The student population at Thiel College is 950 (833 undergraduate and 117 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 24 (2.59%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 845 where 950 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 950 students in 2025 and was lowest at 729 in 2020. Overall, enrollment rose from 926 to 950 students, a net gain of 24 (2.6%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Thiel College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 926 | 926 | 500 | 426 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 894 -32 | 894 -32 | 503 3 | 391 -35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 766 -128 | 766 -128 | 439 -64 | 327 -64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 742 -24 | 742 -24 | 419 -20 | 323 -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 729 -13 | 729 -13 | 386 -33 | 343 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 768 39 | 744 15 | 370 -16 | 374 31 | 24 24 | 11 11 | 13 13 |
| 2021-22 | 845 77 | 783 39 | 408 38 | 375 1 | 62 38 | 22 11 | 40 27 |
| 2022-23 | 907 62 | 804 21 | 403 -5 | 401 26 | 103 41 | 33 11 | 70 30 |
| 2023-24 | 920 13 | 819 15 | 416 13 | 403 2 | 101 -2 | 30 -3 | 71 1 |
| 2024-25 | 950 30 | 833 14 | 431 15 | 402 -1 | 117 16 | 35 5 | 82 11 |
| Average | 845 | 804 | 428 | 377 | 41 | 13 | 28 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 804 where 833 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 Thiel College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 926 | 886 | 483 | 403 | 40 | 17 | 23 |
| 2016-17 | 894 | 869 | 492 | 377 | 25 | 11 | 14 |
| 2017-18 | 766 | 751 | 431 | 320 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| 2018-19 | 742 | 729 | 412 | 317 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | 729 | 701 | 373 | 328 | 28 | 13 | 15 |
| 2020-21 | 744 | 736 | 366 | 370 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | 783 | 770 | 402 | 368 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | 804 | 780 | 393 | 387 | 24 | 10 | 14 |
| 2023-24 | 819 | 777 | 394 | 383 | 42 | 22 | 20 |
| 2024-25 | 833 | 789 | 407 | 382 | 44 | 24 | 20 |
| Average | 804 | 804 | 415 | 364 | 804 | 12 | 13 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 41 where 117 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 Thiel College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 62 | 62 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 103 | 101 | 32 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 101 | 96 | 26 | 70 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | 117 | 112 | 33 | 79 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Average | 41 | 41 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 1 | 1 |
The percentage of white students is 77.68%. The percentage was 75.81% 10 years ago and Thiel still has a high percentage of white students. 1.26% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.32% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.32% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 75.81% to 77.68%. Asian enrollment declined from 4.32% to 1.26%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.07% to 10.32%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.73% to 4.32%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3823 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4142 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Thiel 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 | 1 | 40 | 84 | 16 | 1 | 702 | 24 |
| 2016-17 | 2 | 43 | 117 | 18 | 0 | 647 | 27 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 31 | 100 | 26 | 0 | 558 | 28 |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 34 | 118 | 25 | 0 | 518 | 25 |
| 2019-20 | 4 | 22 | 108 | 22 | 1 | 509 | 28 |
| 2020-21 | 3 | 9 | 108 | 22 | 2 | 552 | 34 |
| 2021-22 | 5 | 18 | 95 | 23 | 2 | 628 | 29 |
| 2022-23 | 2 | 26 | 95 | 22 | 2 | 684 | 31 |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 24 | 88 | 25 | 2 | 723 | 28 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 12 | 98 | 41 | 0 | 738 | 38 |
| Average | 2 | 26 | 101 | 24 | 1 | 626 | 29 |
Thiel College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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