Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 661 where 679 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 754 students in 2017 and was lowest at 578 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 712 to 679 students, a net loss of 33 (4.6%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Garrett College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 83.80%. The percentage was 69.38% 10 years ago and GC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.44% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.63% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.24% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 69.38% to 83.80%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.28% to 0.44%. Black student enrollment decreased from 23.60% to 6.63%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.69% to 3.24%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2919 which indicates that not very diverse. This decreased from 0.4616 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Garrett College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
67 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 509.09% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Garrett College from 2015 to 2025.