Colby-Sawyer College Student Population

How many students at Colby-Sawyer?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Colby-Sawyer College has a total enrollment of 972 students, including 858 undergraduate and 114 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 275 male students (28.3%) and 697 female students (71.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 732 White students (75.3%) and 33 Black students (3.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 858 undergraduate students (88.3%) and 114 graduate students (11.7%).
• Class Delivery: 243 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 13 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 - Colby-Sawyer's body is relatively small.

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, 275 male (28.29%) and 697 female (71.71%) students are attending Colby-Sawyer College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 39.45.

By class level, 858 (88.27%) are undergraduate students and 114 (11.73%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 29.02% are male and 70.98% are female, while among graduate students, 22.81% are male and 77.19% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 732 White, 33 Black, and 12 Asian students out of a total of 972 are attending at Colby-Sawyer College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Colby-Sawyer College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 40.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 731 students under 25 years old, and 217 students over 25 years old out of 950 total students.

Colby-Sawyer has 709 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 123 students aged 25 and over.

It has 22 graduate students aged under 25 and 94 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 Colby-Sawyer College, 243 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 13 students are enrolled in some online courses.

173 students who live in New Hampshire or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 70 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 858 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 43 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.01%.28 students have transferred in as full-time status and 15 students transferred in as part-time status.