Enrollment Trends at Carlson College of Massage Therapy

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 32 where 39 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 51 students in 2017 and was lowest at 14 in 2020. Overall, enrollment rose from 36 to 39 students, a net gain of 3 (8.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Carlson College of Massage Therapy since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	36	2	34
2016-17	51 15	13 11	38 4
2017-18	45 -6	5 -8	40 2
2018-19	28 -17	1 -4	27 -13
2019-20	14 -14	4 3	10 -17
2020-21	27 13	4	23 13
2021-22	29 2	3 -1	26 3
2022-23	32 3	3	29 3
2023-24	19 -13	4 1	15 -14
2024-25	39 20	8 4	31 16
Average	32	5	27

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 97.44%. The percentage was 94.44% 10 years ago and Carlson College of Massage Therapy still has a high percentage of white students.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 94.44% to 97.44%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.00% to 2.56%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.0500 which indicates that not very diverse. This decreased from 0.1065 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Carlson College of Massage Therapy over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	0	1	0	1	0	34	0
2016-17	0	3	2	3	0	43	0
2017-18	1	0	2	2	0	37	3
2018-19	0	0	1	0	0	23	4
2019-20	0	0	0	2	1	11	0
2020-21	1	0	2	1	0	18	5
2021-22	0	0	1	0	0	25	3
2022-23	0	1	2	0	2	26	0
2023-24	0	0	1	1	0	17	0
2024-25	0	0	1	0	0	38	0
Average	0	1	1	1	0	27	2

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Carlson College of Massage Therapy does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.