 40 | 481 27 | 568 13 | 55 12 | 18 | 37 12 |
| 2022-23 | 1,031 -73 | 969 -80 | 399 -82 | 570 2 | 62 7 | 28 10 | 34 -3 |
| 2023-24 | 954 -77 | 891 -78 | 398 -1 | 493 -77 | 63 1 | 27 -1 | 36 2 |
| 2024-25 | 1,017 63 | 928 37 | 411 13 | 517 24 | 89 26 | 39 12 | 50 14 |
| Average | 1,000 | 959 | 427 | 532 | 41 | 18 | 23 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 959 where 928 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 Grace Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 828 | 773 | 372 | 401 | 55 | 24 | 31 |
| 2016-17 | 1,000 | 945 | 430 | 515 | 55 | 26 | 29 |
| 2017-18 | 874 | 822 | 362 | 460 | 52 | 22 | 30 |
| 2018-19 | 981 | 884 | 372 | 512 | 97 | 48 | 49 |
| 2019-20 | 1,060 | 696 | 337 | 359 | 364 | 136 | 228 |
| 2020-21 | 1,009 | 614 | 286 | 328 | 395 | 168 | 227 |
| 2021-22 | 1,049 | 594 | 258 | 336 | 455 | 223 | 232 |
| 2022-23 | 969 | 591 | 257 | 334 | 378 | 142 | 236 |
| 2023-24 | 891 | 445 | 221 | 224 | 446 | 177 | 269 |
| 2024-25 | 928 | 494 | 241 | 253 | 434 | 170 | 264 |
| Average | 959 | 959 | 314 | 372 | 959 | 114 | 160 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 41 where 89 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 Grace Christian 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 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | 43 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | 55 | 45 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 16 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | 89 | 57 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 20 |
| Average | 41 | 41 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 7 |
The percentage of white students is 55.46%. The percentage was 61.96% 10 years ago and Grace Christian still has a high percentage of white students. 1.77% of enrolled students is Asian and 20.35% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.23% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 61.96% to 55.46%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.72% to 1.77%. Black student enrollment decreased from 23.55% to 20.35%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.83% to 10.23%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6388 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5559 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Grace Christian 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 | 10 | 6 | 195 | 40 | 2 | 513 | 39 |
| 2016-17 | 11 | 11 | 275 | 57 | 3 | 560 | 42 |
| 2017-18 | 9 | 12 | 229 | 42 | 3 | 510 | 40 |
| 2018-19 | 8 | 23 | 229 | 59 | 3 | 561 | 41 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 20 | 219 | 85 | 1 | 593 | 33 |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 13 | 191 | 75 | 4 | 474 | 22 |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 13 | 200 | 73 | 4 | 488 | 30 |
| 2022-23 | 12 | 21 | 239 | 64 | 3 | 531 | 44 |
| 2023-24 | 12 | 20 | 194 | 85 | 3 | 546 | 43 |
| 2024-25 | 14 | 18 | 207 | 104 | 7 | 564 | 36 |
| Average | 10 | 16 | 218 | 68 | 3 | 534 | 37 |
562 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 55% of total students. The number of online students has increased 28.60% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Grace Christian University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 828 | 437 | 48 | 343 |
| 2016-17 | 1,012 | 650 | 50 | 312 |
| 2017-18 | 888 | 552 | 0 | 336 |
| 2018-19 | 1,016 | 608 | 0 | 408 |
| 2019-20 | 1,097 | 640 | 2 | 455 |
| 2020-21 | 1,052 | 571 | 4 | 477 |
| 2021-22 | 1,104 | 586 | 19 | 499 |
| 2022-23 | 1,031 | 627 | 79 | 325 |
| 2023-24 | 954 | 539 | 62 | 353 |
| 2024-25 | 1,017 | 562 | 80 | 375 |
| Average | 1,000 | 577 | 34 | 388 |
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