The student population at Juniata College is 1,321 (1,242 undergraduate and 79 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 262 (16.55%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,398 where 1,321 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 1,583 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,212 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,583 to 1,321 students, a net loss of 262 (16.6%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Juniata College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,583 | 1,570 | 693 | 877 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | 1,573 -10 | 1,568 -2 | 686 -7 | 882 5 | 5 -8 | 2 -5 | 3 -3 |
| 2017-18 | 1,495 -78 | 1,485 -83 | 660 -26 | 825 -57 | 10 5 | 7 5 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | 1,433 -62 | 1,423 -62 | 617 -43 | 806 -19 | 10 | 8 1 | 2 -1 |
| 2019-20 | 1,429 -4 | 1,409 -14 | 620 3 | 789 -17 | 20 10 | 14 6 | 6 4 |
| 2020-21 | 1,356 -73 | 1,303 -106 | 582 -38 | 721 -68 | 53 33 | 30 16 | 23 17 |
| 2021-22 | 1,290 -66 | 1,256 -47 | 570 -12 | 686 -35 | 34 -19 | 15 -15 | 19 -4 |
| 2022-23 | 1,212 -78 | 1,179 -77 | 549 -21 | 630 -56 | 33 -1 | 18 3 | 15 -4 |
| 2023-24 | 1,292 80 | 1,212 33 | 575 26 | 637 7 | 80 47 | 47 29 | 33 18 |
| 2024-25 | 1,321 29 | 1,242 30 | 597 22 | 645 8 | 79 -1 | 37 -10 | 42 9 |
| Average | 1,398 | 1,365 | 615 | 750 | 34 | 19 | 15 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,365 where 1,242 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 Juniata College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,570 | 1,512 | 663 | 849 | 58 | 30 | 28 |
| 2016-17 | 1,568 | 1,498 | 658 | 840 | 70 | 28 | 42 |
| 2017-18 | 1,485 | 1,400 | 622 | 778 | 85 | 38 | 47 |
| 2018-19 | 1,423 | 1,339 | 583 | 756 | 84 | 34 | 50 |
| 2019-20 | 1,409 | 1,326 | 589 | 737 | 83 | 31 | 52 |
| 2020-21 | 1,303 | 1,264 | 564 | 700 | 39 | 18 | 21 |
| 2021-22 | 1,256 | 1,222 | 553 | 669 | 34 | 17 | 17 |
| 2022-23 | 1,179 | 1,144 | 530 | 614 | 35 | 19 | 16 |
| 2023-24 | 1,212 | 1,199 | 570 | 629 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | 1,242 | 1,217 | 582 | 635 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
| Average | 1,365 | 1,365 | 591 | 721 | 1,365 | 24 | 29 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 34 where 79 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 Juniata College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | 53 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 24 | 23 |
| 2021-22 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 13 |
| 2022-23 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | 80 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 42 | 22 | 20 |
| 2024-25 | 79 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 25 | 24 |
| Average | 34 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 11 | 10 |
The percentage of white students is 66.99%. The percentage was 72.08% 10 years ago and Juniata still has a high percentage of white students. 1.59% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.77% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.01% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 72.08% to 66.99%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.54% to 1.59%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.59% to 4.77%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.54% to 9.01%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5396 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4769 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Juniata 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 | 2 | 56 | 41 | 56 | 0 | 1,141 | 33 |
| 2016-17 | 2 | 63 | 45 | 61 | 0 | 1,123 | 44 |
| 2017-18 | 1 | 50 | 42 | 76 | 0 | 1,107 | 35 |
| 2018-19 | 5 | 46 | 43 | 71 | 0 | 1,064 | 38 |
| 2019-20 | 8 | 31 | 45 | 75 | 1 | 1,055 | 37 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 35 | 48 | 97 | 1 | 1,008 | 42 |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 37 | 49 | 94 | 1 | 916 | 44 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 30 | 52 | 97 | 0 | 837 | 44 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 27 | 58 | 96 | 1 | 863 | 45 |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 21 | 63 | 119 | 1 | 885 | 39 |
| Average | 3 | 40 | 49 | 84 | 1 | 1,000 | 40 |
66 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 1,000.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Juniata College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,583 | 6 | 9 | 1,568 |
| 2016-17 | 1,573 | 2 | 15 | 1,556 |
| 2017-18 | 1,495 | 1 | 0 | 1,494 |
| 2018-19 | 1,433 | 0 | 7 | 1,426 |
| 2019-20 | 1,429 | 10 | 25 | 1,394 |
| 2020-21 | 1,356 | 203 | 0 | 1,153 |
| 2021-22 | 1,290 | 42 | 119 | 1,129 |
| 2022-23 | 1,212 | 25 | 149 | 1,038 |
| 2023-24 | 1,292 | 33 | 154 | 1,105 |
| 2024-25 | 1,321 | 66 | 98 | 1,157 |
| Average | 1,398 | 39 | 58 | 1,302 |
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