The student population at William James College is 967 (39 undergraduate and 928 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 238 (32.65%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 822 where 967 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 967 students in 2025 and was lowest at 703 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 729 to 967 students, a net gain of 238 (32.6%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at William James College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 729 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 729 | 176 | 553 |
| 2016-17 | 703 -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 703 -26 | 170 -6 | 533 -20 |
| 2017-18 | 748 45 | 5 5 | 1 1 | 4 4 | 743 40 | 163 -7 | 580 47 |
| 2018-19 | 765 17 | 14 9 | 4 3 | 10 6 | 751 8 | 152 -11 | 599 19 |
| 2019-20 | 796 31 | 29 15 | 9 5 | 20 10 | 767 16 | 144 -8 | 623 24 |
| 2020-21 | 805 9 | 30 1 | 7 -2 | 23 3 | 775 8 | 154 10 | 621 -2 |
| 2021-22 | 854 49 | 37 7 | 9 2 | 28 5 | 817 42 | 152 -2 | 665 44 |
| 2022-23 | 897 43 | 40 3 | 11 2 | 29 1 | 857 40 | 173 21 | 684 19 |
| 2023-24 | 951 54 | 36 -4 | 9 -2 | 27 -2 | 915 58 | 173 | 742 58 |
| 2024-25 | 967 16 | 39 3 | 6 -3 | 33 6 | 928 13 | 181 8 | 747 5 |
| Average | 822 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 799 | 164 | 635 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 23 where 39 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 James 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| 2020-21 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 16 |
| 2023-24 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 15 |
| 2024-25 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 25 |
| Average | 23 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 11 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 799 where 928 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 James College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 729 | 547 | 131 | 416 | 182 | 45 | 137 |
| 2016-17 | 703 | 514 | 127 | 387 | 189 | 43 | 146 |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 539 | 121 | 418 | 204 | 42 | 162 |
| 2018-19 | 751 | 529 | 107 | 422 | 222 | 45 | 177 |
| 2019-20 | 767 | 534 | 99 | 435 | 233 | 45 | 188 |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 548 | 105 | 443 | 227 | 49 | 178 |
| 2021-22 | 817 | 552 | 95 | 457 | 265 | 57 | 208 |
| 2022-23 | 857 | 542 | 94 | 448 | 315 | 79 | 236 |
| 2023-24 | 915 | 541 | 101 | 440 | 374 | 72 | 302 |
| 2024-25 | 928 | 566 | 113 | 453 | 362 | 68 | 294 |
| Average | 799 | 799 | 109 | 432 | 799 | 55 | 203 |
The percentage of white students is 56.88%. The percentage was 69.27% 10 years ago and William James still has a high percentage of white students. 7.14% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.03% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.96% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.27% to 56.88%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.53% to 7.14%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.08% to 13.03%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.41% to 13.96%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6338 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5099 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at William James 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 | 7 | 33 | 37 | 54 | 1 | 505 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 40 | 0 | 500 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 13 | 43 | 61 | 28 | 0 | 503 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 11 | 42 | 79 | 18 | 0 | 508 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 14 | 47 | 100 | 12 | 3 | 511 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 41 | 85 | 81 | 0 | 508 | 21 |
| 2021-22 | 3 | 46 | 78 | 79 | 1 | 498 | 22 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 47 | 103 | 105 | 0 | 563 | 19 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 55 | 115 | 103 | 0 | 556 | 22 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 69 | 126 | 135 | 1 | 550 | 33 |
| Average | 7 | 46 | 83 | 66 | 1 | 520 | 12 |
105 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 775.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at William James College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 729 | 12 | 52 | 665 |
| 2016-17 | 703 | 6 | 64 | 633 |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 28 | 74 | 646 |
| 2018-19 | 765 | 26 | 115 | 624 |
| 2019-20 | 796 | 26 | 134 | 636 |
| 2020-21 | 805 | 33 | 127 | 645 |
| 2021-22 | 854 | 33 | 166 | 655 |
| 2022-23 | 897 | 82 | 88 | 727 |
| 2023-24 | 951 | 100 | 95 | 756 |
| 2024-25 | 967 | 105 | 142 | 720 |
| Average | 822 | 45 | 106 | 671 |
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