The student population at Trine University is 4,646 (4,373 undergraduate and 273 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,251 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Trine is 94.12% which is increased by 1,243 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 8 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.07 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
279 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 3,387.50% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,050 where 4,646 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
94.12% of total students is undergraduate students and 5.88% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,243 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 8 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.07 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Trine.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Trine University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,395 | 3,130 | 1,817 | 1,313 | 265 | 211 | 54 |
| 2016-17 | 3,712 317 | 3,354 224 | 1,913 96 | 1,441 128 | 358 93 | 283 72 | 75 21 |
| 2017-18 | 4,296 584 | 4,098 744 | 2,265 352 | 1,833 392 | 198 -160 | 127 -156 | 71 -4 |
| 2018-19 | 4,320 24 | 4,190 92 | 2,301 36 | 1,889 56 | 130 -68 | 45 -82 | 85 14 |
| 2019-20 | 3,970 -350 | 3,808 -382 | 2,031 -270 | 1,777 -112 | 162 32 | 50 5 | 112 27 |
| 2020-21 | 3,573 -397 | 3,370 -438 | 1,899 -132 | 1,471 -306 | 203 41 | 64 14 | 139 27 |
| 2021-22 | 4,024 451 | 3,811 441 | 2,015 116 | 1,796 325 | 213 10 | 57 -7 | 156 17 |
| 2022-23 | 4,088 64 | 3,819 8 | 2,009 -6 | 1,810 14 | 269 56 | 67 10 | 202 46 |
| 2023-24 | 4,471 383 | 4,157 338 | 2,203 194 | 1,954 144 | 314 45 | 81 14 | 233 31 |
| 2024-25 | 4,646 175 | 4,373 216 | 2,178 -25 | 2,195 241 | 273 -41 | 69 -12 | 204 -29 |
| Average | 4,050 | 3,811 | 2,063 | 1,748 | 239 | 105 | 133 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,811 where 4,373 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 Trine University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,130 | 1,696 | 1,225 | 471 | 1,434 | 592 | 842 |
| 2016-17 | 3,354 | 1,717 | 1,239 | 478 | 1,637 | 674 | 963 |
| 2017-18 | 4,098 | 1,938 | 1,363 | 575 | 2,160 | 902 | 1,258 |
| 2018-19 | 4,190 | 2,054 | 1,394 | 660 | 2,136 | 907 | 1,229 |
| 2019-20 | 3,808 | 2,125 | 1,399 | 726 | 1,683 | 632 | 1,051 |
| 2020-21 | 3,370 | 2,259 | 1,464 | 795 | 1,111 | 435 | 676 |
| 2021-22 | 3,811 | 2,259 | 1,421 | 838 | 1,552 | 594 | 958 |
| 2022-23 | 3,819 | 2,260 | 1,416 | 844 | 1,559 | 593 | 966 |
| 2023-24 | 4,157 | 2,341 | 1,465 | 876 | 1,816 | 738 | 1,078 |
| 2024-25 | 4,373 | 2,321 | 1,426 | 895 | 2,052 | 752 | 1,300 |
| Average | 3,811 | 3,811 | 1,381 | 716 | 3,811 | 682 | 1,032 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 239 where 273 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 Trine University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 265 | 258 | 204 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 358 | 321 | 248 | 73 | 37 | 35 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | 198 | 150 | 84 | 66 | 48 | 43 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | 130 | 130 | 45 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 162 | 159 | 49 | 110 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 200 | 63 | 137 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 213 | 208 | 55 | 153 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 249 | 65 | 184 | 20 | 2 | 18 |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 273 | 63 | 210 | 41 | 18 | 23 |
| 2024-25 | 273 | 241 | 60 | 181 | 32 | 9 | 23 |
| Average | 239 | 239 | 94 | 125 | 239 | 12 | 8 |
The percentage of white students is 79.40%. The percentage was 71.10% 10 years ago and Trine still has a high percentage of white students. 2.32% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.52% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.10% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 71.10% to 79.40%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.56% to 2.32%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.12% to 4.52%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 7.39% to 7.10%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3610 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4868 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Trine 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 | 10 | 53 | 106 | 251 | 3 | 2,414 | 101 |
| 2016-17 | 10 | 71 | 206 | 258 | 7 | 2,476 | 122 |
| 2017-18 | 17 | 104 | 181 | 337 | 4 | 3,150 | 125 |
| 2018-19 | 13 | 110 | 180 | 318 | 4 | 3,109 | 317 |
| 2019-20 | 8 | 90 | 145 | 294 | 0 | 3,107 | 149 |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 76 | 142 | 218 | 0 | 2,846 | 125 |
| 2021-22 | 8 | 96 | 137 | 264 | 1 | 3,193 | 109 |
| 2022-23 | 9 | 78 | 136 | 237 | 2 | 3,229 | 117 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 110 | 234 | 322 | 3 | 3,528 | 127 |
| 2024-25 | 14 | 108 | 210 | 330 | 3 | 3,689 | 140 |
| Average | 10 | 90 | 168 | 283 | 3 | 3,074 | 143 |
279 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 3,387.50% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Trine University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3,395 | 8 | 660 | 2,727 |
| 2016-17 | 3,712 | 71 | 630 | 3,011 |
| 2017-18 | 4,296 | 49 | 527 | 3,720 |
| 2018-19 | 4,320 | 36 | 747 | 3,537 |
| 2019-20 | 3,970 | 114 | 761 | 3,095 |
| 2020-21 | 3,573 | 73 | 852 | 2,648 |
| 2021-22 | 4,024 | 141 | 942 | 2,941 |
| 2022-23 | 4,088 | 460 | 1,000 | 2,628 |
| 2023-24 | 4,471 | 333 | 1,096 | 3,042 |
| 2024-25 | 4,646 | 279 | 1,158 | 3,209 |
| Average | 4,050 | 156 | 837 | 3,056 |
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