The student population at Heritage Christian University is 178 (93 undergraduate and 85 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 86 (93.48%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 115 where 178 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 178 students in 2025 and was lowest at 78 in 2019. Overall, enrollment rose from 92 to 178 students, a net gain of 86 (93.5%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Heritage Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 92 | 58 | 55 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 82 -10 | 50 -8 | 47 -8 | 3 | 32 -2 | 31 -3 | 1 1 |
| 2017-18 | 89 7 | 59 9 | 56 9 | 3 | 30 -2 | 29 -2 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 78 -11 | 51 -8 | 49 -7 | 2 -1 | 27 -3 | 26 -3 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 86 8 | 59 8 | 57 8 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 110 24 | 70 11 | 67 10 | 3 1 | 40 13 | 38 12 | 2 1 |
| 2021-22 | 131 21 | 83 13 | 68 1 | 15 12 | 48 8 | 45 7 | 3 1 |
| 2022-23 | 143 12 | 82 -1 | 70 2 | 12 -3 | 61 13 | 54 9 | 7 4 |
| 2023-24 | 158 15 | 70 -12 | 60 -10 | 10 -2 | 88 27 | 75 21 | 13 6 |
| 2024-25 | 178 20 | 93 23 | 72 12 | 21 11 | 85 -3 | 71 -4 | 14 1 |
| Average | 115 | 68 | 60 | 7 | 47 | 43 | 4 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 68 where 93 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 Heritage Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 58 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 28 | 26 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | 59 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | 51 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | 59 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 33 | 31 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 70 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 44 | 41 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | 83 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 50 | 40 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 49 | 42 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 43 | 37 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 93 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 61 | 46 | 15 |
| Average | 68 | 68 | 26 | 2 | 68 | 34 | 5 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 47 where 85 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 Heritage Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 33 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 39 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | 61 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 44 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | 88 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 77 | 64 | 13 |
| 2024-25 | 85 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 75 | 63 | 12 |
| Average | 47 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 36 | 4 |
The percentage of white students is 85.96%. The percentage was 77.17% 10 years ago and Heritage Christian still has a high percentage of white students. Hispanic students comprise 2.81% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 77.17% to 85.96%. Black student enrollment decreased from 10.87% to 7.30%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.17% to 2.81%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2549 which indicates that not very diverse. This decreased from 0.3906 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Heritage 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 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 110 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 153 | 2 |
| Average | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 2 |
159 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 90% of total students. The number of online students has increased 253.33% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Heritage Christian University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 92 | 45 | 16 | 31 |
| 2016-17 | 82 | 50 | 13 | 19 |
| 2017-18 | 89 | 13 | 50 | 26 |
| 2018-19 | 78 | 38 | 29 | 11 |
| 2019-20 | 86 | 55 | 11 | 20 |
| 2020-21 | 111 | 83 | 5 | 23 |
| 2021-22 | 131 | 60 | 42 | 29 |
| 2022-23 | 143 | 110 | 17 | 16 |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 126 | 24 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | 178 | 159 | 12 | 7 |
| Average | 115 | 74 | 22 | 19 |
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