Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 358 where 395 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 395 students in 2025 and was lowest at 303 in 2020. Overall, enrollment rose from 382 to 395 students, a net gain of 13 (3.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Donnelly College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 11.90% and the percentage of black students is 45.06% at Donnelly College. 4.30% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 34.68% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 9.69% to 11.90%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.93% to 4.30%. Black student enrollment increased from 23.56% to 45.06%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 54.71% to 34.68%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6596 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6318 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Donnelly College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
15 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,400.00% since 2018. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Donnelly College from 2015 to 2025.