Enrollment Trends at Kansas City

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,408 where 2,109 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 2,109 students in 2025 and was lowest at 1,163 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,163 to 2,109 students, a net gain of 946 (81.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Kansas City University since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,163	672	491
2016-17	1,175 12	677 5	498 7
2017-18	1,190 15	711 34	479 -19
2018-19	1,210 20	732 21	478 -1
2019-20	1,266 56	713 -19	553 75
2020-21	1,275 9	686 -27	589 36
2021-22	1,335 60	671 -15	664 75
2022-23	1,306 -29	624 -47	682 18
2023-24	2,048 742	972 348	1,076 394
2024-25	2,109 61	988 16	1,121 45
Average	1,408	745	663

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.69%. The percentage was 68.36% 10 years ago and Kansas City still has a high percentage of white students. 25.32% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.27% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.26% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.36% to 50.69%. Asian enrollment grew from 19.17% to 25.32%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.12% to 4.27%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.92% to 6.26%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6716 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4941 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Kansas City University 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	4	223	13	34	1	795	34
2016-17	2	246	14	34	1	760	40
2017-18	1	270	19	40	2	708	51
2018-19	2	259	33	55	1	698	51
2019-20	3	308	31	66	1	685	49
2020-21	2	322	39	83	3	666	48
2021-22	0	320	51	88	1	714	59
2022-23	0	329	59	95	3	660	54
2023-24	5	520	92	139	2	1,052	90
2024-25	6	534	90	132	2	1,069	86
Average	3	333	44	77	2	781	56

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Kansas City University does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.