The student population at Moody Bible Institute is 2,202 (1,547 undergraduate and 655 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,720 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Moody Bible Institute is 70.25% which is decreased by 1,601 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 119 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 0.79 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.
803 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 26.66% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,936 where 2,202 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
70.25% of total students is undergraduate students and 29.75% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,601 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 119 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 0.79 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in Moody Bible Institute than female students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Moody Bible Institute since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,922 | 3,148 | 1,738 | 1,410 | 774 | 508 | 266 |
| 2016-17 | 3,601 -321 | 2,857 -291 | 1,572 -166 | 1,285 -125 | 744 -30 | 490 -18 | 254 -12 |
| 2017-18 | 3,442 -159 | 2,714 -143 | 1,467 -105 | 1,247 -38 | 728 -16 | 500 10 | 228 -26 |
| 2018-19 | 3,086 -356 | 2,446 -268 | 1,320 -147 | 1,126 -121 | 640 -88 | 434 -66 | 206 -22 |
| 2019-20 | 3,009 -77 | 2,275 -171 | 1,180 -140 | 1,095 -31 | 734 94 | 492 58 | 242 36 |
| 2020-21 | 2,870 -139 | 2,161 -114 | 1,124 -56 | 1,037 -58 | 709 -25 | 468 -24 | 241 -1 |
| 2021-22 | 2,606 -264 | 1,903 -258 | 980 -144 | 923 -114 | 703 -6 | 439 -29 | 264 23 |
| 2022-23 | 2,410 -196 | 1,753 -150 | 891 -89 | 862 -61 | 657 -46 | 393 -46 | 264 |
| 2023-24 | 2,216 -194 | 1,624 -129 | 834 -57 | 790 -72 | 592 -65 | 335 -58 | 257 -7 |
| 2024-25 | 2,202 -14 | 1,547 -77 | 835 1 | 712 -78 | 655 63 | 395 60 | 260 3 |
| Average | 2,936 | 2,243 | 1,194 | 1,049 | 694 | 445 | 248 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,243 where 1,547 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 Moody Bible Institute since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,148 | 2,494 | 1,336 | 1,158 | 654 | 402 | 252 |
| 2016-17 | 2,857 | 2,276 | 1,193 | 1,083 | 581 | 379 | 202 |
| 2017-18 | 2,714 | 2,164 | 1,122 | 1,042 | 550 | 345 | 205 |
| 2018-19 | 2,446 | 1,924 | 999 | 925 | 522 | 321 | 201 |
| 2019-20 | 2,275 | 1,769 | 881 | 888 | 506 | 299 | 207 |
| 2020-21 | 2,161 | 1,736 | 866 | 870 | 425 | 258 | 167 |
| 2021-22 | 1,903 | 1,511 | 748 | 763 | 392 | 232 | 160 |
| 2022-23 | 1,753 | 1,382 | 674 | 708 | 371 | 217 | 154 |
| 2023-24 | 1,624 | 1,270 | 649 | 621 | 354 | 185 | 169 |
| 2024-25 | 1,547 | 1,225 | 652 | 573 | 322 | 183 | 139 |
| Average | 2,243 | 2,243 | 912 | 863 | 2,243 | 282 | 186 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 694 where 655 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 Moody Bible Institute since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 774 | 255 | 160 | 95 | 519 | 348 | 171 |
| 2016-17 | 744 | 245 | 151 | 94 | 499 | 339 | 160 |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 265 | 167 | 98 | 463 | 333 | 130 |
| 2018-19 | 640 | 232 | 145 | 87 | 408 | 289 | 119 |
| 2019-20 | 734 | 248 | 145 | 103 | 486 | 347 | 139 |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 235 | 159 | 76 | 474 | 309 | 165 |
| 2021-22 | 703 | 203 | 120 | 83 | 500 | 319 | 181 |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 204 | 121 | 83 | 453 | 272 | 181 |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 182 | 95 | 87 | 410 | 240 | 170 |
| 2024-25 | 655 | 185 | 109 | 76 | 470 | 286 | 184 |
| Average | 694 | 694 | 137 | 88 | 694 | 308 | 160 |
The percentage of white students is 42.42% and the percentage of black students is 7.49% at Moody Bible Institute. 3.68% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 6.40% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 56.40% to 42.42%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.52% to 3.68%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.92% to 7.49%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.00% to 6.40%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8081 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.6743 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Moody Bible Institute 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 | 4 | 138 | 232 | 196 | 8 | 2,212 | 75 |
| 2016-17 | 6 | 141 | 199 | 197 | 4 | 2,017 | 68 |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 144 | 205 | 189 | 4 | 1,922 | 75 |
| 2018-19 | 6 | 138 | 204 | 188 | 5 | 1,726 | 82 |
| 2019-20 | 7 | 135 | 242 | 192 | 7 | 1,655 | 82 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 109 | 211 | 222 | 1 | 1,628 | 76 |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 107 | 204 | 204 | 1 | 1,472 | 67 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 96 | 202 | 195 | 2 | 1,352 | 71 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 86 | 207 | 173 | 2 | 1,262 | 69 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 81 | 165 | 141 | 1 | 934 | 66 |
| Average | 5 | 118 | 207 | 190 | 4 | 1,618 | 73 |
803 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 37% of total students. The number of online students has increased 26.66% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Moody Bible Institute from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3,922 | 634 | 211 | 3,077 |
| 2016-17 | 3,601 | 999 | 231 | 2,371 |
| 2017-18 | 3,442 | 971 | 228 | 2,243 |
| 2018-19 | 3,086 | 954 | 327 | 1,805 |
| 2019-20 | 3,009 | 1,063 | 202 | 1,744 |
| 2020-21 | 2,870 | 953 | 141 | 1,776 |
| 2021-22 | 2,606 | 840 | 132 | 1,634 |
| 2022-23 | 2,410 | 739 | 226 | 1,445 |
| 2023-24 | 2,216 | 738 | 228 | 1,250 |
| 2024-25 | 2,202 | 803 | 320 | 1,079 |
| Average | 2,936 | 869 | 225 | 1,842 |
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