The student population at Lubbock Christian University is 1,595 (1,313 undergraduate and 282 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 363 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at LCU is 82.32% which is decreased by 183 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 180 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.68 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
159 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 5.30% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,743 where 1,595 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
82.32% of total students is undergraduate students and 17.68% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 183 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 180 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.68 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in LCU than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lubbock Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,958 | 1,496 | 611 | 885 | 462 | 94 | 368 |
| 2016-17 | 1,912 -46 | 1,471 -25 | 588 -23 | 883 -2 | 441 -21 | 91 -3 | 350 -18 |
| 2017-18 | 1,883 -29 | 1,484 13 | 617 29 | 867 -16 | 399 -42 | 81 -10 | 318 -32 |
| 2018-19 | 1,805 -78 | 1,439 -45 | 578 -39 | 861 -6 | 366 -33 | 61 -20 | 305 -13 |
| 2019-20 | 1,770 -35 | 1,473 34 | 589 11 | 884 23 | 297 -69 | 52 -9 | 245 -60 |
| 2020-21 | 1,664 -106 | 1,382 -91 | 520 -69 | 862 -22 | 282 -15 | 54 2 | 228 -17 |
| 2021-22 | 1,661 -3 | 1,393 11 | 512 -8 | 881 19 | 268 -14 | 50 -4 | 218 -10 |
| 2022-23 | 1,596 -65 | 1,346 -47 | 513 1 | 833 -48 | 250 -18 | 44 -6 | 206 -12 |
| 2023-24 | 1,589 -7 | 1,320 -26 | 523 10 | 797 -36 | 269 19 | 45 1 | 224 18 |
| 2024-25 | 1,595 6 | 1,313 -7 | 531 8 | 782 -15 | 282 13 | 65 20 | 217 -7 |
| Average | 1,743 | 1,412 | 558 | 854 | 332 | 64 | 268 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,412 where 1,313 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 Lubbock Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,496 | 1,271 | 541 | 730 | 225 | 70 | 155 |
| 2016-17 | 1,471 | 1,267 | 525 | 742 | 204 | 63 | 141 |
| 2017-18 | 1,484 | 1,276 | 543 | 733 | 208 | 74 | 134 |
| 2018-19 | 1,439 | 1,272 | 520 | 752 | 167 | 58 | 109 |
| 2019-20 | 1,473 | 1,201 | 486 | 715 | 272 | 103 | 169 |
| 2020-21 | 1,382 | 1,156 | 442 | 714 | 226 | 78 | 148 |
| 2021-22 | 1,393 | 1,173 | 423 | 750 | 220 | 89 | 131 |
| 2022-23 | 1,346 | 1,135 | 425 | 710 | 211 | 88 | 123 |
| 2023-24 | 1,320 | 1,137 | 459 | 678 | 183 | 64 | 119 |
| 2024-25 | 1,313 | 1,145 | 478 | 667 | 168 | 53 | 115 |
| Average | 1,412 | 1,412 | 484 | 719 | 1,412 | 74 | 134 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 332 where 282 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 Lubbock Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 462 | 45 | 9 | 36 | 417 | 85 | 332 |
| 2016-17 | 441 | 69 | 14 | 55 | 372 | 77 | 295 |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 73 | 16 | 57 | 326 | 65 | 261 |
| 2018-19 | 366 | 52 | 6 | 46 | 314 | 55 | 259 |
| 2019-20 | 297 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 271 | 49 | 222 |
| 2020-21 | 282 | 56 | 9 | 47 | 226 | 45 | 181 |
| 2021-22 | 268 | 36 | 7 | 29 | 232 | 43 | 189 |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 39 | 6 | 33 | 211 | 38 | 173 |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 38 | 2 | 36 | 231 | 43 | 188 |
| 2024-25 | 282 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 247 | 47 | 200 |
| Average | 332 | 332 | 9 | 38 | 332 | 55 | 230 |
The percentage of white students is 58.56%. The percentage was 66.19% 10 years ago and LCU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.19% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.89% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 27.71% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 66.19% to 58.56%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.82% to 1.19%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.54% to 4.89%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 23.14% to 27.71%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5776 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5040 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lubbock 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 | 16 | 16 | 128 | 453 | 4 | 1,296 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 24 | 15 | 110 | 415 | 7 | 1,302 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 15 | 20 | 93 | 429 | 10 | 1,282 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 15 | 22 | 83 | 422 | 6 | 1,228 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 19 | 28 | 70 | 361 | 6 | 1,196 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 10 | 17 | 73 | 343 | 4 | 1,098 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | 15 | 20 | 77 | 321 | 4 | 1,098 | 17 |
| 2022-23 | 12 | 28 | 82 | 340 | 3 | 1,040 | 19 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 18 | 81 | 376 | 3 | 995 | 21 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 19 | 78 | 442 | 5 | 934 | 18 |
| Average | 14 | 20 | 88 | 390 | 5 | 1,147 | 9 |
159 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 5.30% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lubbock Christian University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,958 | 151 | 454 | 1,353 |
| 2016-17 | 1,912 | 100 | 481 | 1,331 |
| 2017-18 | 1,883 | 53 | 517 | 1,313 |
| 2018-19 | 1,805 | 14 | 465 | 1,326 |
| 2019-20 | 1,770 | 60 | 422 | 1,288 |
| 2020-21 | 1,664 | 71 | 469 | 1,124 |
| 2021-22 | 1,661 | 78 | 420 | 1,163 |
| 2022-23 | 1,596 | 60 | 474 | 1,062 |
| 2023-24 | 1,589 | 149 | 495 | 945 |
| 2024-25 | 1,595 | 159 | 513 | 923 |
| Average | 1,743 | 90 | 471 | 1,183 |
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