Enrollment Trends at Ursinus

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,518 where 1,502 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 0.92 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Ursinus.

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,643	780	863
2016-17	1,556 -87	728 -52	828 -35
2017-18	1,507 -49	713 -15	794 -34
2018-19	1,435 -72	708 -5	727 -67
2019-20	1,472 37	729 21	743 16
2020-21	1,493 21	764 35	729 -14
2021-22	1,556 63	812 48	744 15
2022-23	1,527 -29	793 -19	734 -10
2023-24	1,492 -35	777 -16	715 -19
2024-25	1,502 10	783 6	719 4
Average	1,518	759	760

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.44%. The percentage was 74.13% 10 years ago and Ursinus still has a high percentage of white students. 3.33% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.72% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.99% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 74.13% to 71.44%. Asian enrollment declined from 4.81% to 3.33%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.33% to 9.72%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.66% to 7.99%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4705 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4397 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ursinus College 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	2	79	104	93	0	1,218	57
2016-17	1	68	100	101	0	1,151	54
2017-18	1	66	106	101	1	1,109	50
2018-19	1	56	113	111	1	1,023	48
2019-20	1	60	113	118	1	1,064	48
2020-21	0	58	109	109	1	1,108	54
2021-22	1	58	122	124	0	1,131	61
2022-23	3	54	108	107	0	1,140	65
2023-24	4	50	115	103	0	1,114	66
2024-25	5	50	146	120	0	1,073	70
Average	2	60	114	109	0	1,113	57

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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