Enrollment Trends at SC

-10

Total Enrollment

25

Men

-35

Women

The student population at Sterling College is 694 (670 undergraduate and 24 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 10 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at SC is 96.54% which is decreased by 34 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 24 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.78 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.

91 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 102.22% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 687 where 694 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

96.54% of total students is undergraduate students and 3.46% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 34 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 24 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.78 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in SC than female students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-16704704365339000
2016-17678
-26
678
-26
362
-3
316
-23
000
2017-18697
19
697
19
408
46
289
-27
000
2018-19651
-46
648
-49
371
-37
277
-12
3
3
2
2
1
1
2019-20653
2
643
-5
373
2
270
-7
10
7
6
4
4
3
2020-21678
25
665
22
386
13
279
9
13
3
4
-2
9
5
2021-22700
22
686
21
405
19
281
2
14
1
2
-2
12
3
2022-23706
6
682
-4
409
4
273
-8
24
10
10
8
14
2
2023-24707
1
680
-2
397
-12
283
10
27
3
15
5
12
-2
2024-25694
-13
670
-10
379
-18
291
8
24
-3
11
-4
13
1
Average6876753862901257
Sterling College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 675 where 670 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 Sterling College since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-16704610338272942767
2016-17678587317270914546
2017-18697599367232984157
2018-19648556331225924052
2019-206435273122151166155
2020-216655293162131367066
2021-226865483422061386375
2022-236825093251841738489
2023-246805153132021658481
2024-256704972981991738192
Average6756753262226756068
Sterling College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 12 where 24 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 Sterling College since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-160000000
2016-170000000
2017-180000000
2018-193321000
2019-2010743321
2020-21131349000
2021-221414212000
2022-232418612642
2023-2427221111541
2024-2524241113000
Average1212461210
Sterling College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.48%. The percentage was 69.60% 10 years ago and SC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.58% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.64% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 15.27% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.60% to 55.48%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.42% to 0.58%. Black student enrollment decreased from 10.37% to 7.64%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 13.78% to 15.27%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6605 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4851 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Sterling College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161610739704900
2016-17237748104910
2017-1821171199004470
2018-19151210610703937
2019-201289290039922
2020-211069274240737
2021-22858882240842
2022-23347447143760
2023-24336836247155
2024-254453106338535
Average1288481143326
Sterling College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

91 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 102.22% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Sterling College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16704450659
2016-17678340644
2017-18697230674
2018-19651240627
2019-206537120562
2020-216789116571
2021-227008867545
2022-237069944563
2023-2470710417586
2024-256949174529
Average6876724596

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