The student population at Spalding University is 1,553 (718 undergraduate and 835 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 649 (29.47%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,778 where 1,553 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 2,322 students in 2017 and was lowest at 1,532 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,202 to 1,553 students, a net loss of 649 (29.5%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Spalding University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,202 | 1,187 | 363 | 824 | 1,015 | 193 | 822 |
| 2016-17 | 2,322 120 | 1,316 129 | 384 21 | 932 108 | 1,006 -9 | 201 8 | 805 -17 |
| 2017-18 | 2,071 -251 | 1,250 -66 | 360 -24 | 890 -42 | 821 -185 | 177 -24 | 644 -161 |
| 2018-19 | 1,758 -313 | 1,028 -222 | 328 -32 | 700 -190 | 730 -91 | 143 -34 | 587 -57 |
| 2019-20 | 1,629 -129 | 925 -103 | 304 -24 | 621 -79 | 704 -26 | 123 -20 | 581 -6 |
| 2020-21 | 1,596 -33 | 855 -70 | 247 -57 | 608 -13 | 741 37 | 143 20 | 598 17 |
| 2021-22 | 1,562 -34 | 765 -90 | 242 -5 | 523 -85 | 797 56 | 144 1 | 653 55 |
| 2022-23 | 1,532 -30 | 767 2 | 281 39 | 486 -37 | 765 -32 | 160 16 | 605 -48 |
| 2023-24 | 1,555 23 | 734 -33 | 282 1 | 452 -34 | 821 56 | 180 20 | 641 36 |
| 2024-25 | 1,553 -2 | 718 -16 | 295 13 | 423 -29 | 835 14 | 176 -4 | 659 18 |
| Average | 1,778 | 955 | 309 | 646 | 824 | 164 | 660 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 955 where 718 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 Spalding University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,187 | 925 | 283 | 642 | 262 | 80 | 182 |
| 2016-17 | 1,316 | 920 | 254 | 666 | 396 | 130 | 266 |
| 2017-18 | 1,250 | 916 | 255 | 661 | 334 | 105 | 229 |
| 2018-19 | 1,028 | 847 | 262 | 585 | 181 | 66 | 115 |
| 2019-20 | 925 | 744 | 236 | 508 | 181 | 68 | 113 |
| 2020-21 | 855 | 707 | 215 | 492 | 148 | 32 | 116 |
| 2021-22 | 765 | 578 | 184 | 394 | 187 | 58 | 129 |
| 2022-23 | 767 | 551 | 195 | 356 | 216 | 86 | 130 |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 513 | 194 | 319 | 221 | 88 | 133 |
| 2024-25 | 718 | 518 | 210 | 308 | 200 | 85 | 115 |
| Average | 955 | 955 | 229 | 493 | 955 | 80 | 153 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 824 where 835 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 Spalding University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,015 | 715 | 132 | 583 | 300 | 61 | 239 |
| 2016-17 | 1,006 | 723 | 139 | 584 | 283 | 62 | 221 |
| 2017-18 | 821 | 507 | 110 | 397 | 314 | 67 | 247 |
| 2018-19 | 730 | 494 | 106 | 388 | 236 | 37 | 199 |
| 2019-20 | 704 | 470 | 79 | 391 | 234 | 44 | 190 |
| 2020-21 | 741 | 496 | 100 | 396 | 245 | 43 | 202 |
| 2021-22 | 797 | 537 | 89 | 448 | 260 | 55 | 205 |
| 2022-23 | 765 | 508 | 110 | 398 | 257 | 50 | 207 |
| 2023-24 | 821 | 566 | 144 | 422 | 255 | 36 | 219 |
| 2024-25 | 835 | 550 | 125 | 425 | 285 | 51 | 234 |
| Average | 824 | 824 | 113 | 443 | 824 | 51 | 216 |
The percentage of white students is 58.34%. The percentage was 62.72% 10 years ago and Spalding still has a high percentage of white students. 2.77% of enrolled students is Asian and 18.80% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.41% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 62.72% to 58.34%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.41% to 2.77%. Black student enrollment increased from 17.98% to 18.80%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.09% to 5.41%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6204 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5729 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Spalding University 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 | 6 | 31 | 396 | 46 | 9 | 1,381 | 60 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 33 | 394 | 58 | 5 | 1,386 | 64 |
| 2017-18 | 4 | 28 | 361 | 76 | 2 | 1,317 | 73 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 28 | 286 | 69 | 0 | 1,185 | 78 |
| 2019-20 | 4 | 24 | 274 | 75 | 4 | 1,091 | 68 |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 31 | 298 | 69 | 0 | 1,079 | 66 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 23 | 250 | 89 | 1 | 1,075 | 55 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 19 | 274 | 90 | 0 | 944 | 42 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 29 | 318 | 71 | 5 | 924 | 29 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 43 | 292 | 84 | 7 | 906 | 23 |
| Average | 3 | 29 | 314 | 73 | 3 | 1,129 | 56 |
387 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 25% of total students. The number of online students has increased 265.09% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Spalding University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,202 | 106 | 434 | 1,662 |
| 2016-17 | 2,322 | 113 | 537 | 1,672 |
| 2017-18 | 2,071 | 168 | 476 | 1,427 |
| 2018-19 | 1,758 | 392 | 561 | 805 |
| 2019-20 | 1,629 | 134 | 466 | 1,029 |
| 2020-21 | 1,596 | 450 | 797 | 349 |
| 2021-22 | 1,562 | 294 | 589 | 679 |
| 2022-23 | 1,532 | 313 | 544 | 675 |
| 2023-24 | 1,555 | 351 | 391 | 813 |
| 2024-25 | 1,553 | 387 | 304 | 862 |
| Average | 1,778 | 271 | 510 | 997 |
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