Enrollment Trends at Daemen

The student population at Daemen University is 2,540 (1,653 undergraduate and 887 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 227 (8.20%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Daemen is 65.08% which is decreased by 377 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 150 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 34 male students for every 100 female students, down from 35 in 2015.
680 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 885.51% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,632 where 2,540 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 2,767 students in 2016 and was lowest at 2,536 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,767 to 2,540 students, a net loss of 227 (8.2%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,767	2,030	567	1,463	737	156	581
2016-17	2,760 -7	1,993 -37	571 4	1,422 -41	767 30	154 -2	613 32
2017-18	2,635 -125	1,801 -192	520 -51	1,281 -141	834 67	174 20	660 47
2018-19	2,574 -61	1,739 -62	523 3	1,216 -65	835 1	152 -22	683 23
2019-20	2,603 29	1,709 -30	517 -6	1,192 -24	894 59	179 27	715 32
2020-21	2,536 -67	1,631 -78	485 -32	1,146 -46	905 11	189 10	716 1
2021-22	2,642 106	1,781 150	478 -7	1,303 157	861 -44	170 -19	691 -25
2022-23	2,642	1,782 1	454 -24	1,328 25	860 -1	163 -7	697 6
2023-24	2,625 -17	1,806 24	472 18	1,334 6	819 -41	161 -2	658 -39
2024-25	2,540 -85	1,653 -153	439 -33	1,214 -120	887 68	206 45	681 23
Average	2,632	1,793	503	1,290	840	170	670

Daemen University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,793 where 1,653 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 Daemen University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,030	1,678	497	1,181	352	70	282
2016-17	1,993	1,621	515	1,106	372	56	316
2017-18	1,801	1,560	470	1,090	241	50	191
2018-19	1,739	1,495	476	1,019	244	47	197
2019-20	1,709	1,480	458	1,022	229	59	170
2020-21	1,631	1,464	441	1,023	167	44	123
2021-22	1,781	1,566	423	1,143	215	55	160
2022-23	1,782	1,568	392	1,176	214	62	152
2023-24	1,806	1,657	436	1,221	149	36	113
2024-25	1,653	1,547	411	1,136	106	28	78
Average	1,793	1,793	452	1,112	1,793	51	178

Daemen University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 840 where 887 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 Daemen University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	737	553	127	426	184	29	155
2016-17	767	615	123	492	152	31	121
2017-18	834	620	133	487	214	41	173
2018-19	835	567	112	455	268	40	228
2019-20	894	637	141	496	257	38	219
2020-21	905	629	140	489	276	49	227
2021-22	861	569	129	440	292	41	251
2022-23	860	608	129	479	252	34	218
2023-24	819	586	129	457	233	32	201
2024-25	887	622	155	467	265	51	214
Average	840	840	132	469	840	39	201

Daemen University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.00%. The percentage was 74.49% 10 years ago and Daemen still has a high percentage of white students. 3.94% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.91% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.14% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 74.49% to 75.00%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.95% to 3.94%. Black student enrollment decreased from 10.12% to 7.91%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.46% to 6.14%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4255 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4315 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Daemen 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	11	54	280	151	4	2,061	21
2016-17	9	62	253	152	2	2,101	26
2017-18	5	64	238	152	1	2,024	20
2018-19	5	64	214	150	2	1,998	17
2019-20	3	65	243	135	1	2,047	11
2020-21	8	71	232	140	0	1,954	28
2021-22	16	94	226	151	0	2,005	41
2022-23	16	105	248	145	0	1,993	45
2023-24	21	104	233	146	1	1,954	54
2024-25	14	100	201	156	0	1,905	51
Average	11	78	237	148	1	2,004	31

Daemen University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

680 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 885.51% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Daemen University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	2,767	69	334	2,364
2016-17	2,760	87	312	2,361
2017-18	2,635	75	336	2,224
2018-19	2,574	172	342	2,060
2019-20	2,603	348	231	2,024
2020-21	2,536	472	1,137	927
2021-22	2,642	532	612	1,498
2022-23	2,642	701	493	1,448
2023-24	2,625	701	471	1,453
2024-25	2,540	680	494	1,366
Average	2,632	384	476	1,773

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Enrollment Trends at Daemen

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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