Enrollment Trends at FIU

The student population at Florida International University is 54,723 (45,193 undergraduate and 9,530 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 4,941 (9.93%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at FIU is 82.59% which is increased by 4,161 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 780 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 77 male students for every 100 female students, down from 78 in 2015.
13,818 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 98.65% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 55,794 where 54,723 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 58,836 students in 2021 and was lowest at 49,782 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 49,782 to 54,723 students, a net gain of 4,941 (9.9%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	49,782	41,032	18,204	22,828	8,750	3,654	5,096
2016-17	55,003 5,221	45,856 4,824	19,950 1,746	25,906 3,078	9,147 397	3,803 149	5,344 248
2017-18	56,718 1,715	47,629 1,773	20,532 582	27,097 1,191	9,089 -58	3,645 -158	5,444 100
2018-19	57,942 1,224	48,818 1,189	21,219 687	27,599 502	9,124 35	3,633 -12	5,491 47
2019-20	58,711 769	49,326 508	21,421 202	27,905 306	9,385 261	3,763 130	5,622 131
2020-21	58,836 125	49,049 -277	21,244 -177	27,805 -100	9,787 402	3,861 98	5,926 304
2021-22	56,664 -2,172	46,415 -2,634	20,160 -1,084	26,255 -1,550	10,249 462	3,949 88	6,300 374
2022-23	55,609 -1,055	45,688 -727	19,959 -201	25,729 -526	9,921 -328	3,896 -53	6,025 -275
2023-24	53,953 -1,656	44,363 -1,325	19,585 -374	24,778 -951	9,590 -331	3,770 -126	5,820 -205
2024-25	54,723 770	45,193 830	20,242 657	24,951 173	9,530 -60	3,630 -140	5,900 80
Average	55,794	46,337	20,252	26,085	9,457	3,760	5,697

Florida International University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 46,337 where 45,193 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 Florida International University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	41,032	25,638	11,302	14,336	15,394	6,902	8,492
2016-17	45,856	26,312	11,468	14,844	19,544	8,482	11,062
2017-18	47,629	26,655	11,563	15,092	20,974	8,969	12,005
2018-19	48,818	27,906	12,013	15,893	20,912	9,206	11,706
2019-20	49,326	28,335	12,129	16,206	20,991	9,292	11,699
2020-21	49,049	27,551	11,744	15,807	21,498	9,500	11,998
2021-22	46,415	26,207	11,150	15,057	20,208	9,010	11,198
2022-23	45,688	26,106	11,108	14,998	19,582	8,851	10,731
2023-24	44,363	26,027	11,181	14,846	18,336	8,404	9,932
2024-25	45,193	27,242	11,744	15,498	17,951	8,498	9,453
Average	46,337	46,337	11,540	15,258	46,337	8,711	10,828

Florida International University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 9,457 where 9,530 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 Florida International University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,750	6,184	2,656	3,528	2,566	998	1,568
2016-17	9,147	6,518	2,738	3,780	2,629	1,065	1,564
2017-18	9,089	6,412	2,577	3,835	2,677	1,068	1,609
2018-19	9,124	6,780	2,699	4,081	2,344	934	1,410
2019-20	9,385	7,116	2,860	4,256	2,269	903	1,366
2020-21	9,787	7,305	2,852	4,453	2,482	1,009	1,473
2021-22	10,249	7,793	2,988	4,805	2,456	961	1,495
2022-23	9,921	7,456	2,929	4,527	2,465	967	1,498
2023-24	9,590	7,305	2,890	4,415	2,285	880	1,405
2024-25	9,530	7,247	2,770	4,477	2,283	860	1,423
Average	9,457	9,457	2,796	4,216	9,457	965	1,481

Florida International University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 9.71% and the percentage of black students is 11.30% at Florida International University. 2.82% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 64.84% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 11.26% to 9.71%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.74% to 2.82%. Black student enrollment decreased from 12.22% to 11.30%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 62.91% to 64.84%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5562 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.5753 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Florida International 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	43	1,364	6,082	31,320	58	5,603	1,130
2016-17	41	1,480	6,828	35,150	45	5,864	1,329
2017-18	39	1,487	7,150	36,436	51	5,805	1,402
2018-19	33	1,539	7,235	37,224	43	5,708	1,364
2019-20	37	1,551	7,316	37,491	38	5,973	1,278
2020-21	33	1,537	7,190	38,139	28	5,971	1,166
2021-22	30	1,558	6,765	36,280	26	5,960	1,153
2022-23	28	1,527	6,612	35,115	28	5,754	1,129
2023-24	29	1,509	6,117	34,555	17	5,470	1,074
2024-25	24	1,545	6,183	35,483	25	5,313	1,097
Average	34	1,510	6,748	35,719	36	5,742	1,212

Florida International University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

13,818 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 25% of total students. The number of online students has increased 98.65% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Florida International University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	49,782	6,956	19,385	23,441
2016-17	55,003	8,495	21,631	24,877
2017-18	56,718	10,037	24,244	22,437
2018-19	57,942	11,785	25,978	20,179
2019-20	58,711	13,671	26,192	18,848
2020-21	58,836	42,747	7,873	8,216
2021-22	56,664	15,274	21,632	19,758
2022-23	55,609	14,804	22,672	18,133
2023-24	53,953	13,713	21,680	18,560
2024-25	54,723	13,818	23,023	17,882
Average	55,794	15,130	21,431	19,233

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Enrollment Trends at FIU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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