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Student Enrollment

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All Student Enrollment

Full-Time
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 6,713 6,883 7,282 7,587 7,851 8,098 7,825 8,345 8,562 8,532
% Change 5% 3% 6% 4% 3% 3% -3% 7% 3% -0.4%
Part-Time
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 531 467 441 425 409 342 379 351 348 340
% Change -1% -12% -6% -4% -4% -16% 11% -7% -1% -2%
Total Headcount
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 7,244 7,350 7,723 8,012 8,260 8,440 8,204 8,696 8,910 8,872
% Change 5% 1% 5% 4% 3% 2% -3% 6% 2% -0.4
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 6,890 7,039 7,429 7,729 7,987 8,212 7,951 8,462 8,678 8,645
% Change 5% 2% 6% 4% 3% 3% -3% 6% 3% -0.4%

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Undergraduate
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 5,837 5,983 6,293 6,497 6,666 6,820 6,631 7,076 7,384 7,338
% Change 6% 3% 5% 3% 3% 2% -3% 7% 4% -1%
Graduate/Professional
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 1,407 1,367 1,430 1,515 1,594 1,620 1,573 1,620 1,526 1,534
% Change 6% 3% 5% 6% 5% 2% -3% 3% -6% 1%
Total Enrollment
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 7,244 7,350 7,723 8,012 8,260 8,440 8,204 8,696 8,910 8,872
% Change 5% 1% 5% 4% 3% 2% -3% 6% 2% -0.4%

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Male
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 2,766 2,772 2,825 2,836 2,870 2,924 2,727 2,965 2,935 2,947
% of Total 38% 38% 37% 35% 35% 34.6% 33.2% 34.1% 32.9% 33.2%
Female
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 4,478 4,578 4,898 5,176 5,390 5,516 5,477 5,731 5,968 5,904
% of Total 62% 62% 63% 65% 65% 65.4% 66.8% 65.9% 66.9% 66.5%
*Unknown
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 7 21
% of Total 0.1% 0.2%
Total
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 7,244 7,350 7,723 8,012 8,260 8,440 8,204 8,696 8,910 8,872

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

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US Non-Resident
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 91 98 94 108 99 84 59 74 84 94
% of Total 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1%
Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 300 331 341 389 450 497 536 616 716 797
% of Total 4.1% 4.5% 4.4% 4.9% 5.4% 5.9% 6.5% 7.1% 8.0% 9.0%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 318 350 383 417 429 456 433 481 478 510
% of Total 4.4% 4.8% 5.0% 5.2% 5.2% 5.4% 5.3% 5.5% 5.4% 5.7%
White, non-Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 5,734 5,755 6,082 6,385 6,581 6,707 6,476 6,808 6,848 6,645
% of Total 79.2% 78.3% 78.8% 79.7% 79.7% 79.5% 78.9% 78.3% 76.9% 74.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 16 20 22 20 26 25 21 19 22 26
% of Total 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Asian, non-Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 157 184 237 213 201 207 223 231 267 288
% of Total 2.2% 2.5% 3.1% 2.7% 2.4% 2.5% 2.7% 2.7% 3.0% 3.2%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 7 8 7 6 8 8 9 8 8 8
% 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 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 231 235 247 275 300 330 309 347 371 380
% of Total 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.4% 3.6% 3.9% 3.8% 4.0% 4.2% 4.3%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 390 369 310 199 166 126 138 112 116 124
% of Total 5.4% 5.0% 4.0% 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.7% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4%
Total
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
% of Total 7,244 7,350 7,723 8,012 8,260 8,440 8,204 8,696 8,910 8,872

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Undergraduate Enrollment

Full-Time
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 5,440 5,639 5,951 6,161 6,367 6,563 6,330 6,792 7,100 7,042
% Change 6% 4% 6% 4% 3% 3% -4% 7% 5% -1%
Part-Time
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 397 344 342 336 299 257 301 284 284 296
% Change 2% -13% -1% -2% -11% -14% 17% -6% 0% 4%
Total Undergraduate Enrollment
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 5,837 5,983 6,293 6,497 6,666 6,820 6,631 7,076 7,384 7,338
% Change 6% 3% 5% 3% 3% 2% -3% 7% 4% -1%

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Male
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 2,255 2,287 2,305 2,291 2,329 2,392 2,267 2,463 2,480 2,513
% of Total 39% 38% 37% 35% 35% 35% 34% 35% 34% 34%
Female
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 3,582 3,696 3,988 4,206 4,337 4,428 4,364 4,613 4,900 4,822

% of Total

 61% 62% 63% 65% 65% 65% 66% 65% 66% 66%
Unknown*
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 4 3
% of Total 0%+ 0%+
Total Undergraduate Enrollment
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 5,837 5,983 6,293 6,497 6,666 6,820 6,631 7,076 7,384 7,338

*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 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 72 73 76 88 75 66 45 56 65 73
% of Total 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.4% 1.1% 1.0% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0%
Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 271 294 311 347 385 434 458 534 619 698
% of Total 4.6% 4.9% 4.9% 5.3% 5.8% 6.4% 6.9% 7.5% 8.4% 9.5%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 253 281 308 300 313 340 328 367 366 394
% of Total 4.3% 4.7% 4.9% 4.6% 4.7% 5.0% 4.9% 5.2% 5.0% 5.4%
White, non-Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 4,682 4,766 5,025 5,218 5,352 5,436 5,253 5,558 5,695 5,488
% of Total 80.2% 79.7% 79.9% 80.3 80.3% 79.7% 79.2% 78.5% 77.1% 74.8%
American Indian of Alaska Native
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 15 19 22 20 25 23 17 15 19 22
% of Total 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Asian, non-Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 115 121 147 146 134 140 155 171 212 244
% of Total 2.0% 2.0% 2.3% 2.2% 2.0% 2.1% 2.3% 2.4% 2.9% 3.3%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 6 7 6 5 7 7 8 7 8 7
% 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 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 202 210 220 238 258 289 271 292 317 324
% of Total 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.7% 3.9% 4.2% 4.1% 4.1% 4.3% 4.4%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 221 212 178 135 117 85 96 76 83 88
% of Total 3.8% 3.5% 2.8% 2.1% 1.8% 1.2 1.4% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2%
Total
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total 5,837 5,983 6,293 6,497 6,666 6,820 6,631 7,076 7,384 7,338

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Graduate/Professional Enrollment

Full-Time
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 1,273 1,244 1,331 1,426 1,484 1,535 1,495 1553 1,462 1,490
% Change 1% -2% 7% 7% 4% 4% -3% 4% -6% 2%
Part-Time
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 134 123 99 89 110 85 78 67 64 44
% Change -8% -8% -20% -10% 24% -23% -8% -14% -4% -31%
Total Enrollment
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 1,407 1,367 1,430 1,515 1,594 1,620 1,573 1620 1,526 1,534
% Change 0% -3% 5% 6% 5% 2% -3% 3% -6% 1%

Note: Full-Time status => 6 credit hours

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Male
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 511 485 520 545 541 532 460 502 455 434
% of Total 36% 35% 36% 36% 34% 33% 30% 31% 30% 28.3%
Female
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 896 882 910 970 1,053 1,088 1,113 1,118 1,068 1,082
% of Total 64% 65% 64% 64% 66% 67% 70% 69% 70% 71%
Unknown
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 3 18
% of Total 0.2% 1.2%
Total Enrollment
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 1,407 1,367 1,430 1,515 1,594 1,620 1,573 1,620 1,526 1,534

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

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US Non-Resident
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 19 25 18 20 24 18 14 18 19 21
% of Total 1.4% 1.8% 1.3% 1.3% 1.5% 1.1% 0.9% 1.1% 1.2% 1.4%
Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 29 37 30 42 65 63 78 82 97 99
% of Total 2.1% 2.7% 2.1% 2.8% 4.1% 3.9% 5.0% 5.1% 6.4% 6.5%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 65 69 75 117 116 116 105 114 112 116
% of Total 4.6% 5.0% 5.2% 7.7% 7.3% 7.2% 6.7% 7.0% 7.3% 7.6%
White, non-Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 1,052 989 1,057 1,167 1,229 1,271 1,223 1,250 1,153 1,157
% of Total 74.8% 72.3% 73.9% 77.0% 77.1% 78.4% 77.7% 77.2% 75.6% 75.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 4 3 4
% of Total 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Asian, non-Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 42 63 90 67 67 67 68 60 55 44
% of Total 3.0% 4.6% 6.3% 4.4% 4.2% 4.1% 4.3% 3.7% 3.6% 2.9%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
% of Total 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 29 25 27 37 42 41 38 55 54 56
% of Total 2.1% 1.8% 1.9% 2.4% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 3.4% 3.5% 3.7%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number 169 157 132 64 49 41 42 36 33 36
% of Total 12.0% 11.5% 9.2% 4.2% 3.1% 2.5% 2.7% 2.2% 2.2% 2.3%
Total
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total 1,407 1,367 1,430 1,515 1,594 1,620 1,573 1,620 1,526 1,534

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Top 20 Majors 2023

Major Students
Music Business 1,071
Nursing 587
Audio Engineering Technology 492
Commercial Music 392
Songwriting 353
Creative & Entertainment Industries 281
Psychological Science 239
Biology 232
Business Administration 200
Motion Picture Production 193
Interior Design 130
Marketing 120
Architecture 115
Exercise Science 110
Legal Studies 102
Finance 90
Computer Science 89
Entrepreneurship 86
English 77
Elem Ed: Interdiscip. Studies 76

Major Students
Law 350
Pharmacy 221
Physical Therapy 169
Occupational Therapy 146
Occupational Therapy-weekend program 80
Mental Health Counseling 79
Professional MBA 66
Nursing 62
Sport Administration 60
Master of Arts in Teaching 48
MBA - Accelerated 39
Accounting 33
Strategic Comm & Leadership 27
Strategic Leadership in Educ 26
Audio Engineering 23
Commercial Music 22
English 15
Visual Art 13
Health Care Management 12
Vocal Performance 6

*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.

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