The student population at Lancaster Bible College is 2,519 (1,793 undergraduate and 726 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 606 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Lancaster Bible is 71.18% which is increased by 317 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 289 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.08 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
1,007 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 309.35% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,139 where 2,519 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
71.18% of total students is undergraduate students and 28.82% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 317 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 289 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 Lancaster Bible.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lancaster Bible College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,913 | 1,476 | 746 | 730 | 437 | 279 | 158 |
| 2016-17 | 1,928 15 | 1,472 -4 | 714 -32 | 758 28 | 456 19 | 279 | 177 19 |
| 2017-18 | 2,207 279 | 1,791 319 | 863 149 | 928 170 | 416 -40 | 264 -15 | 152 -25 |
| 2018-19 | 2,122 -85 | 1,688 -103 | 811 -52 | 877 -51 | 434 18 | 267 3 | 167 15 |
| 2019-20 | 2,172 50 | 1,740 52 | 801 -10 | 939 62 | 432 -2 | 261 -6 | 171 4 |
| 2020-21 | 2,038 -134 | 1,610 -130 | 744 -57 | 866 -73 | 428 -4 | 268 7 | 160 -11 |
| 2021-22 | 1,967 -71 | 1,545 -65 | 724 -20 | 821 -45 | 422 -6 | 229 -39 | 193 33 |
| 2022-23 | 2,066 99 | 1,546 1 | 741 17 | 805 -16 | 520 98 | 289 60 | 231 38 |
| 2023-24 | 2,455 389 | 1,778 232 | 834 93 | 944 139 | 677 157 | 383 94 | 294 63 |
| 2024-25 | 2,519 64 | 1,793 15 | 792 -42 | 1,001 57 | 726 49 | 418 35 | 308 14 |
| Average | 2,139 | 1,644 | 777 | 867 | 495 | 294 | 201 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,644 where 1,793 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 Lancaster Bible College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,476 | 841 | 422 | 419 | 635 | 324 | 311 |
| 2016-17 | 1,472 | 824 | 384 | 440 | 648 | 330 | 318 |
| 2017-18 | 1,791 | 890 | 420 | 470 | 901 | 443 | 458 |
| 2018-19 | 1,688 | 986 | 474 | 512 | 702 | 337 | 365 |
| 2019-20 | 1,740 | 994 | 466 | 528 | 746 | 335 | 411 |
| 2020-21 | 1,610 | 792 | 363 | 429 | 818 | 381 | 437 |
| 2021-22 | 1,545 | 738 | 343 | 395 | 807 | 381 | 426 |
| 2022-23 | 1,546 | 835 | 403 | 432 | 711 | 338 | 373 |
| 2023-24 | 1,778 | 928 | 435 | 493 | 850 | 399 | 451 |
| 2024-25 | 1,793 | 994 | 441 | 553 | 799 | 351 | 448 |
| Average | 1,644 | 1,644 | 415 | 467 | 1,644 | 362 | 400 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 495 where 726 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 Lancaster Bible College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 437 | 49 | 28 | 21 | 388 | 251 | 137 |
| 2016-17 | 456 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 419 | 257 | 162 |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 388 | 246 | 142 |
| 2018-19 | 434 | 84 | 52 | 32 | 350 | 215 | 135 |
| 2019-20 | 432 | 60 | 42 | 18 | 372 | 219 | 153 |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 389 | 242 | 147 |
| 2021-22 | 422 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 394 | 217 | 177 |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 88 | 44 | 44 | 432 | 245 | 187 |
| 2023-24 | 677 | 112 | 47 | 65 | 565 | 336 | 229 |
| 2024-25 | 726 | 203 | 120 | 83 | 523 | 298 | 225 |
| Average | 495 | 495 | 41 | 32 | 495 | 253 | 169 |
The percentage of white students is 57.44%. The percentage was 45.84% 10 years ago and Lancaster Bible still has a high percentage of white students. 1.59% of enrolled students is Asian and 28.03% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 1.39% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 45.84% to 57.44%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.36% to 1.59%. Black student enrollment increased from 27.55% to 28.03%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 2.77% to 1.39%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5901 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7125 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lancaster Bible 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 | 3 | 26 | 527 | 53 | 0 | 877 | 41 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 26 | 451 | 51 | 0 | 1,099 | 55 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 32 | 291 | 69 | 0 | 1,205 | 97 |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 41 | 546 | 89 | 1 | 938 | 202 |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 37 | 402 | 90 | 0 | 1,018 | 390 |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 46 | 435 | 87 | 0 | 912 | 373 |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 36 | 406 | 76 | 0 | 975 | 299 |
| 2022-23 | 8 | 47 | 519 | 54 | 5 | 1,173 | 92 |
| 2023-24 | 17 | 33 | 697 | 48 | 8 | 1,406 | 92 |
| 2024-25 | 11 | 40 | 706 | 35 | 8 | 1,447 | 77 |
| Average | 6 | 36 | 498 | 65 | 2 | 1,105 | 172 |
1,007 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 40% of total students. The number of online students has increased 309.35% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lancaster Bible College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,913 | 246 | 257 | 1,410 |
| 2016-17 | 1,928 | 211 | 310 | 1,407 |
| 2017-18 | 2,207 | 204 | 801 | 1,202 |
| 2018-19 | 2,122 | 259 | 295 | 1,568 |
| 2019-20 | 2,172 | 277 | 273 | 1,622 |
| 2020-21 | 2,038 | 334 | 230 | 1,474 |
| 2021-22 | 1,967 | 430 | 215 | 1,322 |
| 2022-23 | 2,066 | 571 | 630 | 865 |
| 2023-24 | 2,455 | 867 | 272 | 1,316 |
| 2024-25 | 2,519 | 1,007 | 284 | 1,228 |
| Average | 2,139 | 441 | 357 | 1,341 |
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