Enrollment Trends at Madison College

The average student population over the last 11 years is 14,202 where 13,641 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 16,520 students in 2016 and was lowest at 12,152 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 16,520 to 13,641 students, a net loss of 2,879 (17.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Madison Area Technical College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 60.19%. The percentage was 72.73% 10 years ago and Madison College still has a high percentage of white students. 4.70% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.96% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 15.52% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 72.73% to 60.19%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.37% to 4.70%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.08% to 7.96%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.15% to 15.52%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6004 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4554 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Madison Area Technical College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

2,937 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 84.37% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Madison Area Technical College from 2015 to 2025.