Enrollment Trends at Palmer College of Chiropractic

The student population at Palmer College of Chiropractic is 2,161 (47 undergraduate and 2,114 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 61 (2.75%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Palmer College of Chiropractic is 2.17% which is increased by 15 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 76 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 118 male students for every 100 female students, down from 151 in 2015.
6 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 100.00% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,200 where 2,161 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 2,245 students in 2017 and was lowest at 2,161 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,222 to 2,161 students, a net loss of 61 (2.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Palmer College of Chiropractic since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,222	32	12	20	2,190	1,325	865
2016-17	2,245 23	39 7	21 9	18 -2	2,206 16	1,331 6	875 10
2017-18	2,237 -8	41 2	20 -1	21 3	2,196 -10	1,307 -24	889 14
2018-19	2,179 -58	24 -17	17 -3	7 -14	2,155 -41	1,249 -58	906 17
2019-20	2,194 15	29 5	17	12 5	2,165 10	1,222 -27	943 37
2020-21	2,178 -16	34 5	19 2	15 3	2,144 -21	1,201 -21	943
2021-22	2,182 4	43 9	20 1	23 8	2,139 -5	1,200 -1	939 -4
2022-23	2,178 -4	32 -11	19 -1	13 -10	2,146 7	1,216 16	930 -9
2023-24	2,219 41	46 14	25 6	21 8	2,173 27	1,213 -3	960 30
2024-25	2,161 -58	47 1	33 8	14 -7	2,114 -59	1,137 -76	977 17
Average	2,200	37	20	16	2,163	1,240	923

Palmer College of Chiropractic Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 37 where 47 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 Palmer College of Chiropractic since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	32	31	12	19	1	0	1
2016-17	39	31	17	14	8	4	4
2017-18	41	39	19	20	2	1	1
2018-19	24	24	17	7	0	0	0
2019-20	29	28	17	11	1	0	1
2020-21	34	34	19	15	0	0	0
2021-22	43	39	20	19	4	0	4
2022-23	32	28	15	13	4	4	0
2023-24	46	42	24	18	4	1	3
2024-25	47	42	30	12	5	3	2
Average	37	37	19	15	37	1	2

Palmer College of Chiropractic Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,163 where 2,114 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 Palmer College of Chiropractic since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,190	2,156	1,305	851	34	20	14
2016-17	2,206	2,173	1,312	861	33	19	14
2017-18	2,196	2,165	1,286	879	31	21	10
2018-19	2,155	2,123	1,229	894	32	20	12
2019-20	2,165	2,135	1,206	929	30	16	14
2020-21	2,144	2,094	1,171	923	50	30	20
2021-22	2,139	2,102	1,176	926	37	24	13
2022-23	2,146	2,113	1,194	919	33	22	11
2023-24	2,173	2,153	1,203	950	20	10	10
2024-25	2,114	2,098	1,129	969	16	8	8
Average	2,163	2,163	1,221	910	2,163	19	13

Palmer College of Chiropractic Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.34%. The percentage was 75.16% 10 years ago and Palmer College of Chiropractic still has a high percentage of white students. 4.72% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.49% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.80% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 75.16% to 75.34%. Asian enrollment declined from 8.37% to 4.72%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.56% to 4.49%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.69% to 11.80%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4138 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4188 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Palmer College of Chiropractic 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
Year	2015-16	15	186	79	193	9	1,670	49
2016-17	15	177	83	215	9	1,664	59
2017-18	9	178	83	228	12	1,636	73
2018-19	9	156	76	232	13	1,610	71
2019-20	11	154	88	251	15	1,601	62
2020-21	13	161	94	251	14	1,586	47
2021-22	13	173	109	265	12	1,560	39
2022-23	15	156	105	264	13	1,575	39
2023-24	15	134	106	268	13	1,638	36
2024-25	12	102	97	255	13	1,628	44
Average	13	158	92	242	12	1,617	52

Palmer College of Chiropractic Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 0% of total students. The number of online students has increased 100.00% since 2022. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Palmer College of Chiropractic from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	2,222	0	2,222
2016-17	2,245	0	2,245
2017-18	2,237	0	2,237
2018-19	2,179	0	2,179
2019-20	2,194	0	2,194
2020-21	2,178	0	2,178
2021-22	2,182	0	2,182
2022-23	2,178	3	2,175
2023-24	2,219	6	2,213
2024-25	2,161	6	2,155
Average	2,200	2	2,198

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Enrollment Trends at Palmer College of Chiropractic

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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