The student population at Kentucky Christian University is 550 (494 undergraduate and 56 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 56 (9.24%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 634 where 550 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 725 students in 2020 and was lowest at 541 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 606 to 550 students, a net loss of 56 (9.2%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Kentucky Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 606 | 550 | 269 | 281 | 56 | 24 | 32 |
| 2016-17 | 556 -50 | 479 -71 | 241 -28 | 238 -43 | 77 21 | 31 7 | 46 14 |
| 2017-18 | 688 132 | 592 113 | 321 80 | 271 33 | 96 19 | 29 -2 | 67 21 |
| 2018-19 | 681 -7 | 577 -15 | 324 3 | 253 -18 | 104 8 | 37 8 | 67 |
| 2019-20 | 725 44 | 630 53 | 365 41 | 265 12 | 95 -9 | 30 -7 | 65 -2 |
| 2020-21 | 689 -36 | 600 -30 | 355 -10 | 245 -20 | 89 -6 | 33 3 | 56 -9 |
| 2021-22 | 674 -15 | 603 3 | 372 17 | 231 -14 | 71 -18 | 21 -12 | 50 -6 |
| 2022-23 | 629 -45 | 577 -26 | 367 -5 | 210 -21 | 52 -19 | 21 | 31 -19 |
| 2023-24 | 541 -88 | 503 -74 | 325 -42 | 178 -32 | 38 -14 | 15 -6 | 23 -8 |
| 2024-25 | 550 9 | 494 -9 | 314 -11 | 180 2 | 56 18 | 24 9 | 32 9 |
| Average | 634 | 561 | 325 | 235 | 73 | 27 | 47 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 561 where 494 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 Kentucky Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 550 | 451 | 251 | 200 | 99 | 18 | 81 |
| 2016-17 | 479 | 410 | 221 | 189 | 69 | 20 | 49 |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 439 | 267 | 172 | 153 | 54 | 99 |
| 2018-19 | 577 | 456 | 289 | 167 | 121 | 35 | 86 |
| 2019-20 | 630 | 503 | 320 | 183 | 127 | 45 | 82 |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 583 | 348 | 235 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | 603 | 501 | 338 | 163 | 102 | 34 | 68 |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 459 | 308 | 151 | 118 | 59 | 59 |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 429 | 288 | 141 | 74 | 37 | 37 |
| 2024-25 | 494 | 423 | 296 | 127 | 71 | 18 | 53 |
| Average | 561 | 561 | 293 | 173 | 561 | 33 | 62 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 73 where 56 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 Kentucky Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 21 | 31 |
| 2016-17 | 77 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 27 | 42 |
| 2017-18 | 96 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 27 | 66 |
| 2018-19 | 104 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 35 | 66 |
| 2019-20 | 95 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 28 | 63 |
| 2020-21 | 89 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 80 | 27 | 53 |
| 2021-22 | 71 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 17 | 43 |
| 2022-23 | 52 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 14 | 29 |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 19 |
| 2024-25 | 56 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 35 | 9 | 26 |
| Average | 73 | 73 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 21 | 44 |
The percentage of white students is 58.36%. The percentage was 66.67% 10 years ago and Kentucky Christian still has a high percentage of white students. Hispanic students comprise 6.91% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 66.67% to 58.36%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.09% to 14.18%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.66% to 6.91%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6315 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5489 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Kentucky 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 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 404 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 373 | 5 |
| 2017-18 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 401 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 16 | 0 | 408 | 20 |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 1 | 97 | 33 | 0 | 430 | 15 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 0 | 107 | 37 | 1 | 400 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 37 | 1 | 462 | 21 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 29 | 3 | 317 | 19 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 28 | 0 | 332 | 19 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 38 | 0 | 321 | 30 |
| Average | 2 | 1 | 86 | 24 | 1 | 385 | 16 |
57 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -34.48% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Kentucky Christian University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 606 | 87 | 204 | 315 |
| 2016-17 | 556 | 98 | 18 | 440 |
| 2017-18 | 688 | 131 | 0 | 557 |
| 2018-19 | 681 | 146 | 0 | 535 |
| 2019-20 | 725 | 123 | 0 | 602 |
| 2020-21 | 689 | 102 | 0 | 587 |
| 2021-22 | 674 | 74 | 0 | 600 |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 61 | 38 | 530 |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 44 | 21 | 476 |
| 2024-25 | 550 | 57 | 68 | 425 |
| Average | 634 | 92 | 35 | 507 |
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