The student population at Welch College is 389 (350 undergraduate and 39 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 43 (12.43%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 376 where 389 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 3 decreases. It peaked at 426 students in 2020 and was lowest at 335 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 346 to 389 students, a net gain of 43 (12.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Welch College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 346 | 346 | 172 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 349 3 | 330 -16 | 173 1 | 157 -17 | 19 19 | 18 18 | 1 1 |
| 2017-18 | 366 17 | 348 18 | 162 -11 | 186 29 | 18 -1 | 16 -2 | 2 1 |
| 2018-19 | 403 37 | 375 27 | 167 5 | 208 22 | 28 10 | 24 8 | 4 2 |
| 2019-20 | 426 23 | 393 18 | 170 3 | 223 15 | 33 5 | 19 -5 | 14 10 |
| 2020-21 | 358 -68 | 335 -58 | 145 -25 | 190 -33 | 23 -10 | 11 -8 | 12 -2 |
| 2021-22 | 335 -23 | 308 -27 | 151 6 | 157 -33 | 27 4 | 12 1 | 15 3 |
| 2022-23 | 394 59 | 345 37 | 175 24 | 170 13 | 49 22 | 28 16 | 21 6 |
| 2023-24 | 389 -5 | 358 13 | 179 4 | 179 9 | 31 -18 | 18 -10 | 13 -8 |
| 2024-25 | 389 | 350 -8 | 165 -14 | 185 6 | 39 8 | 27 9 | 12 -1 |
| Average | 376 | 349 | 166 | 183 | 27 | 17 | 9 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 349 where 350 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 Welch College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 346 | 240 | 110 | 130 | 106 | 62 | 44 |
| 2016-17 | 330 | 209 | 109 | 100 | 121 | 64 | 57 |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 222 | 105 | 117 | 126 | 57 | 69 |
| 2018-19 | 375 | 239 | 104 | 135 | 136 | 63 | 73 |
| 2019-20 | 393 | 236 | 98 | 138 | 157 | 72 | 85 |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 219 | 98 | 121 | 116 | 47 | 69 |
| 2021-22 | 308 | 181 | 95 | 86 | 127 | 56 | 71 |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 197 | 105 | 92 | 148 | 70 | 78 |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 188 | 99 | 89 | 170 | 80 | 90 |
| 2024-25 | 350 | 170 | 84 | 86 | 180 | 81 | 99 |
| Average | 349 | 349 | 101 | 109 | 349 | 65 | 74 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 27 where 39 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 Welch 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 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 13 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| 2022-23 | 49 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 17 |
| 2023-24 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| 2024-25 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 8 |
| Average | 27 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 8 |
The percentage of white students is 76.61%. The percentage was 77.17% 10 years ago and Welch still has a high percentage of white students. 2.06% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.60% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.00% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 77.17% to 76.61%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.16% to 2.06%. Black student enrollment decreased from 7.80% to 3.60%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.89% to 9.00%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4018 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3973 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Welch 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 | 4 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 267 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 270 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 301 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 344 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 357 | 11 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 294 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 246 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 319 | 9 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 298 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 298 | 15 |
| Average | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 299 | 8 |
63 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 103.23% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Welch College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 346 | 31 | 0 | 315 |
| 2016-17 | 349 | 34 | 0 | 315 |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 46 | 7 | 313 |
| 2018-19 | 403 | 29 | 3 | 371 |
| 2019-20 | 426 | 31 | 6 | 389 |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 31 | 21 | 306 |
| 2021-22 | 335 | 24 | 27 | 284 |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 95 | 6 | 293 |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 66 | 18 | 305 |
| 2024-25 | 389 | 63 | 73 | 253 |
| Average | 376 | 45 | 16 | 314 |
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