Sterling College Student Population

How many students at SC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Sterling College has a total enrollment of 694 students, including 670 undergraduate and 24 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 390 male students (56.2%) and 304 female students (43.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 385 White students (55.5%) and 106 Hispanic students (15.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 670 undergraduate students (96.5%) and 24 graduate students (3.5%).
• Class Delivery: 91 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 74 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields - which average 1,196 - SC'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, 390 male (56.20%) and 304 female (43.80%) students are attending Sterling College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 128.29.

By class level, 670 (96.54%) are undergraduate students and 24 (3.46%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 56.57% are male and 43.43% are female, while among graduate students, 45.83% are male and 54.17% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 385 White, 53 Black, and 4 Asian students out of a total of 694 are attending at Sterling College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Sterling College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 639 students under 25 years old, and 55 students over 25 years old out of 694 total students.

SC has 616 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 54 students aged 25 and over.

It has 23 graduate students aged under 25 and 1 students aged 25 and over.

• 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 Sterling College, 91 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 74 students are enrolled in some online courses.

43 students who live in Kansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 48 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 670 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 55 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.21%.50 students have transferred in as full-time status and 5 students transferred in as part-time status.