Enrollment Trends at Bemidji State

The student population at Bemidji State University is 4,072 (3,751 undergraduate and 321 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,009 (19.86%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Bemidji State is 92.12% which is decreased by 1,040 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 31 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 67 male students for every 100 female students, down from 73 in 2015.
1,447 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 42.00% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,630 where 4,072 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 5,195 students in 2018 and was lowest at 3,926 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 5,081 to 4,072 students, a net loss of 1,009 (19.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bemidji State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,081	4,791	2,057	2,734	290	95	195
2016-17	5,138 57	4,808 17	2,065 8	2,743 9	330 40	98 3	232 37
2017-18	5,195 57	4,815 7	2,037 -28	2,778 35	380 50	118 20	262 30
2018-19	5,111 -84	4,690 -125	2,016 -21	2,674 -104	421 41	140 22	281 19
2019-20	4,897 -214	4,490 -200	1,928 -88	2,562 -112	407 -14	143 3	264 -17
2020-21	4,577 -320	4,165 -325	1,790 -138	2,375 -187	412 5	154 11	258 -6
2021-22	4,279 -298	3,877 -288	1,646 -144	2,231 -144	402 -10	153 -1	249 -9
2022-23	4,023 -256	3,677 -200	1,526 -120	2,151 -80	346 -56	144 -9	202 -47
2023-24	3,926 -97	3,610 -67	1,482 -44	2,128 -23	316 -30	121 -23	195 -7
2024-25	4,072 146	3,751 141	1,492 10	2,259 131	321 5	137 16	184 -11
Average	4,630	4,267	1,804	2,464	363	130	232

Bemidji State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,267 where 3,751 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bemidji State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,791	3,394	1,570	1,824	1,397	487	910
2016-17	4,808	3,430	1,589	1,841	1,378	476	902
2017-18	4,815	3,333	1,512	1,821	1,482	525	957
2018-19	4,690	3,289	1,549	1,740	1,401	467	934
2019-20	4,490	3,058	1,437	1,621	1,432	491	941
2020-21	4,165	2,753	1,252	1,501	1,412	538	874
2021-22	3,877	2,550	1,164	1,386	1,327	482	845
2022-23	3,677	2,327	1,063	1,264	1,350	463	887
2023-24	3,610	2,308	977	1,331	1,302	505	797
2024-25	3,751	2,375	988	1,387	1,376	504	872
Average	4,267	4,267	1,310	1,572	4,267	494	892

Bemidji State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 363 where 321 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bemidji State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	290	74	31	43	216	64	152
2016-17	330	69	21	48	261	77	184
2017-18	380	76	23	53	304	95	209
2018-19	421	63	22	41	358	118	240
2019-20	407	59	28	31	348	115	233
2020-21	412	81	37	44	331	117	214
2021-22	402	82	32	50	320	121	199
2022-23	346	81	38	43	265	106	159
2023-24	316	63	30	33	253	91	162
2024-25	321	80	39	41	241	98	143
Average	363	363	30	43	363	100	190

Bemidji State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 78.17%. The percentage was 81.81% 10 years ago and Bemidji State still has a high percentage of white students. 1.69% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.41% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.08% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 81.81% to 78.17%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.06% to 1.69%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.75% to 3.41%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.28% to 4.08%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3808 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3283 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bemidji State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	119	54	89	116	0	4,157	146
2016-17	135	54	104	125	3	4,146	169
2017-18	138	62	108	124	5	4,211	166
2018-19	139	58	114	141	5	4,135	175
2019-20	134	54	119	142	4	3,914	184
2020-21	140	55	120	129	4	3,630	196
2021-22	143	64	109	120	2	3,362	206
2022-23	127	68	98	123	2	3,095	202
2023-24	175	65	114	153	2	3,048	227
2024-25	186	69	139	166	3	3,183	223
Average	144	60	111	134	3	3,688	189

Bemidji State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,447 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 36% of total students. The number of online students has increased 42.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bemidji State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	5,081	1,019	1,021	3,041
2016-17	5,138	1,102	956	3,080
2017-18	5,195	1,246	929	3,020
2018-19	5,111	1,371	884	2,856
2019-20	4,897	1,343	870	2,684
2020-21	4,577	1,225	1,121	2,231
2021-22	4,279	1,489	1,069	1,721
2022-23	4,023	1,443	986	1,594
2023-24	3,926	1,486	1,268	1,172
2024-25	4,072	1,447	1,441	1,184
Average	4,630	1,317	1,055	2,258

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Enrollment Trends at Bemidji State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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