Enrollment Trends at Transylvania

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 986 where 1,006 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 1,053 students in 2016 and was lowest at 946 in 2020. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,053 to 1,006 students, a net loss of 47 (4.5%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,053	441	612
2016-17	963 -90	401 -40	562 -50
2017-18	966 3	386 -15	580 18
2018-19	987 21	400 14	587 7
2019-20	946 -41	377 -23	569 -18
2020-21	963 17	391 14	572 3
2021-22	970 7	401 10	569 -3
2022-23	979 9	430 29	549 -20
2023-24	1,022 43	446 16	576 27
2024-25	1,006 -16	431 -15	575 -1
Average	986	410	575

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 80.42%. The percentage was 78.54% 10 years ago and Transylvania still has a high percentage of white students. 2.19% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.07% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.07% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 78.54% to 80.42%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.61% to 2.19%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.42% to 5.07%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 6.46% to 5.07%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3440 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.3764 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

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• 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	1	17	36	68	0	827	36
2016-17	1	13	37	60	0	762	33
2017-18	1	10	40	44	0	769	37
2018-19	1	16	54	38	0	785	47
2019-20	2	22	52	36	0	748	44
2020-21	5	26	47	42	0	752	51
2021-22	4	32	49	45	0	766	52
2022-23	4	33	51	53	0	761	55
2023-24	2	31	52	54	0	803	63
2024-25	0	22	51	51	0	809	61
Average	2	22	47	49	0	778	48

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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