The student population at Peirce College is 929 (799 undergraduate and 130 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 779 (45.61%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,186 where 929 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 1,708 students in 2016 and was lowest at 856 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,708 to 929 students, a net loss of 779 (45.6%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Peirce College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,708 | 1,643 | 461 | 1,182 | 65 | 16 | 49 |
| 2016-17 | 1,563 -145 | 1,491 -152 | 431 -30 | 1,060 -122 | 72 7 | 21 5 | 51 2 |
| 2017-18 | 1,478 -85 | 1,389 -102 | 393 -38 | 996 -64 | 89 17 | 25 4 | 64 13 |
| 2018-19 | 1,357 -121 | 1,271 -118 | 362 -31 | 909 -87 | 86 -3 | 14 -11 | 72 8 |
| 2019-20 | 1,178 -179 | 1,089 -182 | 325 -37 | 764 -145 | 89 3 | 16 2 | 73 1 |
| 2020-21 | 1,046 -132 | 947 -142 | 253 -72 | 694 -70 | 99 10 | 22 6 | 77 4 |
| 2021-22 | 875 -171 | 788 -159 | 210 -43 | 578 -116 | 87 -12 | 21 -1 | 66 -11 |
| 2022-23 | 856 -19 | 762 -26 | 183 -27 | 579 1 | 94 7 | 16 -5 | 78 12 |
| 2023-24 | 872 16 | 790 28 | 192 9 | 598 19 | 82 -12 | 18 2 | 64 -14 |
| 2024-25 | 929 57 | 799 9 | 195 3 | 604 6 | 130 48 | 25 7 | 105 41 |
| Average | 1,186 | 1,097 | 301 | 796 | 89 | 19 | 70 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,097 where 799 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 Peirce College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,643 | 304 | 123 | 181 | 1,339 | 338 | 1,001 |
| 2016-17 | 1,491 | 318 | 121 | 197 | 1,173 | 310 | 863 |
| 2017-18 | 1,389 | 307 | 125 | 182 | 1,082 | 268 | 814 |
| 2018-19 | 1,271 | 278 | 102 | 176 | 993 | 260 | 733 |
| 2019-20 | 1,089 | 297 | 113 | 184 | 792 | 212 | 580 |
| 2020-21 | 947 | 225 | 64 | 161 | 722 | 189 | 533 |
| 2021-22 | 788 | 182 | 46 | 136 | 606 | 164 | 442 |
| 2022-23 | 762 | 163 | 38 | 125 | 599 | 145 | 454 |
| 2023-24 | 790 | 149 | 37 | 112 | 641 | 155 | 486 |
| 2024-25 | 799 | 135 | 41 | 94 | 664 | 154 | 510 |
| Average | 1,097 | 1,097 | 81 | 155 | 1,097 | 220 | 642 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 89 where 130 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 Peirce College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 16 | 48 |
| 2016-17 | 72 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 18 | 49 |
| 2017-18 | 89 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 18 | 60 |
| 2018-19 | 86 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 73 | 13 | 60 |
| 2019-20 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 16 | 72 |
| 2020-21 | 99 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 87 | 20 | 67 |
| 2021-22 | 87 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 78 | 20 | 58 |
| 2022-23 | 94 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 85 | 15 | 70 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 71 | 14 | 57 |
| 2024-25 | 130 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 101 | 18 | 83 |
| Average | 89 | 89 | 3 | 8 | 89 | 17 | 62 |
The percentage of white students is 21.42% and the percentage of black students is 52.21% at Peirce College. 3.01% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 12.27% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 19.79% to 21.42%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.58% to 3.01%. Black student enrollment decreased from 68.68% to 52.21%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.44% to 12.27%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6654 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4834 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Peirce 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 | 2 | 27 | 1,173 | 127 | 3 | 338 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | 2 | 33 | 1,068 | 126 | 3 | 290 | 9 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 31 | 952 | 109 | 2 | 262 | 14 |
| 2018-19 | 5 | 37 | 823 | 93 | 7 | 238 | 19 |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 36 | 656 | 93 | 2 | 234 | 23 |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 31 | 571 | 104 | 2 | 199 | 18 |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 21 | 493 | 98 | 3 | 166 | 11 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 27 | 455 | 112 | 3 | 161 | 13 |
| 2023-24 | 7 | 22 | 477 | 103 | 1 | 174 | 11 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 28 | 485 | 114 | 6 | 199 | 10 |
| Average | 4 | 29 | 715 | 108 | 3 | 226 | 14 |
929 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has increased 53.05% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Peirce College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,708 | 607 | 495 | 606 |
| 2016-17 | 1,563 | 809 | 627 | 127 |
| 2017-18 | 1,478 | 710 | 598 | 170 |
| 2018-19 | 1,357 | 714 | 587 | 56 |
| 2019-20 | 1,178 | 641 | 411 | 126 |
| 2020-21 | 1,046 | 1,046 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 875 | 875 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 856 | 856 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 872 | 872 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 929 | 929 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 1,186 | 806 | 272 | 109 |
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