Student Population at McPherson

Total Enrollment

822

Undergraduate

815

Graduate

Men Students

554

Women Students

268

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 822 students have enrolled at McPherson College - 815 undergraduate and 7 graduate.

By gender, 554 male and 268 female students are attending McPherson College. By attendance status, there are 804 full-time students and 18 part-time students.

The number of students at McPherson College is relatively small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Kansas. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Benedictine College and Bethany College, its population is average (average population is 867).

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between McPherson College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 554 male and 268 female students attending McPherson. The male-to-female student ratio is 2.07 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at McPherson.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at McPherson
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	815	803	12
Men	552	545	7
Women	263	258	5

Population by Gender/Attending Status at McPherson
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7	1	6
Men	2	0	2
Women	5	1	4

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 431 White students (52.43%) and 153 Hispanic students (18.61%) at McPherson College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at McPherson College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at McPherson College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	24	14	10
Asian	17	11	6
Black or African American	110	89	21
Hispanic	151	94	57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	427	278	149
Two or More Races	13	9	4
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	15	12	3
Total	815	552	263

Population by Race/Ethnicity at McPherson College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	2	1	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	4	1	3
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	1	0	1
Total	7	2	5

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 782 students whose age under twenty five and 13 students whose age is over thirty years old at McPherson College.

Especially, 7 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at McPherson College.

Population by Student Age at McPherson College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	815	552	263
Under 18	7	1	6
18-19	382	259	123
20-21	284	184	100
22-24	107	80	27
25-29	26	21	5
35-39	4	4	0
40-49	2	1	1
50-64	2	2	0
unknown	1	0	1
Total	815	552	263

Population by Student Age at McPherson College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7	2	5
22-24	2	0	2
30-34	3	1	2
50-64	2	1	1
Total	7	2	5

Online Student Population

At McPherson College, 13 students (1.58% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 0 students live in Kansas where McPherson College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	822	815	7
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	0	0	0
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	13	8	5
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	809	807	2

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	0	0	0
Kansas Residents	0	0	0
Other State in U.S.	0	0	0
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0