Hanover College Student Population

How many students at Hanover?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Hanover College has a total enrollment of 1,243 students, including 1,035 undergraduate and 208 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 584 male students (47%) and 659 female students (53%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 959 White students (77.2%) and 64 Black students (5.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,035 undergraduate students (83.3%) and 208 graduate students (16.7%).

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Hanover's body is relatively small.

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

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 584 male (46.98%) and 659 female (53.02%) students are attending Hanover College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 88.62.

By class level, 1,035 (83.27%) are undergraduate students and 208 (16.73%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 49.86% are male and 50.14% are female, while among graduate students, 32.69% are male and 67.31% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 959 White, 64 Black, and 17 Asian students out of a total of 1,243 are attending at Hanover College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Hanover College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 39.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 1,047 students under 25 years old, and 110 students over 25 years old out of 1,157 total students.

Hanover has 960 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2 students aged 25 and over.

It has 87 graduate students aged under 25 and 108 students aged 25 and over.

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

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,035 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 16 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.55%.