Enrollment Trends at Fortis Institute-Birmingham

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 473 where 613 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 613 students in 2025 and was lowest at 339 in 2024. Overall, enrollment rose from 454 to 613 students, a net gain of 159 (35%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Fortis Institute-Birmingham since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	454	152	302
2016-17	506 52	166 14	340 38
2017-18	451 -55	144 -22	307 -33
2018-19	383 -68	117 -27	266 -41
2019-20	514 131	151 34	363 97
2020-21	551 37	167 16	384 21
2021-22	539 -12	156 -11	383 -1
2022-23	381 -158	129 -27	252 -131
2023-24	339 -42	164 35	175 -77
2024-25	613 274	299 135	314 139
Average	473	165	309

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 8.97% and the percentage of black students is 80.26% at Fortis Institute-Birmingham. 0.49% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 6.85% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 15.86% to 8.97%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.00% to 0.49%. Black student enrollment decreased from 81.06% to 80.26%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.66% to 6.85%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3427 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3177 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	3	0	368	3	0	72	0
2016-17	3	1	414	4	0	76	1
2017-18	3	3	375	8	14	44	0
2018-19	1	4	308	5	0	59	3
2019-20	0	6	407	12	0	81	3
2020-21	0	8	453	12	1	63	11
2021-22	0	5	450	12	0	57	10
2022-23	2	3	282	23	0	53	11
2023-24	1	3	261	22	0	41	7
2024-25	2	3	492	42	0	55	12
Average	2	4	381	14	2	60	6

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Fortis Institute-Birmingham does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.