The student population at Union Adventist University is 729 (625 undergraduate and 104 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 174 (19.27%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 783 where 729 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 903 students in 2016 and was lowest at 635 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 903 to 729 students, a net loss of 174 (19.3%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Union Adventist University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 903 | 814 | 321 | 493 | 89 | 20 | 69 |
| 2016-17 | 895 -8 | 807 -7 | 334 13 | 473 -20 | 88 -1 | 23 3 | 65 -4 |
| 2017-18 | 868 -27 | 781 -26 | 325 -9 | 456 -17 | 87 -1 | 22 -1 | 65 |
| 2018-19 | 807 -61 | 720 -61 | 296 -29 | 424 -32 | 87 | 20 -2 | 67 2 |
| 2019-20 | 770 -37 | 680 -40 | 279 -17 | 401 -23 | 90 3 | 21 1 | 69 2 |
| 2020-21 | 757 -13 | 669 -11 | 286 7 | 383 -18 | 88 -2 | 21 | 67 -2 |
| 2021-22 | 774 17 | 685 16 | 294 8 | 391 8 | 89 1 | 15 -6 | 74 7 |
| 2022-23 | 694 -80 | 607 -78 | 240 -54 | 367 -24 | 87 -2 | 10 -5 | 77 3 |
| 2023-24 | 635 -59 | 536 -71 | 216 -24 | 320 -47 | 99 12 | 20 10 | 79 2 |
| 2024-25 | 729 94 | 625 89 | 266 50 | 359 39 | 104 5 | 25 5 | 79 |
| Average | 783 | 692 | 286 | 407 | 91 | 20 | 71 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 692 where 625 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 Union Adventist University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 814 | 724 | 286 | 438 | 90 | 35 | 55 |
| 2016-17 | 807 | 698 | 292 | 406 | 109 | 42 | 67 |
| 2017-18 | 781 | 707 | 296 | 411 | 74 | 29 | 45 |
| 2018-19 | 720 | 672 | 279 | 393 | 48 | 17 | 31 |
| 2019-20 | 680 | 623 | 262 | 361 | 57 | 17 | 40 |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 586 | 249 | 337 | 83 | 37 | 46 |
| 2021-22 | 685 | 561 | 246 | 315 | 124 | 48 | 76 |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 460 | 195 | 265 | 147 | 45 | 102 |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 425 | 173 | 252 | 111 | 43 | 68 |
| 2024-25 | 625 | 461 | 191 | 270 | 164 | 75 | 89 |
| Average | 692 | 692 | 247 | 345 | 692 | 39 | 62 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 91 where 104 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 Union Adventist University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 89 | 89 | 20 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 88 | 88 | 23 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 87 | 87 | 22 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 87 | 87 | 20 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 90 | 90 | 21 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 88 | 87 | 21 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 89 | 89 | 15 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 87 | 86 | 10 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 90 | 16 | 74 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | 104 | 99 | 22 | 77 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Average | 91 | 91 | 19 | 70 | 91 | 1 | 1 |
The percentage of white students is 52.13%. The percentage was 58.47% 10 years ago and Union Adventist still has a high percentage of white students. 6.17% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.54% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 22.63% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 58.47% to 52.13%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.21% to 6.17%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.64% to 7.54%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 16.17% to 22.63%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6662 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6234 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Union Adventist 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 | 5 | 38 | 60 | 146 | 9 | 528 | 43 |
| 2016-17 | 1 | 36 | 57 | 167 | 8 | 496 | 49 |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 36 | 61 | 168 | 4 | 487 | 29 |
| 2018-19 | 4 | 47 | 59 | 163 | 4 | 442 | 29 |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 41 | 63 | 168 | 5 | 408 | 26 |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 41 | 64 | 161 | 4 | 418 | 27 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 38 | 67 | 155 | 5 | 405 | 28 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 39 | 45 | 149 | 4 | 381 | 20 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 36 | 38 | 146 | 6 | 340 | 17 |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 45 | 55 | 165 | 5 | 380 | 26 |
| Average | 2 | 40 | 57 | 159 | 5 | 429 | 29 |
10 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 25.00% since 2017. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Union Adventist University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 903 | 0 | 0 | 903 |
| 2016-17 | 895 | 0 | 0 | 895 |
| 2017-18 | 868 | 8 | 12 | 848 |
| 2018-19 | 807 | 13 | 14 | 780 |
| 2019-20 | 770 | 1 | 20 | 749 |
| 2020-21 | 757 | 0 | 0 | 757 |
| 2021-22 | 774 | 0 | 48 | 726 |
| 2022-23 | 694 | 1 | 15 | 678 |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 0 | 12 | 623 |
| 2024-25 | 729 | 10 | 11 | 708 |
| Average | 783 | 3 | 13 | 767 |
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