Enrollment Trends at Wofford

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,745 where 1,817 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 1,873 students in 2024 and was lowest at 1,660 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,660 to 1,817 students, a net gain of 157 (9.5%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,660	823	837
2016-17	1,683 23	813 -10	870 33
2017-18	1,678 -5	771 -42	907 37
2018-19	1,666 -12	779 8	887 -20
2019-20	1,720 54	823 44	897 10
2020-21	1,764 44	823	941 44
2021-22	1,765 1	853 30	912 -29
2022-23	1,823 58	870 17	953 41
2023-24	1,873 50	878 8	995 42
2024-25	1,817 -56	881 3	936 -59
Average	1,745	831	914

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 78.54%. The percentage was 81.02% 10 years ago and Wofford still has a high percentage of white students. 2.48% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.26% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.61% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 81.02% to 78.54%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.47% to 2.48%. Black student enrollment decreased from 7.59% to 7.26%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.95% to 5.61%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3729 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3353 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wofford 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	3	41	126	49	2	1,345	51
2016-17	3	44	128	59	3	1,353	57
2017-18	4	39	130	69	3	1,336	65
2018-19	2	32	141	62	0	1,339	54
2019-20	2	33	144	76	0	1,377	50
2020-21	6	29	137	82	1	1,421	57
2021-22	5	35	131	98	1	1,403	62
2022-23	6	39	121	103	0	1,457	64
2023-24	5	43	120	101	0	1,500	64
2024-25	2	45	132	102	1	1,427	64
Average	4	38	131	80	1	1,396	59

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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