The student population at Newberry College is 1,536 (1,481 undergraduate and 55 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 472 (44.36%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,265 where 1,536 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 1,536 students in 2025 and was lowest at 1,064 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,064 to 1,536 students, a net gain of 472 (44.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Newberry College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,064 | 1,064 | 573 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 1,070 6 | 1,070 6 | 575 2 | 495 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 1,181 111 | 1,181 111 | 663 88 | 518 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 1,208 27 | 1,208 27 | 693 30 | 515 -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 1,271 63 | 1,271 63 | 714 21 | 557 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 1,256 -15 | 1,256 -15 | 720 6 | 536 -21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 1,242 -14 | 1,237 -19 | 722 2 | 515 -21 | 5 5 | 1 1 | 4 4 |
| 2022-23 | 1,312 70 | 1,296 59 | 715 -7 | 581 66 | 16 11 | 9 8 | 7 3 |
| 2023-24 | 1,507 195 | 1,462 166 | 780 65 | 682 101 | 45 29 | 33 24 | 12 5 |
| 2024-25 | 1,536 29 | 1,481 19 | 724 -56 | 757 75 | 55 10 | 38 5 | 17 5 |
| Average | 1,265 | 1,253 | 688 | 565 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,253 where 1,481 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 Newberry College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,064 | 1,031 | 558 | 473 | 33 | 15 | 18 |
| 2016-17 | 1,070 | 1,052 | 565 | 487 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | 1,181 | 1,158 | 650 | 508 | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| 2018-19 | 1,208 | 1,190 | 684 | 506 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| 2019-20 | 1,271 | 1,225 | 705 | 520 | 46 | 9 | 37 |
| 2020-21 | 1,256 | 1,231 | 708 | 523 | 25 | 12 | 13 |
| 2021-22 | 1,237 | 1,208 | 713 | 495 | 29 | 9 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | 1,296 | 1,264 | 704 | 560 | 32 | 11 | 21 |
| 2023-24 | 1,462 | 1,441 | 771 | 670 | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| 2024-25 | 1,481 | 1,456 | 716 | 740 | 25 | 8 | 17 |
| Average | 1,253 | 1,253 | 677 | 548 | 1,253 | 11 | 17 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 12 where 55 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 Newberry College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | 45 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | 55 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 |
| Average | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
The percentage of white students is 51.82%. The percentage was 59.68% 10 years ago and Newberry still has a high percentage of white students. 0.91% of enrolled students is Asian and 34.96% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 1.76% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.68% to 51.82%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.47% to 0.91%. Black student enrollment increased from 25.28% to 34.96%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 3.95% to 1.76%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6086 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5771 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Newberry 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 | 3 | 5 | 269 | 42 | 0 | 635 | 37 |
| 2016-17 | 4 | 7 | 277 | 44 | 0 | 607 | 35 |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 5 | 295 | 42 | 3 | 659 | 51 |
| 2018-19 | 8 | 6 | 330 | 38 | 3 | 622 | 58 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 7 | 388 | 31 | 2 | 649 | 41 |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 4 | 396 | 43 | 3 | 617 | 44 |
| 2021-22 | 7 | 5 | 384 | 45 | 2 | 539 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 9 | 7 | 398 | 64 | 4 | 537 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | 12 | 503 | 49 | 3 | 731 | 41 |
| 2024-25 | 23 | 14 | 537 | 27 | 3 | 796 | 0 |
| Average | 9 | 7 | 378 | 43 | 2 | 639 | 31 |
140 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 2,233.33% since 2017. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Newberry College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,064 | 0 | 1 | 1,063 |
| 2016-17 | 1,070 | 0 | 70 | 1,000 |
| 2017-18 | 1,181 | 6 | 0 | 1,175 |
| 2018-19 | 1,208 | 22 | 22 | 1,164 |
| 2019-20 | 1,271 | 22 | 0 | 1,249 |
| 2020-21 | 1,256 | 41 | 0 | 1,215 |
| 2021-22 | 1,242 | 43 | 0 | 1,199 |
| 2022-23 | 1,312 | 51 | 0 | 1,261 |
| 2023-24 | 1,507 | 100 | 601 | 806 |
| 2024-25 | 1,536 | 140 | 315 | 1,081 |
| Average | 1,265 | 43 | 101 | 1,121 |
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