The student population at Methodist College is 267 (245 undergraduate and 22 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 339 (55.94%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 562 where 267 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 700 students in 2020 and was lowest at 267 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 606 to 267 students, a net loss of 339 (55.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Methodist College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 606 | 603 | 76 | 527 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | 680 74 | 672 69 | 85 9 | 587 60 | 8 5 | 2 2 | 6 3 |
| 2017-18 | 681 1 | 675 3 | 82 -3 | 593 6 | 6 -2 | 0 -2 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | 692 11 | 687 12 | 81 -1 | 606 13 | 5 -1 | 0 | 5 -1 |
| 2019-20 | 700 8 | 676 -11 | 69 -12 | 607 1 | 24 19 | 1 1 | 23 18 |
| 2020-21 | 595 -105 | 557 -119 | 64 -5 | 493 -114 | 38 14 | 4 3 | 34 11 |
| 2021-22 | 550 -45 | 514 -43 | 58 -6 | 456 -37 | 36 -2 | 2 -2 | 34 |
| 2022-23 | 456 -94 | 433 -81 | 40 -18 | 393 -63 | 23 -13 | 1 -1 | 22 -12 |
| 2023-24 | 391 -65 | 374 -59 | 31 -9 | 343 -50 | 17 -6 | 6 5 | 11 -11 |
| 2024-25 | 267 -124 | 245 -129 | 24 -7 | 221 -122 | 22 5 | 7 1 | 15 4 |
| Average | 562 | 544 | 61 | 483 | 18 | 2 | 16 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 544 where 245 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 Methodist College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 603 | 319 | 46 | 273 | 284 | 30 | 254 |
| 2016-17 | 672 | 315 | 43 | 272 | 357 | 42 | 315 |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 305 | 40 | 265 | 370 | 42 | 328 |
| 2018-19 | 687 | 341 | 43 | 298 | 346 | 38 | 308 |
| 2019-20 | 676 | 342 | 38 | 304 | 334 | 31 | 303 |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 286 | 43 | 243 | 271 | 21 | 250 |
| 2021-22 | 514 | 245 | 31 | 214 | 269 | 27 | 242 |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 208 | 18 | 190 | 225 | 22 | 203 |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 169 | 12 | 157 | 205 | 19 | 186 |
| 2024-25 | 245 | 132 | 16 | 116 | 113 | 8 | 105 |
| Average | 544 | 544 | 33 | 233 | 544 | 28 | 249 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 18 where 22 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 Methodist College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019-20 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | 38 | 34 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Average | 18 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
The percentage of white students is 62.17%. The percentage was 80.53% 10 years ago and Methodist still has a high percentage of white students. 3.00% of enrolled students is Asian and 23.60% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.00% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 80.53% to 62.17%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.31% to 3.00%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.56% to 23.60%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.97% to 3.00%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5532 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3383 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Methodist 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 | 1 | 14 | 64 | 18 | 0 | 488 | 15 |
| 2016-17 | 2 | 15 | 60 | 15 | 2 | 562 | 19 |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 16 | 3 | 541 | 19 |
| 2018-19 | 4 | 19 | 84 | 19 | 0 | 546 | 15 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 19 | 85 | 18 | 0 | 554 | 14 |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 24 | 86 | 22 | 0 | 436 | 18 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 25 | 90 | 16 | 0 | 395 | 17 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 23 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 316 | 16 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 11 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 265 | 17 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 8 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 166 | 14 |
| Average | 3 | 18 | 76 | 16 | 1 | 427 | 16 |
40 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 110.53% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Methodist College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 606 | 19 | 0 | 587 |
| 2016-17 | 680 | 29 | 287 | 364 |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 27 | 0 | 654 |
| 2018-19 | 692 | 30 | 316 | 346 |
| 2019-20 | 700 | 36 | 376 | 288 |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 52 | 331 | 212 |
| 2021-22 | 550 | 36 | 330 | 184 |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 41 | 201 | 214 |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 40 | 162 | 189 |
| 2024-25 | 267 | 40 | 151 | 76 |
| Average | 562 | 35 | 215 | 311 |
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