Enrollment Trends at Williston State

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,007 where 934 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.59 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Williston State than male students.

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,038	405	633
2016-17	1,039 1	403 -2	636 3
2017-18	1,098 59	444 41	654 18
2018-19	1,124 26	421 -23	703 49
2019-20	1,132 8	414 -7	718 15
2020-21	959 -173	362 -52	597 -121
2021-22	908 -51	318 -44	590 -7
2022-23	924 16	327 9	597 7
2023-24	912 -12	342 15	570 -27
2024-25	934 22	361 19	573 3
Average	1,007	380	627

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.42%. The percentage was 71.29% 10 years ago and Williston State still has a high percentage of white students. 2.14% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.85% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.03% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 71.29% to 62.42%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.67% to 2.14%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.56% to 3.85%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.88% to 11.03%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5880 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4836 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Williston State 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	31	7	37	61	1	740	52
2016-17	32	7	37	81	2	739	52
2017-18	25	8	43	80	1	816	55
2018-19	20	10	49	78	1	839	59
2019-20	12	9	50	106	3	806	69
2020-21	9	17	35	87	3	686	58
2021-22	7	14	26	80	2	642	66
2022-23	22	8	39	93	0	609	62
2023-24	16	12	40	149	1	510	81
2024-25	14	20	36	103	1	583	84
Average	19	11	39	92	2	697	64