Catawba College Student Population

How many students at Catawba?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Catawba College has a total enrollment of 1,376 students, including 1,262 undergraduate and 114 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 664 male students (48.3%) and 712 female students (51.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 737 White students (53.6%) and 278 Black students (20.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,262 undergraduate students (91.7%) and 114 graduate students (8.3%).
• Class Delivery: 230 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 325 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 - Catawba's body is relatively large.

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, 664 male (48.26%) and 712 female (51.74%) students are attending Catawba College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 93.26.

By class level, 1,262 (91.72%) are undergraduate students and 114 (8.28%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.78% are male and 52.22% are female, while among graduate students, 53.51% are male and 46.49% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 737 White, 278 Black, and 15 Asian students out of a total of 1,376 are attending at Catawba College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Catawba College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.9% 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, Catawba has 25 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 1,094 students under 25 years old, and 181 students over 25 years old out of 1,376 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 25 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Catawba has 1,018 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 144 students aged 25 and over.

It has 76 graduate students aged under 25 and 37 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 Catawba College, 230 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 325 students are enrolled in some online courses.

180 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 50 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,262 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 104 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.24%.90 students have transferred in as full-time status and 14 students transferred in as part-time status.