Welch College Student Population

How many students at Welch?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Welch College has a total enrollment of 389 students, including 350 undergraduate and 39 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 192 male students (49.4%) and 197 female students (50.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 298 White students (76.6%) and 35 Hispanic students (9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 350 undergraduate students (90%) and 39 graduate students (10%).
• Class Delivery: 63 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 73 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 - Welch'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, 192 male (49.36%) and 197 female (50.64%) students are attending Welch College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 97.46.

By class level, 350 (89.97%) are undergraduate students and 39 (10.03%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.14% are male and 52.86% are female, while among graduate students, 69.23% are male and 30.77% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 298 White, 14 Black, and 8 Asian students out of a total of 389 are attending at Welch College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Welch College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 40.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Welch has 80 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 306 students under 25 years old, and 83 students over 25 years old out of 389 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 80 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. Welch has 296 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 62 students aged 25 and over.

It has 10 graduate students aged under 25 and 21 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 Welch College, 63 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 73 students are enrolled in some online courses.

21 students who live in Tennessee or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 42 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 350 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 18 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.14%.12 students have transferred in as full-time status and 6 students transferred in as part-time status.