The student population at Midland University is 1,558 (1,309 undergraduate and 249 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 88 (5.35%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,700 where 1,558 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 1,873 students in 2019 and was lowest at 1,557 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,646 to 1,558 students, a net loss of 88 (5.3%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Midland University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,646 | 1,498 | 752 | 746 | 148 | 64 | 84 |
| 2016-17 | 1,709 63 | 1,555 57 | 763 11 | 792 46 | 154 6 | 83 19 | 71 -13 |
| 2017-18 | 1,793 84 | 1,658 103 | 809 46 | 849 57 | 135 -19 | 79 -4 | 56 -15 |
| 2018-19 | 1,873 80 | 1,721 63 | 833 24 | 888 39 | 152 17 | 78 -1 | 74 18 |
| 2019-20 | 1,809 -64 | 1,663 -58 | 800 -33 | 863 -25 | 146 -6 | 52 -26 | 94 20 |
| 2020-21 | 1,765 -44 | 1,512 -151 | 738 -62 | 774 -89 | 253 107 | 66 14 | 187 93 |
| 2021-22 | 1,671 -94 | 1,401 -111 | 686 -52 | 715 -59 | 270 17 | 73 7 | 197 10 |
| 2022-23 | 1,615 -56 | 1,340 -61 | 654 -32 | 686 -29 | 275 5 | 78 5 | 197 |
| 2023-24 | 1,557 -58 | 1,333 -7 | 671 17 | 662 -24 | 224 -51 | 69 -9 | 155 -42 |
| 2024-25 | 1,558 1 | 1,309 -24 | 719 48 | 590 -72 | 249 25 | 73 4 | 176 21 |
| Average | 1,700 | 1,499 | 743 | 757 | 201 | 72 | 129 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,499 where 1,309 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 Midland University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,498 | 1,186 | 634 | 552 | 312 | 118 | 194 |
| 2016-17 | 1,555 | 1,169 | 625 | 544 | 386 | 138 | 248 |
| 2017-18 | 1,658 | 1,187 | 645 | 542 | 471 | 164 | 307 |
| 2018-19 | 1,721 | 1,194 | 646 | 548 | 527 | 187 | 340 |
| 2019-20 | 1,663 | 1,118 | 619 | 499 | 545 | 181 | 364 |
| 2020-21 | 1,512 | 1,188 | 630 | 558 | 324 | 108 | 216 |
| 2021-22 | 1,401 | 1,183 | 600 | 583 | 218 | 86 | 132 |
| 2022-23 | 1,340 | 1,192 | 605 | 587 | 148 | 49 | 99 |
| 2023-24 | 1,333 | 1,179 | 610 | 569 | 154 | 61 | 93 |
| 2024-25 | 1,309 | 1,151 | 647 | 504 | 158 | 72 | 86 |
| Average | 1,499 | 1,499 | 626 | 549 | 1,499 | 116 | 208 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 201 where 249 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 Midland University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 148 | 88 | 52 | 36 | 60 | 12 | 48 |
| 2016-17 | 154 | 114 | 76 | 38 | 40 | 7 | 33 |
| 2017-18 | 135 | 96 | 62 | 34 | 39 | 17 | 22 |
| 2018-19 | 152 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 98 | 45 | 53 |
| 2019-20 | 146 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 101 | 30 | 71 |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 61 | 23 | 38 | 192 | 43 | 149 |
| 2021-22 | 270 | 60 | 23 | 37 | 210 | 50 | 160 |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 236 | 57 | 179 |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 180 | 50 | 130 |
| 2024-25 | 249 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 205 | 51 | 154 |
| Average | 201 | 201 | 35 | 29 | 201 | 36 | 100 |
The percentage of white students is 57.51%. The percentage was 38.52% 10 years ago and Midland still has a high percentage of white students. 2.05% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.77% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 18.36% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 38.52% to 57.51%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.30% to 2.05%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.61% to 7.77%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.52% to 18.36%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6281 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.8230 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Midland 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 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 58 | 3 | 634 | 269 |
| 2016-17 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 31 | 32 | 565 | 195 |
| 2017-18 | 7 | 35 | 96 | 145 | 26 | 844 | 145 |
| 2018-19 | 5 | 24 | 105 | 172 | 15 | 771 | 460 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 56 | 104 | 293 | 13 | 985 | 50 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 39 | 115 | 290 | 3 | 1,064 | 40 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 46 | 122 | 261 | 2 | 1,022 | 24 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 42 | 104 | 231 | 0 | 971 | 20 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 31 | 119 | 247 | 2 | 918 | 35 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 32 | 121 | 286 | 4 | 896 | 49 |
| Average | 3 | 32 | 97 | 201 | 10 | 867 | 129 |
243 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,178.95% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Midland University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,646 | 19 | 136 | 1,491 |
| 2016-17 | 1,709 | 17 | 98 | 1,594 |
| 2017-18 | 1,793 | 20 | 137 | 1,636 |
| 2018-19 | 1,873 | 10 | 126 | 1,737 |
| 2019-20 | 1,809 | 19 | 351 | 1,439 |
| 2020-21 | 1,765 | 62 | 710 | 993 |
| 2021-22 | 1,671 | 92 | 477 | 1,102 |
| 2022-23 | 1,615 | 267 | 372 | 976 |
| 2023-24 | 1,557 | 217 | 85 | 1,255 |
| 2024-25 | 1,558 | 243 | 278 | 1,037 |
| Average | 1,700 | 97 | 277 | 1,326 |
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