The student population at Lackawanna College is 2,211 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 582 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
646 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,013.79% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,856 where 2,211 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Lackawanna than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lackawanna College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,629 | 844 | 785 |
| 2016-17 | 1,489 -140 | 817 -27 | 672 -113 |
| 2017-18 | 1,604 115 | 826 9 | 778 106 |
| 2018-19 | 1,873 269 | 878 52 | 995 217 |
| 2019-20 | 1,991 118 | 885 7 | 1,106 111 |
| 2020-21 | 2,043 52 | 868 -17 | 1,175 69 |
| 2021-22 | 1,916 -127 | 734 -134 | 1,182 7 |
| 2022-23 | 1,868 -48 | 753 19 | 1,115 -67 |
| 2023-24 | 1,939 71 | 775 22 | 1,164 49 |
| 2024-25 | 2,211 272 | 863 88 | 1,348 184 |
| Average | 1,856 | 824 | 1,032 |
The percentage of white students is 55.63%. The percentage was 65.32% 10 years ago and Lackawanna still has a high percentage of white students. 1.72% of enrolled students is Asian and 12.66% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 16.15% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 65.32% to 55.63%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.39% to 1.72%. Black student enrollment decreased from 16.76% to 12.66%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.35% to 16.15%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6470 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5371 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lackawanna 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 | 4 | 39 | 273 | 136 | 1 | 1,064 | 41 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 27 | 293 | 136 | 0 | 935 | 22 |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 21 | 256 | 180 | 2 | 974 | 26 |
| 2018-19 | 10 | 23 | 239 | 226 | 4 | 1,092 | 43 |
| 2019-20 | 8 | 25 | 235 | 234 | 4 | 1,198 | 47 |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 24 | 263 | 242 | 5 | 1,159 | 37 |
| 2021-22 | 11 | 17 | 227 | 265 | 4 | 1,061 | 41 |
| 2022-23 | 8 | 25 | 261 | 281 | 3 | 970 | 46 |
| 2023-24 | 7 | 23 | 300 | 356 | 3 | 1,024 | 53 |
| 2024-25 | 8 | 38 | 280 | 357 | 1 | 1,230 | 75 |
| Average | 7 | 26 | 263 | 241 | 3 | 1,071 | 43 |
646 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,013.79% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lackawanna College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,629 | 58 | 603 | 968 |
| 2016-17 | 1,489 | 69 | 366 | 1,054 |
| 2017-18 | 1,604 | 106 | 428 | 1,070 |
| 2018-19 | 1,873 | 132 | 0 | 1,741 |
| 2019-20 | 1,991 | 33 | 923 | 1,035 |
| 2020-21 | 2,043 | 441 | 965 | 637 |
| 2021-22 | 1,916 | 593 | 688 | 635 |
| 2022-23 | 1,868 | 602 | 760 | 506 |
| 2023-24 | 1,939 | 605 | 765 | 569 |
| 2024-25 | 2,211 | 646 | 887 | 678 |
| Average | 1,856 | 329 | 639 | 889 |
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