Enrollment Trends at Defiance

-183

Total Enrollment

-26

Men

-157

Women

The student population at Defiance College is 568 (529 undergraduate and 39 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 183 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Defiance is 93.13% which is decreased by 152 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 31 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.57 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.

43 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 616.67% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 591 where 568 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

93.13% of total students is undergraduate students and 6.87% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 152 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 31 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.57 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in Defiance than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Defiance College since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-16751681358323703040
2016-17648
-103
608
-73
326
-32
282
-41
40
-30
16
-14
24
-16
2017-18614
-34
584
-24
329
3
255
-27
30
-10
13
-3
17
-7
2018-19545
-69
522
-62
278
-51
244
-11
23
-7
1310
-7
2019-20542
-3
513
-9
284
6
229
-15
29
6
17
4
12
2
2020-21607
65
562
49
332
48
230
1
45
16
23
6
22
10
2021-22585
-22
529
-33
315
-17
214
-16
56
11
33
10
23
1
2022-23540
-45
486
-43
294
-21
192
-22
54
-2
28
-5
26
3
2023-24511
-29
464
-22
285
-9
179
-13
47
-7
25
-3
22
-4
2024-25568
57
529
65
338
53
191
12
39
-8
24
-1
15
-7
Average591548314234432221
Defiance College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 548 where 529 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 Defiance College since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-166815723172551094168
2016-176085082872211003961
2017-18584525300225592930
2018-19522474266208481236
2019-20513464271193491336
2020-21562515321194471136
2021-22529497301196321418
2022-2348646828318518117
2023-24464430272158341321
2024-2552950933317620515
Average5485482952015481933
Defiance College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 43 where 39 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 Defiance College since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-167020128501832
2016-17401156291118
2017-1830422261115
2018-192313761064
2019-2029115618126
2020-214519118261214
2021-225614104422319
2022-23541495401921
2023-2447624412318
2024-253917134221111
Average434385431516
Defiance College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.46%. The percentage was 81.62% 10 years ago and Defiance still has a high percentage of white students. 0.35% of enrolled students is Asian and 35.21% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.51% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 81.62% to 52.46%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.53% to 0.35%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.32% to 35.21%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.99% to 6.51%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5962 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3243 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16345545061316
2016-17035940050923
2017-18257644045617
2018-1955745003946
2019-20649351036218
2020-217313249138013
2021-225112539139911
2022-231113342035210
2023-24141254003247
2024-25422003712989
Average3310744040913
Defiance College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

43 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 616.67% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Defiance College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16751688657
2016-176487151490
2017-186144133477
2018-19545991445
2019-2054223113406
2020-2160776211320
2021-2258556196333
2022-2354059165316
2023-245115176384
2024-25568430525
Average59133122435

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