The student population at Sterling College is 694 (670 undergraduate and 24 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 10 (1.42%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 687 where 694 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 707 students in 2024 and was lowest at 651 in 2019. Overall, enrollment dropped from 704 to 694 students, a net loss of 10 (1.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Sterling College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 704 | 704 | 365 | 339 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 678 -26 | 678 -26 | 362 -3 | 316 -23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 697 19 | 697 19 | 408 46 | 289 -27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 651 -46 | 648 -49 | 371 -37 | 277 -12 | 3 3 | 2 2 | 1 1 |
| 2019-20 | 653 2 | 643 -5 | 373 2 | 270 -7 | 10 7 | 6 4 | 4 3 |
| 2020-21 | 678 25 | 665 22 | 386 13 | 279 9 | 13 3 | 4 -2 | 9 5 |
| 2021-22 | 700 22 | 686 21 | 405 19 | 281 2 | 14 1 | 2 -2 | 12 3 |
| 2022-23 | 706 6 | 682 -4 | 409 4 | 273 -8 | 24 10 | 10 8 | 14 2 |
| 2023-24 | 707 1 | 680 -2 | 397 -12 | 283 10 | 27 3 | 15 5 | 12 -2 |
| 2024-25 | 694 -13 | 670 -10 | 379 -18 | 291 8 | 24 -3 | 11 -4 | 13 1 |
| Average | 687 | 675 | 386 | 290 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 675 where 670 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 Sterling College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 704 | 610 | 338 | 272 | 94 | 27 | 67 |
| 2016-17 | 678 | 587 | 317 | 270 | 91 | 45 | 46 |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 599 | 367 | 232 | 98 | 41 | 57 |
| 2018-19 | 648 | 556 | 331 | 225 | 92 | 40 | 52 |
| 2019-20 | 643 | 527 | 312 | 215 | 116 | 61 | 55 |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 529 | 316 | 213 | 136 | 70 | 66 |
| 2021-22 | 686 | 548 | 342 | 206 | 138 | 63 | 75 |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 509 | 325 | 184 | 173 | 84 | 89 |
| 2023-24 | 680 | 515 | 313 | 202 | 165 | 84 | 81 |
| 2024-25 | 670 | 497 | 298 | 199 | 173 | 81 | 92 |
| Average | 675 | 675 | 326 | 222 | 675 | 60 | 68 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 12 where 24 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 Sterling College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
The percentage of white students is 55.48%. The percentage was 69.60% 10 years ago and SC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.58% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.64% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 15.27% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.60% to 55.48%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.42% to 0.58%. Black student enrollment decreased from 10.37% to 7.64%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 13.78% to 15.27%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6605 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4851 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Sterling 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 | 16 | 10 | 73 | 97 | 0 | 490 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 23 | 7 | 74 | 81 | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 21 | 17 | 119 | 90 | 0 | 447 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 15 | 12 | 106 | 107 | 0 | 393 | 7 |
| 2019-20 | 12 | 8 | 92 | 90 | 0 | 399 | 22 |
| 2020-21 | 10 | 6 | 92 | 74 | 2 | 407 | 37 |
| 2021-22 | 8 | 5 | 88 | 82 | 2 | 408 | 42 |
| 2022-23 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 47 | 1 | 437 | 60 |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 36 | 2 | 471 | 55 |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 106 | 3 | 385 | 35 |
| Average | 12 | 8 | 84 | 81 | 1 | 433 | 26 |
91 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 102.22% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Sterling College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 704 | 45 | 0 | 659 |
| 2016-17 | 678 | 34 | 0 | 644 |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 23 | 0 | 674 |
| 2018-19 | 651 | 24 | 0 | 627 |
| 2019-20 | 653 | 71 | 20 | 562 |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 91 | 16 | 571 |
| 2021-22 | 700 | 88 | 67 | 545 |
| 2022-23 | 706 | 99 | 44 | 563 |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 104 | 17 | 586 |
| 2024-25 | 694 | 91 | 74 | 529 |
| Average | 687 | 67 | 24 | 596 |
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