Enrollment Trends at Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 268 where 233 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 2.53 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	239	68	171
2016-17	217 -22	59 -9	158 -13
2017-18	223 6	64 5	159 1
2018-19	249 26	70 6	179 20
2019-20	298 49	88 18	210 31
2020-21	361 63	94 6	267 57
2021-22	319 -42	62 -32	257 -10
2022-23	284 -35	66 4	218 -39
2023-24	253 -31	68 2	185 -33
2024-25	233 -20	66 -2	167 -18
Average	268	71	197

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 18.45% and the percentage of black students is 45.92% at Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy. 1.29% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 12.88% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 22.59% to 18.45%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.67% to 1.29%. Black student enrollment increased from 22.59% to 45.92%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 16.74% to 12.88%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7334 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.8674 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	2	4	54	40	1	54	11
2016-17	0	1	55	36	2	43	7
2017-18	0	4	75	35	3	50	11
2018-19	0	2	88	57	3	56	14
2019-20	2	2	110	62	7	55	18
2020-21	0	2	131	72	4	82	18
2021-22	0	3	155	47	5	59	19
2022-23	1	2	128	42	0	45	25
2023-24	0	4	114	47	0	20	18
2024-25	3	3	107	30	0	43	16
Average	1	3	102	47	3	51	16

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.