Moody Bible Institute Student Population

How many students at Moody Bible Institute?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Moody Bible Institute has a total enrollment of 2,202 students, including 1,547 undergraduate and 655 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,230 male students (55.9%) and 972 female students (44.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 934 White students (42.4%) and 165 Black students (7.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,547 undergraduate students (70.3%) and 655 graduate students (29.7%).
• Class Delivery: 803 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 320 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Theological seminaries, Bible college, and other faith-related institution - which average 325 - Moody Bible Institute's body is significantly larger.

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, 1,230 male (55.86%) and 972 female (44.14%) students are attending Moody Bible Institute. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 126.54.

By class level, 1,547 (70.25%) are undergraduate students and 655 (29.75%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 53.98% are male and 46.02% are female, while among graduate students, 60.31% are male and 39.69% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 934 White, 165 Black, and 81 Asian students out of a total of 2,202 are attending at Moody Bible Institute. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Moody Bible Institute is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Moody Bible Institute has 26 students under 18 years old and 34 students over 65 years old. There are 1,221 students under 25 years old, and 987 students over 25 years old out of 2,216 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 26 students are younger than 18 and 12 students are older than 65. Moody Bible Institute has 1,174 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 444 students aged 25 and over.

It has 47 graduate students aged under 25 and 543 students aged 25 and over.

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

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Moody Bible Institute, 803 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 320 students are enrolled in some online courses.

163 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 640 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,547 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 197 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.73%.175 students have transferred in as full-time status and 22 students transferred in as part-time status.