Enrollment Trends at Springfield

The student population at Springfield College is 2,599 (1,763 undergraduate and 836 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 642 (19.81%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Springfield is 67.83% which is decreased by 384 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 258 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 82 male students for every 100 female students, up from 74 in 2015.
14 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 3,022 where 2,599 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 1 year-over-year increase and 8 decreases. It peaked at 3,246 students in 2018 and was lowest at 2,599 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,241 to 2,599 students, a net loss of 642 (19.8%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,241	2,147	1,062	1,085	1,094	315	779
2016-17	3,144 -97	2,114 -33	1,063 1	1,051 -34	1,030 -64	299 -16	731 -48
2017-18	3,246 102	2,227 113	1,130 67	1,097 46	1,019 -11	300 1	719 -12
2018-19	3,139 -107	2,129 -98	1,071 -59	1,058 -39	1,010 -9	276 -24	734 15
2019-20	3,110 -29	2,175 46	1,093 22	1,082 24	935 -75	254 -22	681 -53
2020-21	3,068 -42	2,188 13	1,071 -22	1,117 35	880 -55	240 -14	640 -41
2021-22	2,965 -103	2,059 -129	1,016 -55	1,043 -74	906 26	278 38	628 -12
2022-23	2,921 -44	2,005 -54	1,005 -11	1,000 -43	916 10	278	638 10
2023-24	2,785 -136	1,924 -81	979 -26	945 -55	861 -55	273 -5	588 -50
2024-25	2,599 -186	1,763 -161	907 -72	856 -89	836 -25	264 -9	572 -16
Average	3,022	2,073	1,040	1,033	949	278	671

Springfield College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,073 where 1,763 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 Springfield College since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,147	2,117	1,045	1,072	30	17	13
2016-17	2,114	2,091	1,049	1,042	23	14	9
2017-18	2,227	2,188	1,113	1,075	39	17	22
2018-19	2,129	2,102	1,058	1,044	27	13	14
2019-20	2,175	2,158	1,081	1,077	17	12	5
2020-21	2,188	2,156	1,049	1,107	32	22	10
2021-22	2,059	2,026	995	1,031	33	21	12
2022-23	2,005	1,982	987	995	23	18	5
2023-24	1,924	1,904	967	937	20	12	8
2024-25	1,763	1,744	896	848	19	11	8
Average	2,073	2,073	1,024	1,023	2,073	16	11

Springfield College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 949 where 836 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 Springfield College since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,094	875	247	628	219	68	151
2016-17	1,030	839	247	592	191	52	139
2017-18	1,019	806	235	571	213	65	148
2018-19	1,010	809	225	584	201	51	150
2019-20	935	748	195	553	187	59	128
2020-21	880	699	195	504	181	45	136
2021-22	906	728	220	508	178	58	120
2022-23	916	738	221	517	178	57	121
2023-24	861	692	214	478	169	59	110
2024-25	836	675	216	459	161	48	113
Average	949	949	222	539	949	56	132

Springfield College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.14%. The percentage was 76.61% 10 years ago and Springfield still has a high percentage of white students. 3.54% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.16% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.58% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 76.61% to 68.14%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.54% to 3.54%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.71% to 8.16%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.33% to 10.58%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5165 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4026 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Springfield 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
Year	2015-16	7	50	250	205	3	2,483	49
2016-17	6	40	243	227	5	2,381	58
2017-18	8	57	254	270	8	2,319	60
2018-19	6	78	252	311	4	2,176	62
2019-20	7	69	229	276	2	2,182	68
2020-21	9	67	213	276	4	2,192	63
2021-22	13	73	200	274	3	2,075	43
2022-23	15	84	201	276	5	1,954	26
2023-24	18	85	208	278	4	1,891	15
2024-25	19	92	212	275	3	1,771	19
Average	11	70	226	267	4	2,142	46

Springfield College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

14 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 1% 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 Springfield College from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	3,241	0	0	3,241
2016-17	3,144	0	0	3,144
2017-18	3,246	0	0	3,246
2018-19	3,139	0	0	3,139
2019-20	3,110	0	0	3,110
2020-21	3,068	0	102	2,966
2021-22	2,965	0	100	2,865
2022-23	2,921	7	146	2,768
2023-24	2,785	8	185	2,592
2024-25	2,599	14	223	2,362
Average	3,022	3	76	2,943

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Enrollment Trends at Springfield

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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