Steepest enrollment decline — private nonprofit universities

These 50 private nonprofit universities show the steepest undergraduate enrollment declines over the available trend window, out of 1008 with reported enrollment history. Baker College (MI) has fallen 84.3%.

#	Institution	Undergrad change (2016–2024)
1	Baker CollegeMI	-84.3%
2	Indiana Institute of TechnologyIN	-79.9%
3	Ohio Christian UniversityOH	-76.6%
4	Florida Institute of Technology-OnlineFL	-74.3%
5	Excelsior UniversityNY	-69.8%
6	Columbia CollegeMO	-66.5%
7	Dewey University-Hato ReyPR	-65.4%
8	Methodist CollegeIL	-63.5%
9	Bethel UniversityTN	-62%
10	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezPR	-61.6%
11	Arkansas Baptist CollegeAR	-61%
12	Westminster UniversityUT	-60.7%
13	Chowan UniversityNC	-60.5%
14	King UniversityTN	-59.8%
15	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusPR	-59.6%
16	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusPR	-59.4%
17	Nazarene Bible CollegeCO	-59%
18	Universidad Central de BayamonPR	-58.6%
19	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroPR	-57.4%
20	Boricua CollegeNY	-56.5%
21	Drury UniversityMO	-55.7%
22	Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesMO	-55.5%
23	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-AreciboPR	-55.4%
24	Alverno CollegeWI	-54.3%
25	Central Christian College of KansasKS	-54.1%
26	Salem CollegeNC	-54%
27	Rust CollegeMS	-53.5%
28	Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceRI	-52.3%
29	Azusa Pacific UniversityCA	-52.2%
30	Spring Arbor UniversityMI	-52.1%
31	Whittier CollegeCA	-52.1%
32	Park UniversityMO	-51.3%
33	Lourdes UniversityOH	-51.3%
34	Walsh CollegeMI	-51.2%
35	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BarranquitasPR	-50.5%
36	Tusculum UniversityTN	-50.5%
37	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PoncePR	-49.4%
38	Morris CollegeSC	-49.2%
39	Southwestern Christian UniversityOK	-49.2%
40	Spalding UniversityKY	-48.9%
41	Shaw UniversityNC	-48.9%
42	Hannibal-LaGrange UniversityMO	-48.6%
43	Lane CollegeTN	-48.4%
44	Upper Iowa UniversityIA	-48.3%
45	University of BridgeportCT	-47.8%
46	Caribbean University-PoncePR	-47.7%
47	Albright CollegePA	-46.9%
48	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesNY	-46.6%
49	Moody Bible InstituteIL	-46.6%
50	Peirce CollegePA	-46.2%

A data ranking — not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release, which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25), with Census ACS, BLS Employment Projections, WICHE & the FSA Direct Loan Dashboard. Compiled by Ibex Insights. For informational benchmarking only — not financial, investment, or accreditation advice. See the methodology.