The student population at Carlow University is 2,416 (1,355 undergraduate and 1,061 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 144 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Carlow is 56.08% which is decreased by 44 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 188 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 5.41 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
822 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 123.37% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,166 where 2,416 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
56.08% of total students is undergraduate students and 43.92% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 44 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 188 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 5.41 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Carlow than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Carlow University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,272 | 1,399 | 165 | 1,234 | 873 | 127 | 746 |
| 2016-17 | 2,255 -17 | 1,408 9 | 194 29 | 1,214 -20 | 847 -26 | 111 -16 | 736 -10 |
| 2017-18 | 2,248 -7 | 1,365 -43 | 217 23 | 1,148 -66 | 883 36 | 108 -3 | 775 39 |
| 2018-19 | 2,076 -172 | 1,333 -32 | 237 20 | 1,096 -52 | 743 -140 | 112 4 | 631 -144 |
| 2019-20 | 2,022 -54 | 1,298 -35 | 217 -20 | 1,081 -15 | 724 -19 | 98 -14 | 626 -5 |
| 2020-21 | 1,976 -46 | 1,277 -21 | 199 -18 | 1,078 -3 | 699 -25 | 90 -8 | 609 -17 |
| 2021-22 | 1,984 8 | 1,246 -31 | 191 -8 | 1,055 -23 | 738 39 | 82 -8 | 656 47 |
| 2022-23 | 2,104 120 | 1,247 1 | 197 6 | 1,050 -5 | 857 119 | 92 10 | 765 109 |
| 2023-24 | 2,310 206 | 1,344 97 | 221 24 | 1,123 73 | 966 109 | 127 35 | 839 74 |
| 2024-25 | 2,416 106 | 1,355 11 | 219 -2 | 1,136 13 | 1,061 95 | 158 31 | 903 64 |
| Average | 2,166 | 1,327 | 206 | 1,122 | 839 | 111 | 729 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,327 where 1,355 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 Carlow University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,399 | 1,040 | 124 | 916 | 359 | 41 | 318 |
| 2016-17 | 1,408 | 1,100 | 155 | 945 | 308 | 39 | 269 |
| 2017-18 | 1,365 | 1,075 | 175 | 900 | 290 | 42 | 248 |
| 2018-19 | 1,333 | 1,071 | 187 | 884 | 262 | 50 | 212 |
| 2019-20 | 1,298 | 1,037 | 186 | 851 | 261 | 31 | 230 |
| 2020-21 | 1,277 | 1,009 | 173 | 836 | 268 | 26 | 242 |
| 2021-22 | 1,246 | 953 | 157 | 796 | 293 | 34 | 259 |
| 2022-23 | 1,247 | 909 | 151 | 758 | 338 | 46 | 292 |
| 2023-24 | 1,344 | 990 | 169 | 821 | 354 | 52 | 302 |
| 2024-25 | 1,355 | 1,044 | 176 | 868 | 311 | 43 | 268 |
| Average | 1,327 | 1,327 | 165 | 858 | 1,327 | 40 | 264 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 839 where 1,061 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 Carlow University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 873 | 173 | 35 | 138 | 700 | 92 | 608 |
| 2016-17 | 847 | 197 | 36 | 161 | 650 | 75 | 575 |
| 2017-18 | 883 | 180 | 23 | 157 | 703 | 85 | 618 |
| 2018-19 | 743 | 175 | 33 | 142 | 568 | 79 | 489 |
| 2019-20 | 724 | 192 | 33 | 159 | 532 | 65 | 467 |
| 2020-21 | 699 | 205 | 29 | 176 | 494 | 61 | 433 |
| 2021-22 | 738 | 242 | 31 | 211 | 496 | 51 | 445 |
| 2022-23 | 857 | 324 | 37 | 287 | 533 | 55 | 478 |
| 2023-24 | 966 | 428 | 64 | 364 | 538 | 63 | 475 |
| 2024-25 | 1,061 | 295 | 43 | 252 | 766 | 115 | 651 |
| Average | 839 | 839 | 36 | 205 | 839 | 74 | 524 |
The percentage of white students is 70.65%. The percentage was 66.77% 10 years ago and Carlow still has a high percentage of white students. 3.15% of enrolled students is Asian and 16.14% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.18% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 66.77% to 70.65%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.36% to 3.15%. Black student enrollment decreased from 17.74% to 16.14%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.20% to 4.18%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4706 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5209 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Carlow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 9 | 31 | 403 | 50 | 2 | 1,517 | 77 |
| 2016-17 | 9 | 36 | 365 | 53 | 4 | 1,538 | 81 |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 48 | 352 | 40 | 2 | 1,552 | 74 |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 52 | 331 | 42 | 1 | 1,422 | 69 |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 56 | 322 | 37 | 0 | 1,408 | 71 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 53 | 299 | 44 | 1 | 1,433 | 69 |
| 2021-22 | 20 | 69 | 334 | 48 | 1 | 1,446 | 29 |
| 2022-23 | 9 | 57 | 351 | 67 | 0 | 1,517 | 75 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 67 | 398 | 95 | 1 | 1,632 | 72 |
| 2024-25 | 7 | 76 | 390 | 101 | 1 | 1,707 | 91 |
| Average | 7 | 55 | 355 | 58 | 1 | 1,517 | 71 |
822 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 34% of total students. The number of online students has increased 123.37% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Carlow University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,272 | 368 | 739 | 1,165 |
| 2016-17 | 2,255 | 379 | 814 | 1,062 |
| 2017-18 | 2,248 | 371 | 652 | 1,225 |
| 2018-19 | 2,076 | 327 | 632 | 1,117 |
| 2019-20 | 2,022 | 324 | 801 | 897 |
| 2020-21 | 1,976 | 768 | 1,058 | 150 |
| 2021-22 | 1,984 | 608 | 1,112 | 264 |
| 2022-23 | 2,104 | 729 | 1,052 | 323 |
| 2023-24 | 2,310 | 766 | 1,049 | 495 |
| 2024-25 | 2,416 | 822 | 989 | 605 |
| Average | 2,166 | 546 | 890 | 730 |
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