The student population at Williams Baptist University is 517 (495 undergraduate and 22 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 24 (4.44%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 542 where 517 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 629 students in 2022 and was lowest at 469 in 2017. Overall, enrollment dropped from 541 to 517 students, a net loss of 24 (4.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Williams Baptist University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 541 | 541 | 272 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 469 -72 | 469 -72 | 236 -36 | 233 -36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 501 32 | 494 25 | 284 48 | 210 -23 | 7 7 | 1 1 | 6 6 |
| 2018-19 | 496 -5 | 479 -15 | 271 -13 | 208 -2 | 17 10 | 4 3 | 13 7 |
| 2019-20 | 550 54 | 526 47 | 279 8 | 247 39 | 24 7 | 7 3 | 17 4 |
| 2020-21 | 618 68 | 589 63 | 283 4 | 306 59 | 29 5 | 10 3 | 19 2 |
| 2021-22 | 629 11 | 604 15 | 290 7 | 314 8 | 25 -4 | 9 -1 | 16 -3 |
| 2022-23 | 584 -45 | 562 -42 | 264 -26 | 298 -16 | 22 -3 | 8 -1 | 14 -2 |
| 2023-24 | 514 -70 | 491 -71 | 245 -19 | 246 -52 | 23 1 | 9 1 | 14 |
| 2024-25 | 517 3 | 495 4 | 246 1 | 249 3 | 22 -1 | 9 | 13 -1 |
| Average | 542 | 525 | 267 | 258 | 17 | 6 | 11 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 525 where 495 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 Williams Baptist University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 541 | 483 | 244 | 239 | 58 | 28 | 30 |
| 2016-17 | 469 | 423 | 222 | 201 | 46 | 14 | 32 |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 447 | 264 | 183 | 47 | 20 | 27 |
| 2018-19 | 479 | 454 | 262 | 192 | 25 | 9 | 16 |
| 2019-20 | 526 | 507 | 271 | 236 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 577 | 278 | 299 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021-22 | 604 | 588 | 285 | 303 | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 549 | 257 | 292 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 484 | 242 | 242 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 495 | 473 | 237 | 236 | 22 | 9 | 13 |
| Average | 525 | 525 | 256 | 242 | 525 | 11 | 16 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 17 where 22 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 Williams Baptist University 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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 |
| 2019-20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 17 |
| 2020-21 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 19 |
| 2021-22 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 14 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 14 |
| 2024-25 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 13 |
| Average | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 |
The percentage of white students is 75.63%. The percentage was 84.10% 10 years ago and Williams Baptist still has a high percentage of white students. 0.58% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.48% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.29% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 84.10% to 75.63%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.37% to 0.58%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.76% to 9.48%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 3.70% to 3.29%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4175 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2850 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Williams Baptist 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 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 20 | 0 | 455 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 389 | 5 |
| 2017-18 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 29 | 1 | 372 | 7 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 24 | 1 | 367 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 21 | 1 | 409 | 11 |
| 2020-21 | 9 | 0 | 69 | 22 | 1 | 477 | 11 |
| 2021-22 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 20 | 1 | 480 | 15 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 14 | 460 | 13 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 16 | 1 | 388 | 11 |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 391 | 9 |
| Average | 4 | 2 | 56 | 19 | 2 | 419 | 8 |
22 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has increased 214.29% since 2017. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Williams Baptist University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 541 | 0 | 0 | 541 |
| 2016-17 | 469 | 0 | 35 | 434 |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 7 | 28 | 466 |
| 2018-19 | 496 | 25 | 118 | 353 |
| 2019-20 | 550 | 27 | 167 | 356 |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 33 | 194 | 391 |
| 2021-22 | 629 | 29 | 53 | 547 |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 25 | 146 | 413 |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 23 | 210 | 281 |
| 2024-25 | 517 | 22 | 223 | 272 |
| Average | 542 | 19 | 117 | 405 |
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