Enrollment Trends at Williston State

The student population at Williston State College is 924 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 116 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.83 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

268 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -34.63% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 984 where 924 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.83 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Williston State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Williston State College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	808	282	526
2013-14	909 101	339 57	570 44
2014-15	883 -26	337 -2	546 -24
2015-16	1,038 155	405 68	633 87
2016-17	1,039 1	403 -2	636 3
2017-18	1,098 59	444 41	654 18
2018-19	1,124 26	421 -23	703 49
2019-20	1,132 8	414 -7	718 15
2020-21	959 -173	362 -52	597 -121
2021-22	908 -51	318 -44	590 -7
2022-23	924 16	327 9	597 7
Average	984	368	615

Williston State College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 65.91%. The percentage was 83.04% 10 years ago and Williston State still has a high percentage of white students. 0.87% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.22% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Williston State College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	14	9	15	21	0	671	29
2013-14	19	10	20	49	1	713	40
2014-15	19	12	42	45	1	653	31
2015-16	31	7	37	61	1	740	52
2016-17	32	7	37	81	2	739	52
2017-18	25	8	43	80	1	816	55
2018-19	20	10	49	78	1	839	59
2019-20	12	9	50	106	3	806	69
2020-21	9	17	35	87	3	686	58
2021-22	7	14	26	80	2	642	66
2022-23	22	8	39	93	0	609	62
Average	19	10	36	71	1	719	52

Williston State College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

268 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -34.63% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Williston State College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	883	410	246	227
2015-16	1,038	419	463	156
2016-17	1,039	384	478	177
2017-18	1,098	453	523	122
2018-19	1,124	451	541	132
2019-20	1,132	318	441	373
2020-21	959	243	396	320
2021-22	908	231	392	285
2022-23	924	268	386	270
Average	1,012	353	430	229

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