Shorter College Student Population

How many students at Shorter?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Shorter College has a total enrollment of 287 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 126 male students (43.9%) and 161 female students (56.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 176 Black students (61.3%) and 95 White students (33.1%).
• Class Delivery: 200 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 87 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small - which average 1,318 - Shorter's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 126 male (43.90%) and 161 female (56.10%) students are attending Shorter College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 78.26.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 95 White, 176 Black, and 1 Asian students out of a total of 287 are attending at Shorter College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Shorter College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 51.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

There are 75 students under 25 years old, and 215 students over 25 years old out of 290 total students.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Shorter College, 200 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 87 students are enrolled in some online courses.

197 students who live in Arkansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 287 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 19 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.62%.18 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.