Enrollment Trends at Spalding

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.

  • Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Spalding is 46.23% which is decreased by 469 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 180 and it has been decreasing.
  • Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 44 male students for every 100 female students, up from 34 in 2015.
  • 387 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 265.09% since 2015.
Trends by Subject

Student Population Changes

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.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,2021,1873638241,015193822
2016-172,322
120
1,316
129
384
21
932
108
1,006
-9
201
8
805
-17
2017-182,071
-251
1,250
-66
360
-24
890
-42
821
-185
177
-24
644
-161
2018-191,758
-313
1,028
-222
328
-32
700
-190
730
-91
143
-34
587
-57
2019-201,629
-129
925
-103
304
-24
621
-79
704
-26
123
-20
581
-6
2020-211,596
-33
855
-70
247
-57
608
-13
741
37
143
20
598
17
2021-221,562
-34
765
-90
242
-5
523
-85
797
56
144
1
653
55
2022-231,532
-30
767
2
281
39
486
-37
765
-32
160
16
605
-48
2023-241,555
23
734
-33
282
1
452
-34
821
56
180
20
641
36
2024-251,553
-2
718
-16
295
13
423
-29
835
14
176
-4
659
18
Average1,778955309646824164660
Spalding University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,18792528364226280182
2016-171,316920254666396130266
2017-181,250916255661334105229
2018-191,02884726258518166115
2019-2092574423650818168113
2020-2185570721549214832116
2021-2276557818439418758129
2022-2376755119535621686130
2023-2473451319431922188133
2024-2571851821030820085115
Average95595522949395580153
Spalding University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,01571513258330061239
2016-171,00672313958428362221
2017-1882150711039731467247
2018-1973049410638823637199
2019-207044707939123444190
2020-2174149610039624543202
2021-227975378944826055205
2022-2376550811039825750207
2023-2482156614442225536219
2024-2583555012542528551234
Average82482411344382451216
Spalding University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-166313964691,38160
2016-173333945851,38664
2017-184283617621,31773
2018-193282866901,18578
2019-204242747541,09168
2020-215312986901,07966
2021-222232508911,07555
2022-2311927490094442
2023-2402931871592429
2024-2514329284790623
Average3293147331,12956
Spalding University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-162,2021064341,662
2016-172,3221135371,672
2017-182,0711684761,427
2018-191,758392561805
2019-201,6291344661,029
2020-211,596450797349
2021-221,562294589679
2022-231,532313544675
2023-241,555351391813
2024-251,553387304862
Average1,778271510997

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