Enrollment Trends at Monmouth

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 902 where 713 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 1 year-over-year increase and 8 decreases. It peaked at 1,197 students in 2016 and was lowest at 713 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,197 to 713 students, a net loss of 484 (40.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Monmouth College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,197	567	630
2016-17	1,147 -50	548 -19	599 -31
2017-18	1,033 -114	510 -38	523 -76
2018-19	914 -119	461 -49	453 -70
2019-20	907 -7	455 -6	452 -1
2020-21	860 -47	418 -37	442 -10
2021-22	755 -105	368 -50	387 -55
2022-23	767 12	388 20	379 -8
2023-24	727 -40	379 -9	348 -31
2024-25	713 -14	384 5	329 -19
Average	902	448	454

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.85%. The percentage was 61.82% 10 years ago and Monmouth still has a high percentage of white students. 1.68% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.82% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.66% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 61.82% to 69.85%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.75% to 1.68%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.36% to 9.82%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 11.95% to 10.66%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4897 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5939 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Monmouth College 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	7	21	112	143	0	740	27
2016-17	5	18	110	129	0	713	29
2017-18	2	11	107	105	0	639	30
2018-19	3	10	87	89	0	588	35
2019-20	2	8	83	91	0	608	26
2020-21	3	9	76	100	0	573	34
2021-22	4	6	64	96	0	518	25
2022-23	2	11	67	90	0	522	30
2023-24	2	12	71	86	0	502	25
2024-25	3	12	70	76	0	498	24
Average	3	12	85	101	0	590	29

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Monmouth College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.