Enrollment Trends at DBU

-1,195

Total Enrollment

-373

Men

-822

Women

The student population at Dallas Baptist University is 4,124 (2,785 undergraduate and 1,339 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,195 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at DBU is 67.53% which is decreased by 530 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 665 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.47 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

836 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -7.11% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,606 where 4,124 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

67.53% of total students is undergraduate students and 32.47% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 530 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 665 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.47 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in DBU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Dallas Baptist University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,3193,3151,3401,9752,0047051,299
2016-175,156
-163
3,223
-92
1,338
-2
1,885
-90
1,933
-71
741
36
1,192
-107
2017-185,067
-89
3,161
-62
1,309
-29
1,852
-33
1,906
-27
764
23
1,142
-50
2018-194,766
-301
3,014
-147
1,253
-56
1,761
-91
1,752
-154
635
-129
1,117
-25
2019-204,487
-279
2,883
-131
1,191
-62
1,692
-69
1,604
-148
608
-27
996
-121
2020-214,247
-240
2,874
-9
1,194
3
1,680
-12
1,373
-231
550
-58
823
-173
2021-224,340
93
3,067
193
1,330
136
1,737
57
1,273
-100
525
-25
748
-75
2022-234,348
8
2,971
-96
1,231
-99
1,740
3
1,377
104
599
74
778
30
2023-244,201
-147
2,850
-121
1,206
-25
1,644
-96
1,351
-26
537
-62
814
36
2024-254,124
-77
2,785
-65
1,173
-33
1,612
-32
1,339
-12
499
-38
840
26
Average4,6063,0141,2571,7581,591616975
Dallas Baptist University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,014 where 2,785 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Dallas Baptist University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,3152,4211,0081,413894332562
2016-173,2232,4081,0371,371815301514
2017-183,1612,4231,0211,402738288450
2018-193,0142,3641,0131,351650240410
2019-202,8832,3329781,354551213338
2020-212,8742,2839481,335591246345
2021-223,0672,3009851,315767345422
2022-232,9712,3139541,359658277381
2023-242,8502,1599191,240691287404
2024-252,7852,0768631,213709310399
Average3,0143,0149731,3353,014284423
Dallas Baptist University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,591 where 1,339 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Dallas Baptist University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,0047072704371,297435862
2016-171,9337162864301,217455762
2017-181,9067453144311,161450711
2018-191,7527132614521,039374665
2019-201,604695263432909345564
2020-211,373593245348780305475
2021-221,273541221320732304428
2022-231,377616266350761333428
2023-241,351661254407690283407
2024-251,339631225406708274434
Average1,5911,5912614011,591356574
Dallas Baptist University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.41%. The percentage was 53.58% 10 years ago and DBU still has a high percentage of white students. 3.49% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.48% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.89% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 53.58% to 50.41%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.48% to 3.49%. Black student enrollment decreased from 19.53% to 10.48%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 12.54% to 13.89%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7142 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6584 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Dallas Baptist University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16361321,03966772,8500
2016-1733115894708122,8000
2017-1836124848702102,7070
2018-192311768469592,53629
2019-201811759368482,40856
2020-211310451861982,22059
2021-223012452962192,29751
2022-2347114474576102,16740
2023-2442134434559112,03127
2024-2541144432573102,07933
Average3212364564092,41030
Dallas Baptist University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

836 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -7.11% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Dallas Baptist University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-165,3199001,3883,031
2016-175,1567741,3423,040
2017-185,0678001,3422,925
2018-194,7667411,3872,638
2019-204,4876621,3722,453
2020-214,2176721,4732,072
2021-224,3406861,4352,219
2022-234,3487082,3361,304
2023-244,2017222,3001,179
2024-254,1248362,1711,117
Average4,6037501,6552,198

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