Enrollment Trends at Dickinson

-106

Total Enrollment

-92

Men

-14

Women

The student population at Dickinson College is 2,314 (2,311 undergraduate and 3 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 106 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Dickinson is 99.87% which is decreased by 109 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 3 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.50 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

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

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,251 where 2,314 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

99.87% of total students is undergraduate students and 0.13% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 109 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 3 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.50 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Dickinson than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-162,4201,0181,402
2016-172,4201,000
-18
1,420
18
2017-182,382
-38
997
-3
1,385
-35
2018-192,399
17
1,007
10
1,392
7
2019-202,133
-266
907
-100
1,226
-166
2020-211,932
-201
784
-123
1,148
-78
2021-222,180
248
918
134
1,262
114
2022-232,125
-55
882
-36
1,243
-19
2023-242,204
79
873
-9
1,331
88
2024-252,311
107
923
50
1,388
57
Average2,2519311,320
Dickinson College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 66.08%. The percentage was 71.16% 10 years ago and Dickinson still has a high percentage of white students. 4.58% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.54% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.52% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 71.16% to 66.08%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.85% to 4.58%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.30% to 3.54%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.07% to 7.52%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5522 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4861 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1626910414711,72284
2016-1738411217521,65584
2017-1828311219821,55286
2018-1949511320911,52981
2019-2048810918711,34177
2020-2128911817611,21185
2021-2229611718301,40792
2022-2311109715511,37796
2023-2401118416321,42392
2024-2501068217421,529109
Average29310517711,47589
Dickinson College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 0% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Dickinson College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-162,420002,420
2016-172,420002,420
2017-182,382002,382
2018-192,399002,399
2019-202,133002,133
2020-211,932001,932
2021-222,186002,186
2022-232,1371202,125
2023-242,2171302,204
2024-252,314302,311
Average2,254302,251

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