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Student Enrollment

Facts & Figures

All Student Enrollment

Full-Time
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 7,587 7,851 8,098 7,825 8,345 8,562 8,532 8,475 8,612 8,659
% Change 4% 3% 3% -3% 7% 3% -0.4% -0.7% 1.6% 0.5%
Part-Time
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 425 409 342 379 351 348 340 328 320 316
% Change -4% -4% -16% 11% -7% -1% -2% -4% -2% -1%
Total Headcount
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 8,012 8,260 8,440 8,204 8,696 8,910 8,872 8,803 8,932 8,975
% Change 4% 3% 2% -3% 6% 2% -0.4 -0.8% 1.5% 0.5%
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 7,729 7,987 8,212 7,951 8,462 8,678 8,645 8,584 8,719 8,764
% Change 4% 3% 3% -3% 6% 3% -0.4% -0.7% 1.6% 0.5%

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Undergraduate
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 6,497 6,666 6,820 6,631 7,076 7,384 7,338 7,175 7,184 7,133
% Change 3% 3% 2% -3% 7% 4% -1% -2% 0.1% -1%
Graduate/Professional
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 1,515 1,594 1,620 1,573 1,620 1,526 1,534 1,628 1,748 1,842
% Change 6% 5% 2% -3% 3% -6% 1% 6% 7% 5%
Total Enrollment
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 8,012 8,260 8,440 8,204 8,696 8,910 8,872 8,803 8,932 8,975
% Change 4% 3% 2% -3% 6% 2% -0.4% -0.8% 1.5% 0.5%

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Male
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 2,836 2,870 2,924 2,727 2,965 2,935 2,947 2,987 3,033 3,079
% of Total 35% 35% 34.6% 33.2% 34.1% 32.9% 33.2% 33.9% 34.0% 34.3%
Female
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 5,176 5,390 5,516 5,477 5,731 5,968 5,904 5,794 5,876 5,884
% of Total 65% 65% 65.4% 66.8% 65.9% 66.9% 66.5% 65.8% 65.8% 65.6%
*Unknown
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 7 21 22 23 12
% of Total 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
Total
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 8,012 8,260 8,440 8,204 8,696 8,910 8,872 8,803 8,932 8,975

*Beginning with Fall 2022, IPEDS allows students to be reported as gender unknown.

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US Non-Resident
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 108 99 84 59 74 84 94 94 121 139
% of Total 1.3% 1.2% 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1% 1.1% 1.4% 1.5%
Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 389 450 497 536 616 716 797 861 944 995
% of Total 4.9% 5.4% 5.9% 6.5% 7.1% 8.0% 9.0% 9.8% 10.6% 11.1%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 417 429 456 433 481 478 510 579 676 729
% of Total 5.2% 5.2% 5.4% 5.3% 5.5% 5.4% 5.7% 6.6% 7.6% 8.1%
White, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 6,385 6,581 6,707 6,476 6,808 6,848 6,645 6,349 6,098 5,921
% of Total 79.7% 79.7% 79.5% 78.9% 78.3% 76.9% 74.9% 72.1% 68.3% 66%
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 20 26 25 21 19 22 26 27 16 15
% of Total 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
Asian, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 213 201 207 223 231 267 288 298 335 336
% of Total 2.7% 2.4% 2.5% 2.7% 2.7% 3.0% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 6 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 6 5
% of Total 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 275 300 330 309 347 371 380 453 512 572
% of Total 3.4% 3.6% 3.9% 3.8% 4.0% 4.2% 4.3% 5.1% 5.7% 6.4%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 199 166 126 138 112 116 124 134 224 263
% of Total 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.7% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 2.5% 2.9%
Total
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
% of Total 8,012 8,260 8,440 8,204 8,696 8,910 8,872 8,803 8,932 8,975

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Undergraduate Enrollment

Full-Time
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 6,161 6,367 6,563 6,330 6,792 7,100 7,042 6,912 6,934 6,895
% Change 4% 3% 3% -4% 7% 5% -1% -2% 0.3% -1%
Part-Time
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 336 299 257 301 284 284 296 263 250 238
% Change -2% -11% -14% 17% -6% 0% 4% -11% -5% -5%
Total Undergraduate Enrollment
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 6,497 6,666 6,820 6,631 7,076 7,384 7,338 7,175 7,184 7,133
% Change 3% 3% 2% -3% 7% 4% -1% -2% 0.1% -1%

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Male
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 2,291 2,329 2,392 2,267 2,463 2,480 2,513 2,521 2,529 2,518
% of Total 35% 35% 35% 34% 35% 34% 34% 35.1% 35.2% 35.3%
Female
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 4,206 4,337 4,428 4,364 4,613 4,900 4,822 4,653 4,654 4,613

% of Total

65% 65% 65% 66% 65% 66% 66% 64.9% 64.8% 64.7%
Unknown*
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 4 3 1 1 2
% of Total 0%+ 0%+ 0.01% 0.01% 0.03%
Total Undergraduate Enrollment
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 6,497 6,666 6,820 6,631 7,076 7,384 7,338 7,175 7,184 7,133

*Beginning with Fall 2022, IPEDS allows students to be reported as gender unknown.
Percentage of students for whom gender is unknown is 0.05% for Fall 2022 and 0.04% for Fall 2023

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US Non-Resident
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 88 75 66 45 56 65 73 65 87 102
% of Total 1.4% 1.1% 1.0% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% 1.4%
Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 347 385 434 458 534 619 698 753 837 872
% of Total 5.3% 5.8% 6.4% 6.9% 7.5% 8.4% 9.5% 10.5% 11.7% 12.2%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 300 313 340 328 367 366 394 475 559 615
% of Total 4.6% 4.7% 5.0% 4.9% 5.2% 5.0% 5.4% 6.6% 7.8% 8.6%
White, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 5,218 5,352 5,436 5,253 5,558 5,695 5,488 5,151 4,947 4,789
% of Total 80.3 80.3% 79.7% 79.2% 78.5% 77.1% 74.8% 71.8% 68.9% 67.1%
American Indian of Alaska Native
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 20 25 23 17 15 19 22 21 14 12
% of Total 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
Asian, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 146 134 140 155 171 212 244 243 268 258
% of Total 2.2% 2.0% 2.1% 2.3% 2.4% 2.9% 3.3% 3.4% 3.7% 3.6%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 5 7 7 8 7 8 7 7 5 3
% of Total 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 238 258 289 271 292 317 324 361 358 377
% of Total 3.7% 3.9% 4.2% 4.1% 4.1% 4.3% 4.4% 5.0% 5.0% 5.3%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 135 117 85 96 76 83 88 99 109 105
% of Total 2.1% 1.8% 1.2 1.4% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5%
Total
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Total 6,497 6,666 6,820 6,631 7,076 7,384 7,338 7,175 7,184 7,133

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Graduate/Professional Enrollment

Full-Time
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 1,426 1,484 1,535 1,495 1553 1,462 1,490 1,563 1,678 1,764
% Change 7% 4% 4% -3% 4% -6% 2% 5% 7% 5%
Part-Time
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 89 110 85 78 67 64 44 65 70 78
% Change -10% 24% -23% -8% -14% -4% -31% 48% 8% 11%
Total Enrollment
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 1,515 1,594 1,620 1,573 1620 1,526 1,534 1,628 1,748 1,842
% Change 6% 5% 2% -3% 3% -6% 1% 6% 7% 5%

Note: Full-Time status => 6 credit hours

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Male
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 545 541 532 460 502 455 434 466 504 561
% of Total 36% 34% 33% 30% 31% 30% 28.3% 28.6% 28.8% 30.5%
Female
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 970 1,053 1,088 1,113 1,118 1,068 1,082 1,141 1,222 1,271
% of Total 64% 66% 67% 70% 69% 70% 71% 70% 70% 69%
Unknown
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 3 18 21 22 10
% of Total 0.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 0.5%
Total Enrollment
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 1,515 1,594 1,620 1,573 1,620 1,526 1,534 1,628 1,748 1,842

*Beginning with Fall 2022, IPEDS allows students to be reported as gender unknown.

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US Non-Resident
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 20 24 18 14 18 19 21 29 34 37
% of Total 1.3% 1.5% 1.1% 0.9% 1.1% 1.2% 1.4% 1.8% 1.9% 2.0%
Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 42 65 63 78 82 97 99 108 107 123
% of Total 2.8% 4.1% 3.9% 5.0% 5.1% 6.4% 6.5% 6.6% 6.1% 6.7%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 117 116 116 105 114 112 116 104 117 114
% of Total 7.7% 7.3% 7.2% 6.7% 7.0% 7.3% 7.6% 6.4% 6.7% 6.2%
White, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 1,167 1,229 1,271 1,223 1,250 1,153 1,157 1,198 1,151 1,132
% of Total 77.0% 77.1% 78.4% 77.7% 77.2% 75.6% 75.4% 73.6% 65.8% 61.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 0 1 2 4 4 3 4 6 2 3
% of Total 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% 0.2%
Asian, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 67 67 67 68 60 55 44 55 67 78
% of Total 4.4% 4.2% 4.1% 4.3% 3.7% 3.6% 2.9% 3.4% 3.8% 4.2%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2
% of Total 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 37 42 41 38 55 54 56 92 154 195
% of Total 2.4% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 3.4% 3.5% 3.7% 5.7% 8.8% 10.6%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number 64 49 41 42 36 33 36 35 115 158
% of Total 4.2% 3.1% 2.5% 2.7% 2.2% 2.2% 2.3% 2.1% 6.6% 8.6%
Total
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Total 1,515 1,594 1,620 1,573 1,620 1,526 1,534 1,628 1,748 1,842

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Top 20 Majors 2026

Major Students
Music Business 920
Nursing 655
Audio Engineering Technology 432
Biology 422
Commercial Music 309
Songwriting 276
Business Administration 251
Psychological Science 227
Media & Entertainment Industries 199
Architecture 180
Motion Picture Production 169
Exercise Science 144
Legal Studies 141
Finance 123
Marketing 111
Accounting 107
Neuroscience 101
Interior Design 99
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 85
Theatre Performance 75

Major Students
Law 402
Pharmacy 210
Medicine 176
Physical Therapy 175
Occupational Therapy 130
Mental Health Counseling 96
Sport Administration 72
Professional MBA 59
Nursing 50
Master of Arts in Teaching 44
Strategic Leadership in Educ 44
Media and Entertainment 42
Social Work 37
MBA - Accelerated 34
Occupational Therapy - Weekend Prog. 32
Applied Analytics 29
Strategic Comm & Leadership 25
Accounting 24
Audio Engineering 24
Commercial Music 18

*Enrollment headcounts on this page include audit-only students, and may therefore differ from enrollment headcounts reported to external organizations such as IPEDS or the CDS.