Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 189 where 150 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 213 students in 2021 and was lowest at 150 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 208 to 150 students, a net loss of 58 (27.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Graduate Theological Union since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 24.67% and the percentage of black students is 6.67% at Graduate Theological Union. 10.00% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 0.67% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 44.71% to 24.67%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.33% to 10.00%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.81% to 6.67%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 6.73% to 0.67%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.9229 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7905 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Graduate Theological Union over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
21 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 950.00% since 2016. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Graduate Theological Union from 2015 to 2025.