Enrollment Trends at Lynchburgh

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,691 where 2,316 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 3,081 students in 2019 and was lowest at 2,316 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,794 to 2,316 students, a net loss of 478 (17.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Lynchburg since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,873 where 1,595 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 University of Lynchburg since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 818 where 721 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 University of Lynchburg since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 61.14%. The percentage was 69.22% 10 years ago and Lynchburgh still has a high percentage of white students. 2.16% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.97% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.69% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.22% to 61.14%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.15% to 2.16%. Black student enrollment decreased from 10.20% to 9.97%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.15% to 6.69%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6097 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5074 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

441 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 418.82% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Lynchburg from 2015 to 2025.