Enrollment Trends at Wooster

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,945 where 1,738 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 2,050 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,738 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,050 to 1,738 students, a net loss of 312 (15.2%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,050	924	1,126
2016-17	2,003 -47	906 -18	1,097 -29
2017-18	1,980 -23	898 -8	1,082 -15
2018-19	2,004 24	919 21	1,085 3
2019-20	1,942 -62	900 -19	1,042 -43
2020-21	1,924 -18	876 -24	1,048 6
2021-22	1,968 44	900 24	1,068 20
2022-23	1,967 -1	955 55	1,012 -56
2023-24	1,876 -91	896 -59	980 -32
2024-25	1,738 -138	819 -77	919 -61
Average	1,945	899	1,046

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.99%. The percentage was 68.54% 10 years ago and Wooster still has a high percentage of white students. 4.03% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.61% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.54% to 60.99%. Asian enrollment declined from 4.63% to 4.03%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.15% to 9.61%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.68% to 5.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6128 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5192 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at The College of Wooster 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	24	95	167	96	1	1,405	0
2016-17	29	97	163	101	2	1,346	0
2017-18	22	102	172	101	0	1,303	0
2018-19	21	99	193	108	0	1,270	0
2019-20	2	69	167	117	0	1,175	79
2020-21	2	67	181	129	0	1,148	86
2021-22	2	70	178	122	0	1,199	70
2022-23	3	79	188	123	1	1,172	79
2023-24	1	78	171	121	2	1,139	72
2024-25	2	70	167	93	2	1,060	68
Average	11	83	175	111	1	1,222	45

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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