Defiance College Student Population

How many students at Defiance?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Defiance College has a total enrollment of 568 students, including 529 undergraduate and 39 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 362 male students (63.7%) and 206 female students (36.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 298 White students (52.5%) and 200 Black students (35.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 529 undergraduate students (93.1%) and 39 graduate students (6.9%).
• Class Delivery: 43 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 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 - Defiance'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, 362 male (63.73%) and 206 female (36.27%) students are attending Defiance College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 175.73.

By class level, 529 (93.13%) are undergraduate students and 39 (6.87%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 63.89% are male and 36.11% are female, while among graduate students, 61.54% are male and 38.46% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 298 White, 200 Black, and 2 Asian students out of a total of 568 are attending at Defiance College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Defiance College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.6% 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 460 students under 25 years old, and 51 students over 25 years old out of 511 total students.

Defiance has 443 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 21 students aged 25 and over.

It has 17 graduate students aged under 25 and 30 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 Defiance College, 43 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.

14 students who live in Ohio or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 29 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 529 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 70 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.23%.67 students have transferred in as full-time status and 3 students transferred in as part-time status.