The student population at Heritage Christian University is 178 (93 undergraduate and 85 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 86 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Heritage Christian is 52.25% which is increased by 35 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 51 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 0.24 to 1 which means that majority of population is on male students.
159 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 253.33% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 115 where 178 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
52.25% of total students is undergraduate students and 47.75% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 35 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 51 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 0.24 to 1 and it means that there are far more male students enrolled in Heritage Christian than female students.
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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