Enrollment Trends at United Theological Seminary

The average student population over the last 11 years is 445 where 510 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 542 students in 2016 and was lowest at 399 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 542 to 510 students, a net loss of 32 (5.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at United Theological Seminary since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 19.41% and the percentage of black students is 32.16% at United Theological Seminary. 7.06% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 2.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 34.69% to 19.41%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.03% to 7.06%. Black student enrollment decreased from 38.19% to 32.16%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.55% to 2.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8523 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7333 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at United Theological Seminary over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

171 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 34% of total students. The number of online students has increased 131.08% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at United Theological Seminary from 2015 to 2025.