Enrollment Trends at Concordia University-Saint Paul

The student population at Concordia University-Saint Paul is 6,003 (3,424 undergraduate and 2,579 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,623 (37.05%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Concordia University-Saint Paul is 57.04% which is increased by 863 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 760 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 58 male students for every 100 female students, down from 59 in 2015.
2,761 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 10.13% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,250 where 6,003 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 6,003 students in 2025 and was lowest at 4,380 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 4,380 to 6,003 students, a net gain of 1,623 (37.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Concordia University-Saint Paul since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,380	2,561	1,070	1,491	1,819	560	1,259
2016-17	4,582 202	2,740 179	1,093 23	1,647 156	1,842 23	589 29	1,253 -6
2017-18	4,817 235	2,870 130	1,186 93	1,684 37	1,947 105	630 41	1,317 64
2018-19	5,054 237	3,104 234	1,252 66	1,852 168	1,950 3	588 -42	1,362 45
2019-20	5,137 83	3,125 21	1,203 -49	1,922 70	2,012 62	590 2	1,422 60
2020-21	5,585 448	3,578 453	1,273 70	2,305 383	2,007 -5	652 62	1,355 -67
2021-22	5,545 -40	3,357 -221	1,158 -115	2,199 -106	2,188 181	756 104	1,432 77
2022-23	5,544 -1	3,071 -286	1,047 -111	2,024 -175	2,473 285	931 175	1,542 110
2023-24	5,854 310	3,146 75	1,066 19	2,080 56	2,708 235	1,132 201	1,576 34
2024-25	6,003 149	3,424 278	1,132 66	2,292 212	2,579 -129	1,066 -66	1,513 -63
Average	5,250	3,098	1,148	1,950	2,153	749	1,403

Concordia University-Saint Paul Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,098 where 3,424 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 Concordia University-Saint Paul since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,561	1,398	645	753	1,163	425	738
2016-17	2,740	1,416	635	781	1,324	458	866
2017-18	2,870	1,417	640	777	1,453	546	907
2018-19	3,104	1,668	738	930	1,436	514	922
2019-20	3,125	1,786	731	1,055	1,339	472	867
2020-21	3,578	2,393	844	1,549	1,185	429	756
2021-22	3,357	2,130	761	1,369	1,227	397	830
2022-23	3,071	2,055	724	1,331	1,016	323	693
2023-24	3,146	2,124	724	1,400	1,022	342	680
2024-25	3,424	2,392	819	1,573	1,032	313	719
Average	3,098	3,098	726	1,152	3,098	422	798

Concordia University-Saint Paul Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,153 where 2,579 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 Concordia University-Saint Paul since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,819	1,698	513	1,185	121	47	74
2016-17	1,842	1,741	552	1,189	101	37	64
2017-18	1,947	1,779	565	1,214	168	65	103
2018-19	1,950	1,819	533	1,286	131	55	76
2019-20	2,012	1,850	541	1,309	162	49	113
2020-21	2,007	1,855	591	1,264	152	61	91
2021-22	2,188	2,154	739	1,415	34	17	17
2022-23	2,473	2,275	841	1,434	198	90	108
2023-24	2,708	2,469	1,041	1,428	239	91	148
2024-25	2,579	2,182	905	1,277	397	161	236
Average	2,153	2,153	682	1,300	2,153	67	103

Concordia University-Saint Paul Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 48.53% and the percentage of black students is 15.46% at Concordia University-Saint Paul. 8.83% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 8.31% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.81% to 48.53%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.82% to 8.83%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.18% to 15.46%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.88% to 8.31%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7250 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5108 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Concordia University-Saint Paul 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	27	255	446	126	4	3,014	145
2016-17	19	312	458	145	9	3,131	154
2017-18	20	320	475	172	11	3,262	153
2018-19	27	377	501	207	9	3,361	170
2019-20	23	407	544	259	12	3,254	171
2020-21	17	478	564	333	11	3,488	215
2021-22	23	458	605	346	15	3,344	196
2022-23	19	423	599	385	10	3,089	199
2023-24	25	432	709	441	13	2,944	208
2024-25	22	530	928	499	13	2,913	185
Average	22	399	583	291	11	3,180	180

Concordia University-Saint Paul Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,761 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 46% of total students. The number of online students has increased 10.13% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Concordia University-Saint Paul from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	4,380	2,507	336	1,537
2016-17	4,582	2,747	340	1,495
2017-18	4,817	2,980	270	1,567
2018-19	5,054	3,129	149	1,776
2019-20	5,137	2,840	196	2,101
2020-21	5,585	3,067	751	1,767
2021-22	5,545	3,352	478	1,715
2022-23	5,544	2,834	1,184	1,526
2023-24	5,854	2,611	1,943	1,300
2024-25	6,003	2,761	2,355	887
Average	5,250	2,883	800	1,567

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Enrollment Trends at Concordia University-Saint Paul

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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