Enrollment Trends at DeSales

The student population at DeSales University is 2,972 (2,166 undergraduate and 806 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 164 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at DeSales is 72.88% which is decreased by 125 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 39 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.87 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

640 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 41.28% since 2015.

Trends by Subject

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,194 where 2,972 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

72.88% of total students is undergraduate students and 27.12% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 125 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 39 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.87 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in DeSales than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,1362,2919091,382845322523
2016-173,309
173
2,388
97
954
45
1,434
52
921
76
340
18
581
58
2017-183,315
6
2,345
-43
912
-42
1,433
-1
970
49
357
17
613
32
2018-193,438
123
2,499
154
902
-10
1,597
164
939
-31
327
-30
612
-1
2019-203,460
22
2,492
-7
898
-4
1,594
-3
968
29
335
8
633
21
2020-213,302
-158
2,398
-94
885
-13
1,513
-81
904
-64
296
-39
608
-25
2021-223,101
-201
2,309
-89
845
-40
1,464
-49
792
-112
260
-36
532
-76
2022-232,991
-110
2,225
-84
787
-58
1,438
-26
766
-26
233
-27
533
1
2023-242,919
-72
2,149
-76
757
-30
1,392
-46
770
4
237
4
533
2024-252,972
53
2,166
17
786
29
1,380
-12
806
36
250
13
556
23
Average3,1942,3268641,463868296572
DeSales University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,326 where 2,166 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 DeSales University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,2911,7387291,009553180373
2016-172,3881,8547811,073534173361
2017-182,3451,8117511,060534161373
2018-192,4991,9597551,204540147393
2019-202,4921,9637561,207529142387
2020-212,3981,9307551,175468130338
2021-222,3091,9497341,215360111249
2022-232,2251,9016911,21032496228
2023-242,1491,8476671,18030290212
2024-252,1661,8967181,17827068202
Average2,3262,3267341,1512,326130312
DeSales University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 868 where 806 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 DeSales University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-16845349115234496207289
2016-17921410129281511211300
2017-18970422132290548225323
2018-19939402126276537201336
2019-20968430131299538204334
2020-21904447123324457173284
2021-22792407108299385152233
2022-23766406104302360129231
2023-2477045713931831398215
2024-25806498147351308103205
Average868868125297868170275
DeSales University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.15%. The percentage was 75.16% 10 years ago and DeSales still has a high percentage of white students. 5.25% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.48% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.06% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.16% to 69.15%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.20% to 5.25%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.86% to 5.48%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.85% to 14.06%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4959 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4230 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1636912130912,35762
2016-1719411932812,42885
2017-1809014336712,37879
2018-19411214840232,41178
2019-20511018037312,42392
2020-21311318236022,32377
2021-22112615134622,21668
2022-23113715334532,12966
2023-24114515837632,07055
2024-25515616341822,05565
Average211515236222,27973
DeSales University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

640 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 41.28% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at DeSales University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-163,1364534902,193
2016-173,3095002422,567
2017-183,3155922302,493
2018-193,4386024842,352
2019-203,4607025382,220
2020-213,3028201,2911,191
2021-223,1016817051,715
2022-232,9916756341,682
2023-242,9196294871,803
2024-252,9726405531,779
Average3,1946295652,000

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