Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,330 where 4,324 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 4,600 students in 2017 and was lowest at 3,938 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,591 to 4,324 students, a net loss of 267 (5.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Grayson College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 60.71%. The percentage was 69.40% 10 years ago and Grayson still has a high percentage of white students. 2.66% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.86% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 22.59% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.40% to 60.71%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.02% to 2.66%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.38% to 8.86%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 14.25% to 22.59%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5697 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4919 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Grayson College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
615 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 decreased -27.73% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Grayson College from 2015 to 2025.