The student population at Louisiana Christian University is 936 (763 undergraduate and 173 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 156 (14.29%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,105 where 936 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 1,245 students in 2019 and was lowest at 936 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,092 to 936 students, a net loss of 156 (14.3%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Louisiana Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,092 | 907 | 484 | 423 | 185 | 46 | 139 |
| 2016-17 | 1,093 1 | 909 2 | 487 3 | 422 -1 | 184 -1 | 42 -4 | 142 3 |
| 2017-18 | 1,196 103 | 987 78 | 538 51 | 449 27 | 209 25 | 67 25 | 142 |
| 2018-19 | 1,245 49 | 1,004 17 | 529 -9 | 475 26 | 241 32 | 57 -10 | 184 42 |
| 2019-20 | 1,224 -21 | 999 -5 | 512 -17 | 487 12 | 225 -16 | 50 -7 | 175 -9 |
| 2020-21 | 1,153 -71 | 943 -56 | 491 -21 | 452 -35 | 210 -15 | 49 -1 | 161 -14 |
| 2021-22 | 1,135 -18 | 959 16 | 512 21 | 447 -5 | 176 -34 | 41 -8 | 135 -26 |
| 2022-23 | 1,026 -109 | 832 -127 | 446 -66 | 386 -61 | 194 18 | 49 8 | 145 10 |
| 2023-24 | 950 -76 | 803 -29 | 446 | 357 -29 | 147 -47 | 39 -10 | 108 -37 |
| 2024-25 | 936 -14 | 763 -40 | 427 -19 | 336 -21 | 173 26 | 40 1 | 133 25 |
| Average | 1,105 | 911 | 487 | 423 | 194 | 48 | 146 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 911 where 763 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 Louisiana Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 907 | 859 | 460 | 399 | 48 | 24 | 24 |
| 2016-17 | 909 | 830 | 447 | 383 | 79 | 40 | 39 |
| 2017-18 | 987 | 866 | 475 | 391 | 121 | 63 | 58 |
| 2018-19 | 1,004 | 893 | 476 | 417 | 111 | 53 | 58 |
| 2019-20 | 999 | 890 | 470 | 420 | 109 | 42 | 67 |
| 2020-21 | 943 | 836 | 440 | 396 | 107 | 51 | 56 |
| 2021-22 | 959 | 839 | 467 | 372 | 120 | 45 | 75 |
| 2022-23 | 832 | 745 | 411 | 334 | 87 | 35 | 52 |
| 2023-24 | 803 | 719 | 408 | 311 | 84 | 38 | 46 |
| 2024-25 | 763 | 640 | 377 | 263 | 123 | 50 | 73 |
| Average | 911 | 911 | 443 | 369 | 911 | 44 | 55 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 194 where 173 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 Louisiana Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 185 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 162 | 37 | 125 |
| 2016-17 | 184 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 182 | 42 | 140 |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 46 | 11 | 35 | 163 | 56 | 107 |
| 2018-19 | 241 | 69 | 15 | 54 | 172 | 42 | 130 |
| 2019-20 | 225 | 63 | 14 | 49 | 162 | 36 | 126 |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 67 | 15 | 52 | 143 | 34 | 109 |
| 2021-22 | 176 | 63 | 11 | 52 | 113 | 30 | 83 |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 89 | 26 | 63 | 105 | 23 | 82 |
| 2023-24 | 147 | 62 | 19 | 43 | 85 | 20 | 65 |
| 2024-25 | 173 | 68 | 17 | 51 | 105 | 23 | 82 |
| Average | 194 | 194 | 14 | 42 | 194 | 34 | 105 |
The percentage of white students is 59.29%. The percentage was 59.80% 10 years ago and Louisiana Christian still has a high percentage of white students. 0.43% of enrolled students is Asian and 26.60% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 2.99% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.80% to 59.29%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.01% to 0.43%. Black student enrollment increased from 26.47% to 26.60%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.56% to 2.99%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5759 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5715 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Louisiana 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 | 7 | 11 | 289 | 28 | 2 | 653 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | 10 | 7 | 307 | 21 | 1 | 679 | 13 |
| 2017-18 | 13 | 11 | 286 | 32 | 1 | 781 | 25 |
| 2018-19 | 10 | 14 | 303 | 39 | 2 | 811 | 36 |
| 2019-20 | 10 | 9 | 309 | 27 | 1 | 826 | 32 |
| 2020-21 | 10 | 13 | 319 | 25 | 1 | 741 | 32 |
| 2021-22 | 10 | 8 | 293 | 32 | 1 | 717 | 25 |
| 2022-23 | 10 | 6 | 270 | 36 | 1 | 627 | 27 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 6 | 263 | 41 | 1 | 540 | 33 |
| 2024-25 | 8 | 4 | 249 | 28 | 0 | 555 | 26 |
| Average | 10 | 9 | 289 | 31 | 1 | 693 | 26 |
245 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 26% of total students. The number of online students has increased 6,025.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Louisiana Christian University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,092 | 4 | 205 | 883 |
| 2016-17 | 1,093 | 13 | 292 | 788 |
| 2017-18 | 1,196 | 22 | 381 | 793 |
| 2018-19 | 1,245 | 51 | 230 | 964 |
| 2019-20 | 1,224 | 60 | 251 | 913 |
| 2020-21 | 1,153 | 96 | 511 | 546 |
| 2021-22 | 1,135 | 193 | 500 | 442 |
| 2022-23 | 1,026 | 210 | 508 | 308 |
| 2023-24 | 950 | 181 | 408 | 361 |
| 2024-25 | 936 | 245 | 382 | 309 |
| Average | 1,105 | 108 | 367 | 631 |
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