The student population at LaGrange College is 813 (651 undergraduate and 162 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 215 (20.91%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 879 where 813 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 1,049 students in 2018 and was lowest at 643 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,028 to 813 students, a net loss of 215 (20.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at LaGrange College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,028 | 912 | 458 | 454 | 116 | 30 | 86 |
| 2016-17 | 1,026 -2 | 906 -6 | 462 4 | 444 -10 | 120 4 | 30 | 90 4 |
| 2017-18 | 1,049 23 | 937 31 | 456 -6 | 481 37 | 112 -8 | 36 6 | 76 -14 |
| 2018-19 | 1,029 -20 | 877 -60 | 417 -39 | 460 -21 | 152 40 | 52 16 | 100 24 |
| 2019-20 | 995 -34 | 872 -5 | 443 26 | 429 -31 | 123 -29 | 46 -6 | 77 -23 |
| 2020-21 | 854 -141 | 750 -122 | 380 -63 | 370 -59 | 104 -19 | 38 -8 | 66 -11 |
| 2021-22 | 643 -211 | 583 -167 | 321 -59 | 262 -108 | 60 -44 | 15 -23 | 45 -21 |
| 2022-23 | 679 36 | 607 24 | 346 25 | 261 -1 | 72 12 | 21 6 | 51 6 |
| 2023-24 | 671 -8 | 582 -25 | 338 -8 | 244 -17 | 89 17 | 22 1 | 67 16 |
| 2024-25 | 813 142 | 651 69 | 359 21 | 292 48 | 162 73 | 29 7 | 133 66 |
| Average | 879 | 768 | 398 | 370 | 111 | 32 | 79 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 768 where 651 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 LaGrange College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 912 | 856 | 440 | 416 | 56 | 18 | 38 |
| 2016-17 | 906 | 854 | 444 | 410 | 52 | 18 | 34 |
| 2017-18 | 937 | 888 | 441 | 447 | 49 | 15 | 34 |
| 2018-19 | 877 | 831 | 405 | 426 | 46 | 12 | 34 |
| 2019-20 | 872 | 847 | 438 | 409 | 25 | 5 | 20 |
| 2020-21 | 750 | 720 | 369 | 351 | 30 | 11 | 19 |
| 2021-22 | 583 | 563 | 320 | 243 | 20 | 1 | 19 |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 589 | 341 | 248 | 18 | 5 | 13 |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 562 | 328 | 234 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | 651 | 636 | 349 | 287 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Average | 768 | 768 | 388 | 347 | 768 | 11 | 23 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 111 where 162 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 LaGrange College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 116 | 89 | 16 | 73 | 27 | 14 | 13 |
| 2016-17 | 120 | 90 | 19 | 71 | 30 | 11 | 19 |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 86 | 26 | 60 | 26 | 10 | 16 |
| 2018-19 | 152 | 117 | 35 | 82 | 35 | 17 | 18 |
| 2019-20 | 123 | 96 | 33 | 63 | 27 | 13 | 14 |
| 2020-21 | 104 | 90 | 32 | 58 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | 60 | 53 | 15 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | 72 | 64 | 18 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | 89 | 80 | 19 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 162 | 155 | 27 | 128 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Average | 111 | 111 | 24 | 68 | 111 | 8 | 11 |
The percentage of white students is 54.74%. The percentage was 67.51% 10 years ago and LaGrange still has a high percentage of white students. 1.11% of enrolled students is Asian and 30.87% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.26% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.51% to 54.74%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.88% to 1.11%. Black student enrollment increased from 25.49% to 30.87%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.75% to 7.26%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5981 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4779 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at LaGrange 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 | 9 | 262 | 18 | 0 | 694 | 33 |
| 2016-17 | 2 | 12 | 241 | 15 | 0 | 722 | 23 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 10 | 234 | 14 | 0 | 750 | 27 |
| 2018-19 | 5 | 14 | 227 | 16 | 0 | 730 | 21 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 11 | 233 | 21 | 0 | 691 | 20 |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 9 | 190 | 25 | 0 | 584 | 14 |
| 2021-22 | 3 | 4 | 145 | 21 | 0 | 415 | 19 |
| 2022-23 | 2 | 6 | 181 | 24 | 0 | 383 | 19 |
| 2023-24 | 5 | 8 | 184 | 42 | 0 | 403 | 22 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 9 | 251 | 59 | 1 | 445 | 32 |
| Average | 4 | 9 | 215 | 26 | 0 | 582 | 23 |
54 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 125.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at LaGrange College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,028 | 24 | 266 | 738 |
| 2016-17 | 1,026 | 34 | 289 | 703 |
| 2017-18 | 1,049 | 55 | 310 | 684 |
| 2018-19 | 1,029 | 51 | 329 | 649 |
| 2019-20 | 995 | 27 | 303 | 665 |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 46 | 453 | 355 |
| 2021-22 | 643 | 52 | 360 | 231 |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 14 | 248 | 417 |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 19 | 152 | 500 |
| 2024-25 | 813 | 54 | 193 | 566 |
| Average | 879 | 38 | 290 | 551 |
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