The student population at Felician University is 2,427 (1,870 undergraduate and 557 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 470 (24.02%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,201 where 2,427 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 2,556 students in 2021 and was lowest at 1,957 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,957 to 2,427 students, a net gain of 470 (24%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Felician University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,957 | 1,609 | 450 | 1,159 | 348 | 66 | 282 |
| 2016-17 | 2,014 57 | 1,648 39 | 458 8 | 1,190 31 | 366 18 | 78 12 | 288 6 |
| 2017-18 | 1,996 -18 | 1,626 -22 | 476 18 | 1,150 -40 | 370 4 | 80 2 | 290 2 |
| 2018-19 | 2,004 8 | 1,624 -2 | 481 5 | 1,143 -7 | 380 10 | 85 5 | 295 5 |
| 2019-20 | 2,262 258 | 1,852 228 | 519 38 | 1,333 190 | 410 30 | 97 12 | 313 18 |
| 2020-21 | 2,556 294 | 2,115 263 | 576 57 | 1,539 206 | 441 31 | 101 4 | 340 27 |
| 2021-22 | 2,411 -145 | 1,999 -116 | 546 -30 | 1,453 -86 | 412 -29 | 99 -2 | 313 -27 |
| 2022-23 | 2,148 -263 | 1,746 -253 | 480 -66 | 1,266 -187 | 402 -10 | 105 6 | 297 -16 |
| 2023-24 | 2,236 88 | 1,833 87 | 536 56 | 1,297 31 | 403 1 | 102 -3 | 301 4 |
| 2024-25 | 2,427 191 | 1,870 37 | 565 29 | 1,305 8 | 557 154 | 106 4 | 451 150 |
| Average | 2,201 | 1,792 | 509 | 1,284 | 409 | 92 | 317 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,792 where 1,870 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 Felician University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,609 | 1,388 | 402 | 986 | 221 | 48 | 173 |
| 2016-17 | 1,648 | 1,433 | 404 | 1,029 | 215 | 54 | 161 |
| 2017-18 | 1,626 | 1,430 | 437 | 993 | 196 | 39 | 157 |
| 2018-19 | 1,624 | 1,457 | 443 | 1,014 | 167 | 38 | 129 |
| 2019-20 | 1,852 | 1,640 | 475 | 1,165 | 212 | 44 | 168 |
| 2020-21 | 2,115 | 1,820 | 522 | 1,298 | 295 | 54 | 241 |
| 2021-22 | 1,999 | 1,749 | 476 | 1,273 | 250 | 70 | 180 |
| 2022-23 | 1,746 | 1,572 | 437 | 1,135 | 174 | 43 | 131 |
| 2023-24 | 1,833 | 1,683 | 491 | 1,192 | 150 | 45 | 105 |
| 2024-25 | 1,870 | 1,703 | 519 | 1,184 | 167 | 46 | 121 |
| Average | 1,792 | 1,792 | 461 | 1,127 | 1,792 | 48 | 157 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 409 where 557 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 Felician University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 348 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 307 | 51 | 256 |
| 2016-17 | 366 | 48 | 17 | 31 | 318 | 61 | 257 |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 83 | 23 | 60 | 287 | 57 | 230 |
| 2018-19 | 380 | 87 | 17 | 70 | 293 | 68 | 225 |
| 2019-20 | 410 | 110 | 33 | 77 | 300 | 64 | 236 |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 102 | 31 | 71 | 339 | 70 | 269 |
| 2021-22 | 412 | 70 | 16 | 54 | 342 | 83 | 259 |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 95 | 27 | 68 | 307 | 78 | 229 |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 127 | 32 | 95 | 276 | 70 | 206 |
| 2024-25 | 557 | 165 | 37 | 128 | 392 | 69 | 323 |
| Average | 409 | 409 | 25 | 68 | 409 | 67 | 249 |
The percentage of white students is 27.81% and the percentage of black students is 16.40% at Felician University. 5.48% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 39.68% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 32.45% to 27.81%. Asian enrollment declined from 6.23% to 5.48%. Black student enrollment decreased from 20.64% to 16.40%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 26.01% to 39.68%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7348 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7805 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Felician 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 | 122 | 404 | 509 | 8 | 635 | 11 |
| 2016-17 | 10 | 122 | 448 | 555 | 11 | 640 | 12 |
| 2017-18 | 7 | 116 | 444 | 554 | 9 | 632 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | 6 | 106 | 402 | 567 | 13 | 606 | 19 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 117 | 422 | 686 | 11 | 635 | 20 |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 161 | 466 | 821 | 11 | 714 | 39 |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 150 | 520 | 830 | 10 | 667 | 47 |
| 2022-23 | 5 | 129 | 412 | 817 | 4 | 592 | 41 |
| 2023-24 | 4 | 116 | 389 | 876 | 4 | 608 | 51 |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 133 | 398 | 963 | 3 | 675 | 55 |
| Average | 6 | 127 | 431 | 718 | 8 | 640 | 31 |
194 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 24.36% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Felician University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,957 | 156 | 264 | 1,537 |
| 2016-17 | 2,014 | 154 | 325 | 1,535 |
| 2017-18 | 1,996 | 141 | 394 | 1,461 |
| 2018-19 | 2,004 | 190 | 707 | 1,107 |
| 2019-20 | 2,262 | 215 | 757 | 1,290 |
| 2020-21 | 2,556 | 375 | 1,025 | 1,156 |
| 2021-22 | 2,411 | 291 | 940 | 1,180 |
| 2022-23 | 2,148 | 240 | 1,257 | 651 |
| 2023-24 | 2,236 | 196 | 1,395 | 645 |
| 2024-25 | 2,427 | 194 | 1,546 | 687 |
| Average | 2,201 | 215 | 861 | 1,125 |
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