The student population at William Carey University is 5,321 (3,052 undergraduate and 2,269 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,097 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at William Carey is 57.36% which is increased by 565 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 532 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 2.07 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
1,850 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 230.36% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,141 where 5,321 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
57.36% of total students is undergraduate students and 42.64% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 565 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 532 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.07 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in William Carey than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at William Carey University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 4,224 | 2,487 | 921 | 1,566 | 1,737 | 518 | 1,219 |
| 2016-17 | 4,619 395 | 2,808 321 | 1,058 137 | 1,750 184 | 1,811 74 | 521 3 | 1,290 71 |
| 2017-18 | 4,839 220 | 3,097 289 | 1,201 143 | 1,896 146 | 1,742 -69 | 533 12 | 1,209 -81 |
| 2018-19 | 5,042 203 | 3,249 152 | 1,241 40 | 2,008 112 | 1,793 51 | 571 38 | 1,222 13 |
| 2019-20 | 5,040 -2 | 3,210 -39 | 1,156 -85 | 2,054 46 | 1,830 37 | 578 7 | 1,252 30 |
| 2020-21 | 5,472 432 | 3,233 23 | 1,055 -101 | 2,178 124 | 2,239 409 | 685 107 | 1,554 302 |
| 2021-22 | 5,738 266 | 3,337 104 | 1,095 40 | 2,242 64 | 2,401 162 | 762 77 | 1,639 85 |
| 2022-23 | 5,662 -76 | 3,291 -46 | 1,127 32 | 2,164 -78 | 2,371 -30 | 714 -48 | 1,657 18 |
| 2023-24 | 5,448 -214 | 3,113 -178 | 1,153 26 | 1,960 -204 | 2,335 -36 | 745 31 | 1,590 -67 |
| 2024-25 | 5,321 -127 | 3,052 -61 | 1,016 -137 | 2,036 76 | 2,269 -66 | 718 -27 | 1,551 -39 |
| Average | 5,141 | 3,088 | 1,102 | 1,985 | 2,053 | 635 | 1,418 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,088 where 3,052 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 William Carey University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,487 | 1,850 | 680 | 1,170 | 637 | 241 | 396 |
| 2016-17 | 2,808 | 1,648 | 626 | 1,022 | 1,160 | 432 | 728 |
| 2017-18 | 3,097 | 1,676 | 636 | 1,040 | 1,421 | 565 | 856 |
| 2018-19 | 3,249 | 1,912 | 674 | 1,238 | 1,337 | 567 | 770 |
| 2019-20 | 3,210 | 1,901 | 630 | 1,271 | 1,309 | 526 | 783 |
| 2020-21 | 3,233 | 1,945 | 611 | 1,334 | 1,288 | 444 | 844 |
| 2021-22 | 3,337 | 1,888 | 591 | 1,297 | 1,449 | 504 | 945 |
| 2022-23 | 3,291 | 1,706 | 546 | 1,160 | 1,585 | 581 | 1,004 |
| 2023-24 | 3,113 | 1,780 | 622 | 1,158 | 1,333 | 531 | 802 |
| 2024-25 | 3,052 | 1,985 | 664 | 1,321 | 1,067 | 352 | 715 |
| Average | 3,088 | 3,088 | 628 | 1,201 | 3,088 | 474 | 784 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,053 where 2,269 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 William Carey University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,737 | 1,204 | 399 | 805 | 533 | 119 | 414 |
| 2016-17 | 1,811 | 1,354 | 422 | 932 | 457 | 99 | 358 |
| 2017-18 | 1,742 | 1,305 | 438 | 867 | 437 | 95 | 342 |
| 2018-19 | 1,793 | 1,191 | 440 | 751 | 602 | 131 | 471 |
| 2019-20 | 1,830 | 1,232 | 431 | 801 | 598 | 147 | 451 |
| 2020-21 | 2,239 | 1,528 | 525 | 1,003 | 711 | 160 | 551 |
| 2021-22 | 2,401 | 1,659 | 576 | 1,083 | 742 | 186 | 556 |
| 2022-23 | 2,371 | 1,550 | 544 | 1,006 | 821 | 170 | 651 |
| 2023-24 | 2,335 | 1,629 | 592 | 1,037 | 706 | 153 | 553 |
| 2024-25 | 2,269 | 1,704 | 595 | 1,109 | 565 | 123 | 442 |
| Average | 2,053 | 2,053 | 496 | 939 | 2,053 | 138 | 479 |
The percentage of white students is 56.44%. The percentage was 63.83% 10 years ago and William Carey still has a high percentage of white students. 5.53% of enrolled students is Asian and 27.29% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 2.74% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 63.83% to 56.44%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.50% to 5.53%. Black student enrollment increased from 27.01% to 27.29%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.68% to 2.74%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6032 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5181 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at William Carey 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 | 20 | 148 | 1,141 | 71 | 0 | 2,696 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 17 | 139 | 1,215 | 89 | 0 | 2,932 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 14 | 152 | 1,310 | 98 | 0 | 3,066 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 19 | 183 | 1,262 | 121 | 0 | 3,242 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 17 | 170 | 1,275 | 114 | 0 | 3,227 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 15 | 221 | 1,485 | 146 | 0 | 3,356 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 16 | 250 | 1,634 | 156 | 0 | 3,380 | 42 |
| 2022-23 | 10 | 277 | 1,580 | 168 | 0 | 3,288 | 35 |
| 2023-24 | 21 | 272 | 1,391 | 127 | 0 | 3,244 | 24 |
| 2024-25 | 22 | 294 | 1,452 | 146 | 0 | 3,003 | 18 |
| Average | 17 | 211 | 1,375 | 124 | 0 | 3,143 | 12 |
1,850 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 35% of total students. The number of online students has increased 230.36% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at William Carey University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4,224 | 560 | 954 | 2,710 |
| 2016-17 | 4,619 | 744 | 943 | 2,932 |
| 2017-18 | 4,839 | 740 | 945 | 3,154 |
| 2018-19 | 5,042 | 1,070 | 996 | 2,976 |
| 2019-20 | 5,040 | 1,155 | 1,022 | 2,863 |
| 2020-21 | 5,472 | 1,528 | 1,285 | 2,659 |
| 2021-22 | 5,738 | 1,188 | 1,695 | 2,855 |
| 2022-23 | 5,662 | 1,241 | 1,514 | 2,907 |
| 2023-24 | 5,448 | 1,593 | 1,173 | 2,682 |
| 2024-25 | 5,321 | 1,850 | 1,311 | 2,160 |
| Average | 5,141 | 1,167 | 1,184 | 2,790 |
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