The student population at Hiram College is 1,061 (1,026 undergraduate and 35 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 61 (5.44%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,153 where 1,061 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 1,335 students in 2022 and was lowest at 1,011 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,122 to 1,061 students, a net loss of 61 (5.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Hiram College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,122 | 1,100 | 525 | 575 | 22 | 8 | 14 |
| 2016-17 | 1,114 -8 | 1,090 -10 | 532 7 | 558 -17 | 24 2 | 11 3 | 13 -1 |
| 2017-18 | 1,221 107 | 1,210 120 | 555 23 | 655 97 | 11 -13 | 5 -6 | 6 -7 |
| 2018-19 | 1,255 34 | 1,244 34 | 533 -22 | 711 56 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | 1,284 29 | 1,267 23 | 537 4 | 730 19 | 17 6 | 8 3 | 9 3 |
| 2020-21 | 1,110 -174 | 1,091 -176 | 476 -61 | 615 -115 | 19 2 | 10 2 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | 1,335 225 | 1,315 224 | 588 112 | 727 112 | 20 1 | 9 -1 | 11 2 |
| 2022-23 | 1,018 -317 | 1,002 -313 | 461 -127 | 541 -186 | 16 -4 | 5 -4 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | 1,011 -7 | 983 -19 | 464 3 | 519 -22 | 28 12 | 17 12 | 11 |
| 2024-25 | 1,061 50 | 1,026 43 | 539 75 | 487 -32 | 35 7 | 19 2 | 16 5 |
| Average | 1,153 | 1,133 | 521 | 612 | 20 | 10 | 11 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,133 where 1,026 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 Hiram College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,100 | 912 | 453 | 459 | 188 | 72 | 116 |
| 2016-17 | 1,090 | 856 | 428 | 428 | 234 | 104 | 130 |
| 2017-18 | 1,210 | 853 | 400 | 453 | 357 | 155 | 202 |
| 2018-19 | 1,244 | 824 | 376 | 448 | 420 | 157 | 263 |
| 2019-20 | 1,267 | 808 | 358 | 450 | 459 | 179 | 280 |
| 2020-21 | 1,091 | 810 | 363 | 447 | 281 | 113 | 168 |
| 2021-22 | 1,315 | 788 | 378 | 410 | 527 | 210 | 317 |
| 2022-23 | 1,002 | 691 | 338 | 353 | 311 | 123 | 188 |
| 2023-24 | 983 | 701 | 361 | 340 | 282 | 103 | 179 |
| 2024-25 | 1,026 | 759 | 397 | 362 | 267 | 142 | 125 |
| Average | 1,133 | 1,133 | 385 | 415 | 1,133 | 136 | 197 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 20 where 35 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 Hiram College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2016-17 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Average | 20 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 6 |
The percentage of white students is 56.36%. The percentage was 67.47% 10 years ago and Hiram still has a high percentage of white students. 1.13% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.95% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.45% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.47% to 56.36%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.07% to 1.13%. Black student enrollment decreased from 16.76% to 8.95%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.74% to 7.45%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6677 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5145 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Hiram 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 | 1 | 12 | 188 | 42 | 3 | 757 | 30 |
| 2016-17 | 1 | 12 | 164 | 39 | 4 | 671 | 34 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 14 | 159 | 42 | 4 | 645 | 33 |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 15 | 162 | 56 | 2 | 584 | 33 |
| 2019-20 | 4 | 15 | 167 | 55 | 2 | 547 | 33 |
| 2020-21 | 3 | 7 | 145 | 75 | 0 | 497 | 23 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 7 | 114 | 73 | 0 | 432 | 26 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 73 | 1 | 426 | 18 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 63 | 1 | 536 | 16 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 12 | 95 | 79 | 0 | 598 | 32 |
| Average | 2 | 11 | 132 | 60 | 2 | 569 | 28 |
49 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 512.50% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Hiram College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,122 | 8 | 152 | 962 |
| 2016-17 | 1,114 | 12 | 155 | 947 |
| 2017-18 | 1,221 | 12 | 105 | 1,104 |
| 2018-19 | 1,255 | 8 | 40 | 1,207 |
| 2019-20 | 1,284 | 55 | 175 | 1,054 |
| 2020-21 | 1,110 | 147 | 724 | 239 |
| 2021-22 | 1,335 | 98 | 186 | 1,051 |
| 2022-23 | 1,018 | 77 | 166 | 775 |
| 2023-24 | 1,011 | 58 | 200 | 753 |
| 2024-25 | 1,061 | 49 | 249 | 763 |
| Average | 1,153 | 52 | 215 | 886 |
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