The student population at Notre Dame College is 1,446 (1,336 undergraduate and 110 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 648 (30.95%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 10 years is 1,699 where 1,446 students are attending the school for the academic year 2023-2024.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2024, with 1 year-over-year increase and 7 decreases. It peaked at 2,094 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,444 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,094 to 1,446 students, a net loss of 648 (30.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Notre Dame College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,094 | 1,902 | 861 | 1,041 | 192 | 46 | 146 |
| 2016-17 | 1,985 -109 | 1,802 -100 | 833 -28 | 969 -72 | 183 -9 | 42 -4 | 141 -5 |
| 2017-18 | 1,901 -84 | 1,736 -66 | 814 -19 | 922 -47 | 165 -18 | 45 3 | 120 -21 |
| 2018-19 | 1,700 -201 | 1,571 -165 | 741 -73 | 830 -92 | 129 -36 | 34 -11 | 95 -25 |
| 2019-20 | 1,612 -88 | 1,510 -61 | 714 -27 | 796 -34 | 102 -27 | 27 -7 | 75 -20 |
| 2020-21 | 1,585 -27 | 1,470 -40 | 701 -13 | 769 -27 | 115 13 | 31 4 | 84 9 |
| 2021-22 | 1,522 -63 | 1,376 -94 | 639 -62 | 737 -32 | 146 31 | 54 23 | 92 8 |
| 2022-23 | 1,444 -78 | 1,329 -47 | 619 -20 | 710 -27 | 115 -31 | 45 -9 | 70 -22 |
| 2023-24 | 1,446 2 | 1,336 7 | 608 -11 | 728 18 | 110 -5 | 52 7 | 58 -12 |
| Average | 1,699 | 1,559 | 726 | 834 | 140 | 42 | 98 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 10 years is 1,559 where 1,336 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2023-2024. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Notre Dame College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,902 | 1,373 | 729 | 644 | 529 | 132 | 397 |
| 2016-17 | 1,802 | 1,255 | 674 | 581 | 547 | 159 | 388 |
| 2017-18 | 1,736 | 1,216 | 651 | 565 | 520 | 163 | 357 |
| 2018-19 | 1,571 | 1,163 | 615 | 548 | 408 | 126 | 282 |
| 2019-20 | 1,510 | 1,130 | 586 | 544 | 380 | 128 | 252 |
| 2020-21 | 1,470 | 1,122 | 582 | 540 | 348 | 119 | 229 |
| 2021-22 | 1,376 | 953 | 507 | 446 | 423 | 132 | 291 |
| 2022-23 | 1,329 | 958 | 501 | 457 | 371 | 118 | 253 |
| 2023-24 | 1,336 | 931 | 472 | 459 | 405 | 136 | 269 |
| Average | 1,559 | 1,559 | 591 | 532 | 1,559 | 135 | 302 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 10 years is 140 where 110 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2023-2024. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Notre Dame College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 46 | 146 |
| 2016-17 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 42 | 141 |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 45 | 120 |
| 2018-19 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 34 | 95 |
| 2019-20 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 27 | 75 |
| 2020-21 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 31 | 84 |
| 2021-22 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 54 | 92 |
| 2022-23 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 45 | 70 |
| 2023-24 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 52 | 58 |
| Average | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 42 | 98 |
The percentage of white students is 49.24% and the percentage of black students is 24.83% at Notre Dame College. 0.83% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 5.19% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 60.70% to 49.24%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.15% to 0.83%. Black student enrollment increased from 24.07% to 24.83%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.96% to 5.19%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6890 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5712 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Notre Dame College over the past 10 years (2015-2024).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 8 | 24 | 504 | 83 | 6 | 1,271 | 58 |
| 2016-17 | 6 | 21 | 474 | 82 | 4 | 1,230 | 52 |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 18 | 480 | 83 | 4 | 1,120 | 55 |
| 2018-19 | 4 | 17 | 440 | 83 | 4 | 998 | 46 |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 13 | 447 | 74 | 3 | 919 | 59 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 13 | 445 | 78 | 4 | 890 | 60 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 13 | 389 | 56 | 2 | 863 | 35 |
| 2022-23 | 2 | 11 | 357 | 62 | 2 | 774 | 41 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 12 | 359 | 75 | 2 | 712 | 93 |
| Average | 4 | 16 | 433 | 75 | 3 | 975 | 55 |
250 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2023-2024, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -55.28% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Notre Dame College from 2015 to 2024.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,094 | 559 | 161 | 1,374 |
| 2016-17 | 1,985 | 522 | 160 | 1,303 |
| 2017-18 | 1,901 | 440 | 118 | 1,343 |
| 2018-19 | 1,700 | 334 | 131 | 1,235 |
| 2019-20 | 1,612 | 293 | 127 | 1,192 |
| 2020-21 | 1,585 | 286 | 206 | 1,093 |
| 2021-22 | 1,522 | 329 | 214 | 979 |
| 2022-23 | 1,444 | 534 | 241 | 669 |
| 2023-24 | 1,446 | 250 | 377 | 819 |
| Average | 1,699 | 394 | 193 | 1,112 |
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