The student population at Mid-America Christian University is 2,397 (1,806 undergraduate and 591 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 143 (5.63%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,209 where 2,397 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 2,540 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,768 in 2020. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,540 to 2,397 students, a net loss of 143 (5.6%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Mid-America Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,540 | 2,069 | 801 | 1,268 | 471 | 159 | 312 |
| 2016-17 | 2,405 -135 | 1,898 -171 | 770 -31 | 1,128 -140 | 507 36 | 178 19 | 329 17 |
| 2017-18 | 2,093 -312 | 1,626 -272 | 642 -128 | 984 -144 | 467 -40 | 154 -24 | 313 -16 |
| 2018-19 | 1,938 -155 | 1,462 -164 | 546 -96 | 916 -68 | 476 9 | 144 -10 | 332 19 |
| 2019-20 | 1,768 -170 | 1,353 -109 | 485 -61 | 868 -48 | 415 -61 | 131 -13 | 284 -48 |
| 2020-21 | 2,083 315 | 1,600 247 | 579 94 | 1,021 153 | 483 68 | 145 14 | 338 54 |
| 2021-22 | 2,237 154 | 1,662 62 | 609 30 | 1,053 32 | 575 92 | 159 14 | 416 78 |
| 2022-23 | 2,442 205 | 1,867 205 | 743 134 | 1,124 71 | 575 | 140 -19 | 435 19 |
| 2023-24 | 2,183 -259 | 1,636 -231 | 566 -177 | 1,070 -54 | 547 -28 | 144 4 | 403 -32 |
| 2024-25 | 2,397 214 | 1,806 170 | 619 53 | 1,187 117 | 591 44 | 142 -2 | 449 46 |
| Average | 2,209 | 1,698 | 636 | 1,062 | 511 | 150 | 361 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,698 where 1,806 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 Mid-America Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,069 | 1,964 | 768 | 1,196 | 105 | 33 | 72 |
| 2016-17 | 1,898 | 1,832 | 744 | 1,088 | 66 | 26 | 40 |
| 2017-18 | 1,626 | 1,170 | 481 | 689 | 456 | 161 | 295 |
| 2018-19 | 1,462 | 1,274 | 474 | 800 | 188 | 72 | 116 |
| 2019-20 | 1,353 | 1,131 | 407 | 724 | 222 | 78 | 144 |
| 2020-21 | 1,600 | 1,182 | 443 | 739 | 418 | 136 | 282 |
| 2021-22 | 1,662 | 1,166 | 414 | 752 | 496 | 195 | 301 |
| 2022-23 | 1,867 | 750 | 292 | 458 | 1,117 | 451 | 666 |
| 2023-24 | 1,636 | 996 | 381 | 615 | 640 | 185 | 455 |
| 2024-25 | 1,806 | 1,330 | 489 | 841 | 476 | 130 | 346 |
| Average | 1,698 | 1,698 | 489 | 790 | 1,698 | 147 | 272 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 511 where 591 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 Mid-America Christian University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 471 | 459 | 155 | 304 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | 507 | 507 | 178 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 467 | 154 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 476 | 476 | 144 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 415 | 276 | 95 | 181 | 139 | 36 | 103 |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 406 | 122 | 284 | 77 | 23 | 54 |
| 2021-22 | 575 | 500 | 132 | 368 | 75 | 27 | 48 |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 274 | 69 | 205 | 301 | 71 | 230 |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 226 | 54 | 172 | 321 | 90 | 231 |
| 2024-25 | 591 | 368 | 88 | 280 | 223 | 54 | 169 |
| Average | 511 | 511 | 119 | 277 | 511 | 31 | 84 |
The percentage of white students is 53.02%. The percentage was 54.09% 10 years ago and MACU still has a high percentage of white students. 0.67% of enrolled students is Asian and 12.72% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.10% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 54.09% to 53.02%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.75% to 0.67%. Black student enrollment decreased from 25.24% to 12.72%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.28% to 13.10%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6753 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6351 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mid-America 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 | 96 | 19 | 641 | 185 | 8 | 1,374 | 108 |
| 2016-17 | 97 | 14 | 591 | 153 | 4 | 1,293 | 112 |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 10 | 418 | 196 | 6 | 1,069 | 115 |
| 2018-19 | 38 | 6 | 202 | 892 | 1 | 571 | 62 |
| 2019-20 | 93 | 11 | 245 | 509 | 3 | 691 | 30 |
| 2020-21 | 153 | 10 | 304 | 430 | 3 | 889 | 14 |
| 2021-22 | 150 | 18 | 311 | 340 | 4 | 988 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | 140 | 19 | 326 | 261 | 6 | 1,105 | 69 |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 17 | 294 | 285 | 10 | 1,141 | 132 |
| 2024-25 | 148 | 16 | 305 | 314 | 9 | 1,271 | 190 |
| Average | 113 | 14 | 364 | 357 | 5 | 1,039 | 84 |
1,805 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 75% of total students. The number of online students has increased 2.50% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mid-America Christian University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,540 | 1,761 | 0 | 779 |
| 2016-17 | 2,405 | 1,640 | 0 | 765 |
| 2017-18 | 2,093 | 1,359 | 0 | 734 |
| 2018-19 | 1,938 | 1,249 | 0 | 689 |
| 2019-20 | 1,768 | 1,127 | 0 | 641 |
| 2020-21 | 2,083 | 1,209 | 180 | 694 |
| 2021-22 | 2,237 | 1,556 | 578 | 103 |
| 2022-23 | 2,442 | 1,857 | 457 | 128 |
| 2023-24 | 2,183 | 1,543 | 555 | 85 |
| 2024-25 | 2,397 | 1,805 | 445 | 147 |
| Average | 2,209 | 1,511 | 222 | 477 |
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