The student population at Keene State College is 2,848 (2,725 undergraduate and 123 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,535 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at KSC is 95.68% which is decreased by 1,534 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.08 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
80 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,445 where 2,848 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
95.68% of total students is undergraduate students and 4.32% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,534 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.08 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in KSC.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Keene State College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 4,383 | 4,259 | 1,876 | 2,383 | 124 | 31 | 93 |
| 2016-17 | 4,282 -101 | 4,165 -94 | 1,887 11 | 2,278 -105 | 117 -7 | 40 9 | 77 -16 |
| 2017-18 | 3,866 -416 | 3,780 -385 | 1,713 -174 | 2,067 -211 | 86 -31 | 31 -9 | 55 -22 |
| 2018-19 | 3,543 -323 | 3,477 -303 | 1,567 -146 | 1,910 -157 | 66 -20 | 21 -10 | 45 -10 |
| 2019-20 | 3,502 -41 | 3,378 -99 | 1,546 -21 | 1,832 -78 | 124 58 | 37 16 | 87 42 |
| 2020-21 | 3,210 -292 | 3,096 -282 | 1,399 -147 | 1,697 -135 | 114 -10 | 40 3 | 74 -13 |
| 2021-22 | 3,100 -110 | 2,964 -132 | 1,350 -49 | 1,614 -83 | 136 22 | 51 11 | 85 11 |
| 2022-23 | 2,872 -228 | 2,737 -227 | 1,274 -76 | 1,463 -151 | 135 -1 | 52 1 | 83 -2 |
| 2023-24 | 2,846 -26 | 2,718 -19 | 1,280 6 | 1,438 -25 | 128 -7 | 50 -2 | 78 -5 |
| 2024-25 | 2,848 2 | 2,725 7 | 1,323 43 | 1,402 -36 | 123 -5 | 47 -3 | 76 -2 |
| Average | 3,445 | 3,330 | 1,522 | 1,808 | 115 | 40 | 75 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,330 where 2,725 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 Keene State College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 4,259 | 4,097 | 1,790 | 2,307 | 162 | 86 | 76 |
| 2016-17 | 4,165 | 4,004 | 1,800 | 2,204 | 161 | 87 | 74 |
| 2017-18 | 3,780 | 3,624 | 1,625 | 1,999 | 156 | 88 | 68 |
| 2018-19 | 3,477 | 3,374 | 1,504 | 1,870 | 103 | 63 | 40 |
| 2019-20 | 3,378 | 3,279 | 1,492 | 1,787 | 99 | 54 | 45 |
| 2020-21 | 3,096 | 2,982 | 1,345 | 1,637 | 114 | 54 | 60 |
| 2021-22 | 2,964 | 2,877 | 1,303 | 1,574 | 87 | 47 | 40 |
| 2022-23 | 2,737 | 2,632 | 1,208 | 1,424 | 105 | 66 | 39 |
| 2023-24 | 2,718 | 2,655 | 1,249 | 1,406 | 63 | 31 | 32 |
| 2024-25 | 2,725 | 2,675 | 1,302 | 1,373 | 50 | 21 | 29 |
| Average | 3,330 | 3,330 | 1,462 | 1,758 | 3,330 | 60 | 50 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 115 where 123 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 Keene State College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 124 | 42 | 8 | 34 | 82 | 23 | 59 |
| 2016-17 | 117 | 44 | 9 | 35 | 73 | 31 | 42 |
| 2017-18 | 86 | 36 | 8 | 28 | 50 | 23 | 27 |
| 2018-19 | 66 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 41 | 20 | 21 |
| 2019-20 | 124 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 92 | 32 | 60 |
| 2020-21 | 114 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 87 | 38 | 49 |
| 2021-22 | 136 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 113 | 45 | 68 |
| 2022-23 | 135 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 119 | 49 | 70 |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 106 | 42 | 64 |
| 2024-25 | 123 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 115 | 42 | 73 |
| Average | 115 | 115 | 6 | 22 | 115 | 35 | 53 |
The percentage of white students is 82.83%. The percentage was 85.58% 10 years ago and KSC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.33% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.42% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.37% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 85.58% to 82.83%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.21% to 1.33%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.19% to 2.42%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.60% to 5.37%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3094 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2656 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Keene State 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 | 9 | 53 | 52 | 158 | 3 | 3,751 | 90 |
| 2016-17 | 8 | 58 | 52 | 146 | 3 | 3,636 | 87 |
| 2017-18 | 8 | 58 | 58 | 142 | 3 | 3,267 | 76 |
| 2018-19 | 7 | 46 | 59 | 148 | 4 | 2,957 | 67 |
| 2019-20 | 7 | 53 | 71 | 141 | 5 | 2,848 | 75 |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 45 | 70 | 145 | 4 | 2,591 | 88 |
| 2021-22 | 9 | 39 | 61 | 142 | 4 | 2,535 | 105 |
| 2022-23 | 9 | 35 | 50 | 147 | 3 | 2,362 | 101 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 37 | 57 | 133 | 1 | 2,365 | 94 |
| 2024-25 | 13 | 38 | 69 | 153 | 2 | 2,359 | 84 |
| Average | 9 | 46 | 60 | 146 | 3 | 2,867 | 87 |
80 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Keene State College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4,383 | 0 | 0 | 4,383 |
| 2016-17 | 4,282 | 0 | 0 | 4,282 |
| 2017-18 | 3,866 | 3 | 83 | 3,780 |
| 2018-19 | 3,543 | 20 | 17 | 3,506 |
| 2019-20 | 3,502 | 36 | 83 | 3,383 |
| 2020-21 | 3,210 | 143 | 1,784 | 1,283 |
| 2021-22 | 3,100 | 54 | 277 | 2,769 |
| 2022-23 | 2,872 | 49 | 115 | 2,708 |
| 2023-24 | 2,846 | 48 | 35 | 2,763 |
| 2024-25 | 2,848 | 80 | 8 | 2,760 |
| Average | 3,445 | 43 | 240 | 3,162 |
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