The student population at McPherson College is 878 (876 undergraduate and 2 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 197 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at McPherson is 99.77% which is increased by 229 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 32 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 0.49 to 1 which means that majority of population is on male students.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (McPherson College does not offer online degree/certificate program).
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 799 where 878 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
99.77% of total students is undergraduate students and 0.23% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 229 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 32 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 0.49 to 1 and it means that there are far more male students enrolled in McPherson than female students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at McPherson College since 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 781 where 876 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at McPherson College since 2015.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 18 where 2 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at McPherson College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 52.51%. The percentage was 71.51% 10 years ago and McPherson still has a high percentage of white students. 1.94% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.44% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.46% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 71.51% to 52.51%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.59% to 1.94%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.10% to 13.44%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.75% to 14.46%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6838 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4660 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at McPherson College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
McPherson College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.