Enrollment Trends at Midwestern University-Downers Grove

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,860 where 2,567 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 2,984 students in 2019 and was lowest at 2,567 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,932 to 2,567 students, a net loss of 365 (12.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Midwestern University-Downers Grove since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,932	1,229	1,703
2016-17	2,914 -18	1,232 3	1,682 -21
2017-18	2,971 57	1,204 -28	1,767 85
2018-19	2,984 13	1,207 3	1,777 10
2019-20	2,970 -14	1,144 -63	1,826 49
2020-21	2,980 10	1,104 -40	1,876 50
2021-22	2,853 -127	999 -105	1,854 -22
2022-23	2,758 -95	913 -86	1,845 -9
2023-24	2,671 -87	894 -19	1,777 -68
2024-25	2,567 -104	874 -20	1,693 -84
Average	2,860	1,080	1,780

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.28%. The percentage was 62.79% 10 years ago and Midwestern University-Downers Grove still has a high percentage of white students. 26.72% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.27% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.87% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 62.79% to 55.28%. Asian enrollment grew from 25.17% to 26.72%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.88% to 3.27%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.89% to 7.87%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6145 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5397 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Midwestern University-Downers Grove 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	5	738	55	114	9	1,841	85
2016-17	4	751	61	121	7	1,806	79
2017-18	4	770	63	124	5	1,803	115
2018-19	1	754	67	122	3	1,801	127
2019-20	1	755	68	154	2	1,777	108
2020-21	2	798	72	182	3	1,734	98
2021-22	2	751	86	200	2	1,657	85
2022-23	1	729	87	209	1	1,569	91
2023-24	3	689	82	210	0	1,509	100
2024-25	3	686	84	202	0	1,419	91
Average	3	742	73	164	3	1,692	98

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Midwestern University-Downers Grove does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.