Enrollment Trends at Loma Linda

The student population at Loma Linda University is 4,210 (1,024 undergraduate and 3,186 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 280 (6.24%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Loma Linda is 24.32% which is decreased by 168 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 112 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 52 male students for every 100 female students, down from 60 in 2015.
577 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 202.09% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,381 where 4,210 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 4,490 students in 2016 and was lowest at 4,202 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,490 to 4,210 students, a net loss of 280 (6.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Loma Linda University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,490	1,192	343	849	3,298	1,338	1,960
2016-17	4,444 -46	1,157 -35	315 -28	842 -7	3,287 -11	1,318 -20	1,969 9
2017-18	4,417 -27	1,183 26	300 -15	883 41	3,234 -53	1,275 -43	1,959 -10
2018-19	4,448 31	1,192 9	338 38	854 -29	3,256 22	1,243 -32	2,013 54
2019-20	4,462 14	1,192	315 -23	877 23	3,270 14	1,263 20	2,007 -6
2020-21	4,468 6	1,168 -24	281 -34	887 10	3,300 30	1,245 -18	2,055 48
2021-22	4,390 -78	1,073 -95	273 -8	800 -87	3,317 17	1,211 -34	2,106 51
2022-23	4,280 -110	1,015 -58	261 -12	754 -46	3,265 -52	1,167 -44	2,098 -8
2023-24	4,202 -78	979 -36	250 -11	729 -25	3,223 -42	1,170 3	2,053 -45
2024-25	4,210 8	1,024 45	250	774 45	3,186 -37	1,189 19	1,997 -56
Average	4,381	1,118	293	825	3,264	1,242	2,022

Loma Linda University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,118 where 1,024 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 Loma Linda University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,192	873	272	601	319	71	248
2016-17	1,157	877	265	612	280	50	230
2017-18	1,183	885	245	640	298	55	243
2018-19	1,192	878	266	612	314	72	242
2019-20	1,192	910	260	650	282	55	227
2020-21	1,168	865	223	642	303	58	245
2021-22	1,073	819	222	597	254	51	203
2022-23	1,015	783	207	576	232	54	178
2023-24	979	758	205	553	221	45	176
2024-25	1,024	790	207	583	234	43	191
Average	1,118	1,118	237	607	1,118	55	218

Loma Linda University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,264 where 3,186 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 Loma Linda University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,298	2,711	1,138	1,573	587	200	387
2016-17	3,287	2,776	1,173	1,603	511	145	366
2017-18	3,234	2,751	1,143	1,608	483	132	351
2018-19	3,256	2,718	1,101	1,617	538	142	396
2019-20	3,270	2,736	1,111	1,625	534	152	382
2020-21	3,300	2,693	1,079	1,614	607	166	441
2021-22	3,317	2,705	1,057	1,648	612	154	458
2022-23	3,265	2,635	1,006	1,629	630	161	469
2023-24	3,223	2,620	1,033	1,587	603	137	466
2024-25	3,186	2,667	1,069	1,598	519	120	399
Average	3,264	3,264	1,091	1,610	3,264	151	412

Loma Linda University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 23.71% and the percentage of black students is 6.22% at Loma Linda University. 25.87% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 29.43% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 35.92% to 23.71%. Asian enrollment grew from 25.01% to 25.87%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.24% to 6.22%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 19.02% to 29.43%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7837 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7661 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Loma Linda 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
Year	2015-16	8	1,123	280	854	12	1,613	209
2016-17	8	1,152	302	906	10	1,483	211
2017-18	6	1,193	277	937	8	1,427	201
2018-19	7	1,187	300	1,010	12	1,371	210
2019-20	4	1,175	292	1,070	9	1,338	218
2020-21	5	1,189	291	1,087	13	1,326	226
2021-22	2	1,113	287	1,101	8	1,270	241
2022-23	3	1,089	277	1,105	11	1,188	244
2023-24	1	1,094	277	1,151	9	1,096	234
2024-25	2	1,089	262	1,239	10	998	218
Average	5	1,140	285	1,046	10	1,311	221

Loma Linda University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

577 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 202.09% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Loma Linda University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	4,490	191	496	3,803
2016-17	4,444	253	457	3,734
2017-18	4,417	227	463	3,727
2018-19	4,448	236	468	3,744
2019-20	4,462	463	764	3,235
2020-21	4,468	465	747	3,256
2021-22	4,390	505	958	2,927
2022-23	4,280	544	941	2,795
2023-24	4,202	590	1,070	2,542
2024-25	4,210	577	984	2,649
Average	4,381	405	735	3,241

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Enrollment Trends at Loma Linda

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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