Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 336 where 287 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 569 students in 2019 and was lowest at 221 in 2020. Overall, enrollment rose from 236 to 287 students, a net gain of 51 (21.6%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Shorter College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 33.10% and the percentage of black students is 61.32% at Shorter College. 0.35% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 2.79% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 1.27% to 33.10%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.00% to 0.35%. Black student enrollment decreased from 98.31% to 61.32%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.42% to 2.79%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5135 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.0334 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Shorter College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
200 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 70% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -10.31% since 2020. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Shorter College from 2015 to 2025.