Enrollment Trends at William Carey

The student population at William Carey University is 5,662 (3,291 undergraduate and 2,371 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,780 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at William Carey is 58.12% which is increased by 1,034 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 746 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 2.08 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
1,241 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 213.38% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,845 where 5,662 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
58.12% of total students is undergraduate students and 41.88% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,034 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 746 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.08 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in William Carey than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at William Carey University since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,8822,2578071,4501,6255201,105
2014-153,936
54
2,276
19
789
-18
1,487
37
1,660
35
511
-9
1,149
44
2015-164,224
288
2,487
211
921
132
1,566
79
1,737
77
518
7
1,219
70
2016-174,619
395
2,808
321
1,058
137
1,750
184
1,811
74
521
3
1,290
71
2017-184,839
220
3,097
289
1,201
143
1,896
146
1,742
-69
533
12
1,209
-81
2018-195,042
203
3,249
152
1,241
40
2,008
112
1,793
51
571
38
1,222
13
2019-205,040
-2
3,210
-39
1,156
-85
2,054
46
1,830
37
578
7
1,252
30
2020-215,472
432
3,233
23
1,055
-101
2,178
124
2,239
409
685
107
1,554
302
2021-225,738
266
3,337
104
1,095
40
2,242
64
2,401
162
762
77
1,639
85
2022-235,662
-76
3,291
-46
1,127
32
2,164
-78
2,371
-30
714
-48
1,657
18
Average4,8452,9251,0451,8801,9215911,330
William Carey University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,925 where 3,291 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at William Carey University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,2571,8867051,181371102269
2014-152,2761,8746591,215402130272
2015-162,4871,8506801,170637241396
2016-172,8081,6486261,0221,160432728
2017-183,0971,6766361,0401,421565856
2018-193,2491,9126741,2381,337567770
2019-203,2101,9016301,2711,309526783
2020-213,2331,9456111,3341,288444844
2021-223,3371,8885911,2971,449504945
2022-233,2911,7065461,1601,5855811,004
Average2,9252,9256361,1932,925409687
William Carey University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,921 where 2,371 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at William Carey University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,625940357583685163522
2014-151,6601,035374661625137488
2015-161,7371,204399805533119414
2016-171,8111,35442293245799358
2017-181,7421,30543886743795342
2018-191,7931,191440751602131471
2019-201,8301,232431801598147451
2020-212,2391,5285251,003711160551
2021-222,4011,6595761,083742186556
2022-232,3711,5505441,006821170651
Average1,9211,9214518491,921141480
William Carey University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 58.07%. The percentage was 64.17% 10 years ago and William Carey still has a high percentage of white students. 4.89% of enrolled students is Asian and 27.91% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at William Carey University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14161041,0536502,4910
2014-15171191,0965902,5000
2015-16201481,1417102,6960
2016-17171391,2158902,9320
2017-18141521,3109803,0660
2018-19191831,26212103,2420
2019-20171701,27511403,2270
2020-21152211,48514603,3560
2021-22162501,63415603,38042
2022-23102771,58016803,28835
Average161761,30510903,0188
William Carey University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,241 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 213.38% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at William Carey University from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-153,9363965882,952
2015-164,2245609542,710
2016-174,6197449432,932
2017-184,8397409453,154
2018-195,0421,0709962,976
2019-205,0401,1551,0222,863
2020-215,4721,5281,2852,659
2021-225,7381,1881,6952,855
2022-235,6621,2411,5142,907
Average4,9529581,1052,890
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