Enrollment Trends at Gustavus Adolphus

The student population at Gustavus Adolphus College is 1,906 (1,905 undergraduate and 1 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 473 (19.88%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Gustavus Adolphus is 99.95% which is decreased by 474 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 88 male students for every 100 female students, up from 87 in 2015.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Gustavus Adolphus College does not offer online degree/certificate program).

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,170 where 1,906 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 2,379 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,906 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,379 to 1,906 students, a net loss of 473 (19.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Gustavus Adolphus College since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,379	2,379	1,109	1,270	0	0	0
2016-17	2,250 -129	2,250 -129	1,045 -64	1,205 -65	0	0	0
2017-18	2,181 -69	2,181 -69	953 -92	1,228 23	0	0	0
2018-19	2,241 60	2,241 60	931 -22	1,310 82	0	0	0
2019-20	2,237 -4	2,237 -4	909 -22	1,328 18	0	0	0
2020-21	2,230 -7	2,230 -7	924 15	1,306 -22	0	0	0
2021-22	2,251 21	2,251 21	982 58	1,269 -37	0	0	0
2022-23	2,072 -179	2,072 -179	923 -59	1,149 -120	0	0	0
2023-24	1,952 -120	1,952 -120	885 -38	1,067 -82	0	0	0
2024-25	1,906 -46	1,905 -47	894 9	1,011 -56	1 1	0	1 1
Average	2,170	2,170	956	1,214	0	0	0

Gustavus Adolphus College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,170 where 1,905 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 Gustavus Adolphus College since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,379	2,342	1,090	1,252	37	19	18
2016-17	2,250	2,219	1,032	1,187	31	13	18
2017-18	2,181	2,150	941	1,209	31	12	19
2018-19	2,241	2,213	920	1,293	28	11	17
2019-20	2,237	2,212	895	1,317	25	14	11
2020-21	2,230	2,220	917	1,303	10	7	3
2021-22	2,251	2,224	964	1,260	27	18	9
2022-23	2,072	2,031	900	1,131	41	23	18
2023-24	1,952	1,902	857	1,045	50	28	22
2024-25	1,905	1,860	869	991	45	25	20
Average	2,170	2,170	939	1,199	2,170	17	16

Gustavus Adolphus College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 0 where 1 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 Gustavus Adolphus College since 2015.

Year	Total	Men
2015-16	0	0	0
2016-17	0	0	0
2017-18	0	0	0
2018-19	0	0	0
2019-20	0	0	0
2020-21	0	0	0
2021-22	0	0	0
2022-23	0	0	0
2023-24	0	0	0
2024-25	1	1	1
Average	0	0	0

Gustavus Adolphus College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 78.44%. The percentage was 82.56% 10 years ago and Gustavus Adolphus still has a high percentage of white students. 2.36% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.20% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.24% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 82.56% to 78.44%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.83% to 2.36%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.06% to 2.20%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.20% to 6.24%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3780 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3139 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Gustavus Adolphus 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
Year	2015-16	2	91	49	100	2	1,964	71
2016-17	2	98	54	110	2	1,788	79
2017-18	1	109	53	111	3	1,707	83
2018-19	4	127	67	124	3	1,720	80
2019-20	2	120	74	117	3	1,746	90
2020-21	4	114	79	127	3	1,730	94
2021-22	3	90	73	110	2	1,791	84
2022-23	2	69	61	102	2	1,646	84
2023-24	0	48	45	107	1	1,550	87
2024-25	2	45	42	119	2	1,495	82
Average	2	91	60	113	2	1,714	83

Gustavus Adolphus College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at Gustavus Adolphus

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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