How Student Population Changes at Ridgewater

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,351 where 2,904 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.70 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Ridgewater than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ridgewater College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	3,766	1,731	2,035
2014-15	3,753 -13	1,787 56	1,966 -69
2015-16	3,563 -190	1,652 -135	1,911 -55
2016-17	3,580 17	1,588 -64	1,992 81
2017-18	3,366 -214	1,427 -161	1,939 -53
2018-19	3,298 -68	1,466 39	1,832 -107
2019-20	3,255 -43	1,361 -105	1,894 62
2020-21	3,176 -79	1,226 -135	1,950 56
2021-22	2,846 -330	1,066 -160	1,780 -170
2022-23	2,904 58	1,074 8	1,830 50
Average	3,351	1,438	1,913

Ridgewater College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.93%. The percentage was 85.58% 10 years ago and Ridgewater still has a high percentage of white students. 1.48% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.03% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ridgewater College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	6	30	141	238	4	3,223	100
2014-15	10	26	132	255	2	3,147	104
2015-16	9	29	123	270	4	2,998	87
2016-17	13	38	134	272	4	2,966	99
2017-18	12	37	133	283	8	2,749	108
2018-19	21	25	148	280	5	2,674	91
2019-20	16	33	125	298	4	2,630	89
2020-21	14	38	141	270	3	2,562	76
2021-22	12	46	120	293	7	2,202	91
2022-23	14	43	117	321	6	2,234	70
Average	13	35	131	278	5	2,739	92

Ridgewater College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,177 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 41% of total students. The number of online students has increased 182.93% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ridgewater College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,753	416	880	2,457
2015-16	3,563	436	877	2,250
2016-17	3,580	500	971	2,109
2017-18	3,366	482	903	1,981
2018-19	3,298	608	838	1,852
2019-20	3,255	661	956	1,638
2020-21	3,176	719	1,188	1,269
2021-22	2,846	1,095	947	804
2022-23	2,904	1,177	911	816
Average	3,305	677	941	1,686

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Enrollment Trends at Ridgewater

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes