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.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,643 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,435 in 2019. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,643 to 1,502 students, a net loss of 141 (8.6%).

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.