Enrollment Trends at EC

-590

Total Enrollment

-149

Men

-441

Women

The student population at Elmira College is 786 (745 undergraduate and 41 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 590 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at EC is 94.78% which is decreased by 543 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 47 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.95 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

23 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,050.00% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 887 where 786 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

94.78% of total students is undergraduate students and 5.22% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 543 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 47 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.95 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in EC than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,3761,288382906883355
2016-171,187
-189
1,101
-187
331
-51
770
-136
86
-2
29
-4
57
2
2017-181,012
-175
938
-163
270
-61
668
-102
74
-12
25
-4
49
-8
2018-19892
-120
819
-119
261
-9
558
-110
73
-1
30
5
43
-6
2019-20860
-32
794
-25
269
8
525
-33
66
-7
22
-8
44
1
2020-21768
-92
715
-79
231
-38
484
-41
53
-13
20
-2
33
-11
2021-22673
-95
634
-81
194
-37
440
-44
39
-14
9
-11
30
-3
2022-23657
-16
609
-25
205
11
404
-36
48
9
18
9
30
2023-24657613
4
214
9
399
-5
44
-4
20
2
24
-6
2024-25786
129
745
132
245
31
500
101
41
-3
21
1
20
-4
Average887826260565612339
Elmira College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 826 where 745 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 Elmira College since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,2881,12334977416533132
2016-171,10197430566912726101
2017-189388332525811051887
2018-19819746242504731954
2019-20794733259474611051
2020-2171568222545733627
2021-2263461018842224618
2022-2360958719938822616
2023-24613576201375371324
2024-25745691235456541044
Average8268262465108261555
Elmira College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 61 where 41 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 Elmira College since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1688514833251
2016-1786817782850
2017-1874615682444
2018-1973110722943
2019-20661257541737
2020-21531679371324
2021-22391971220218
2022-234825111423716
2023-24442913161578
2024-25412516916511
Average616168611630
Elmira College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 66.54%. The percentage was 79.87% 10 years ago and EC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.93% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.96% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.14% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 79.87% to 66.54%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.89% to 2.93%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.63% to 4.96%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.05% to 8.14%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5459 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3593 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16726504201,09919
2016-173255043193422
2017-186234631079017
2018-196143843267419
2019-209144049264626
2020-211133546258622
2021-223123637150622
2022-2351329411446821
2023-243112340045122
2024-252233964052329
Average5173944266822
Elmira College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

23 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,050.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Elmira College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-161,3762241,350
2016-171,1873461,138
2017-181,012756949
2018-19892298855
2019-208601011839
2020-217687358403
2021-226731198564
2022-23657061596
2023-246574431582
2024-257862363700
Average8871476798

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