Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 58 where 89 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 89 students in 2025 and was lowest at 40 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 48 to 89 students, a net gain of 41 (85.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Franciscan School of Theology since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 57.30%. The percentage was 43.75% 10 years ago and FST still has a high percentage of white students. 6.74% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.37% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 19.10% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 43.75% to 57.30%. Asian enrollment declined from 14.58% to 6.74%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.08% to 3.37%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 18.75% to 19.10%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6288 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7504 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Franciscan School of Theology over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
49 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 55% of total students. The number of online students has increased 600.00% since 2021. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Franciscan School of Theology from 2015 to 2025.