The student population at McPherson College is 878 (876 undergraduate and 2 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 197 (28.93%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 799 where 878 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 878 students in 2025 and was lowest at 681 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 681 to 878 students, a net gain of 197 (28.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at McPherson College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 681 | 647 | 400 | 247 | 34 | 15 | 19 |
| 2016-17 | 717 36 | 703 56 | 453 53 | 250 3 | 14 -20 | 4 -11 | 10 -9 |
| 2017-18 | 733 16 | 725 22 | 466 13 | 259 9 | 8 -6 | 2 -2 | 6 -4 |
| 2018-19 | 819 86 | 772 47 | 502 36 | 270 11 | 47 39 | 5 3 | 42 36 |
| 2019-20 | 845 26 | 819 47 | 552 50 | 267 -3 | 26 -21 | 2 -3 | 24 -18 |
| 2020-21 | 868 23 | 838 19 | 575 23 | 263 -4 | 30 4 | 6 4 | 24 |
| 2021-22 | 842 -26 | 830 -8 | 557 -18 | 273 10 | 12 -18 | 3 -3 | 9 -15 |
| 2022-23 | 822 -20 | 815 -15 | 552 -5 | 263 -10 | 7 -5 | 2 -1 | 5 -4 |
| 2023-24 | 788 -34 | 788 -27 | 530 -22 | 258 -5 | 0 -7 | 0 -2 | 0 -5 |
| 2024-25 | 878 90 | 876 88 | 590 60 | 286 28 | 2 2 | 1 1 | 1 1 |
| Average | 799 | 781 | 518 | 264 | 18 | 4 | 14 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 781 where 876 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 McPherson College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 647 | 617 | 387 | 230 | 30 | 13 | 17 |
| 2016-17 | 703 | 657 | 431 | 226 | 46 | 22 | 24 |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 673 | 444 | 229 | 52 | 22 | 30 |
| 2018-19 | 772 | 706 | 474 | 232 | 66 | 28 | 38 |
| 2019-20 | 819 | 753 | 518 | 235 | 66 | 34 | 32 |
| 2020-21 | 838 | 790 | 548 | 242 | 48 | 27 | 21 |
| 2021-22 | 830 | 811 | 545 | 266 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | 815 | 803 | 545 | 258 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | 788 | 781 | 526 | 255 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 876 | 870 | 585 | 285 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Average | 781 | 781 | 500 | 246 | 781 | 17 | 18 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 18 where 2 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 McPherson College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| 2016-17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| 2017-18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 42 |
| 2019-20 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 24 |
| 2021-22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Average | 18 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 11 |
The percentage of white students is 52.51%. The percentage was 71.51% 10 years ago and McPherson still has a high percentage of white students. 1.94% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.44% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.46% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 71.51% to 52.51%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.59% to 1.94%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.10% to 13.44%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.75% to 14.46%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6838 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4660 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at McPherson 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 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 80 | 2 | 487 | 14 |
| 2016-17 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 86 | 2 | 485 | 11 |
| 2017-18 | 14 | 8 | 85 | 97 | 1 | 467 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | 14 | 7 | 91 | 122 | 1 | 502 | 16 |
| 2019-20 | 15 | 9 | 109 | 160 | 1 | 433 | 42 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | 11 | 126 | 149 | 2 | 458 | 35 |
| 2021-22 | 20 | 13 | 103 | 155 | 1 | 457 | 21 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | 17 | 110 | 153 | 3 | 431 | 13 |
| 2023-24 | 35 | 13 | 98 | 132 | 2 | 408 | 9 |
| 2024-25 | 29 | 17 | 118 | 127 | 2 | 461 | 3 |
| Average | 19 | 10 | 98 | 126 | 2 | 459 | 17 |
McPherson College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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