Enrollment Trends at FSU

The student population at Florida State University is 43,889 (32,720 undergraduate and 11,169 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,059 (7.49%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at FSU is 74.55% which is increased by 14 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 3,045 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 73 male students for every 100 female students, down from 82 in 2015.
5,761 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 206.93% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 42,680 where 43,889 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 45,130 students in 2022 and was lowest at 40,830 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 40,830 to 43,889 students, a net gain of 3,059 (7.5%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	40,830	32,706	14,710	17,996	8,124	3,660	4,464
2016-17	41,173 343	32,933 227	14,688 -22	18,245 249	8,240 116	3,617 -43	4,623 159
2017-18	41,362 189	33,008 75	14,625 -63	18,383 138	8,354 114	3,664 47	4,690 67
2018-19	41,005 -357	32,472 -536	14,104 -521	18,368 -15	8,533 179	3,668 4	4,865 175
2019-20	42,450 1,445	33,270 798	14,356 252	18,914 546	9,180 647	3,798 130	5,382 517
2020-21	43,569 1,119	32,543 -727	14,003 -353	18,540 -374	11,026 1,846	4,355 557	6,671 1,289
2021-22	45,130 1,561	33,593 1,050	14,408 405	19,185 645	11,537 511	4,433 78	7,104 433
2022-23	44,161 -969	32,936 -657	14,100 -308	18,836 -349	11,225 -312	4,252 -181	6,973 -131
2023-24	43,234 -927	32,217 -719	13,978 -122	18,239 -597	11,017 -208	4,161 -91	6,856 -117
2024-25	43,889 655	32,720 503	14,313 335	18,407 168	11,169 152	4,174 13	6,995 139
Average	42,680	32,840	14,329	18,511	9,841	3,978	5,862

Florida State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 32,840 where 32,720 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 State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	32,706	29,185	12,778	16,407	3,521	1,932	1,589
2016-17	32,933	29,281	12,755	16,526	3,652	1,933	1,719
2017-18	33,008	29,286	12,700	16,586	3,722	1,925	1,797
2018-19	32,472	29,040	12,308	16,732	3,432	1,796	1,636
2019-20	33,270	29,879	12,593	17,286	3,391	1,763	1,628
2020-21	32,543	29,072	12,246	16,826	3,471	1,757	1,714
2021-22	33,593	30,153	12,694	17,459	3,440	1,714	1,726
2022-23	32,936	29,579	12,477	17,102	3,357	1,623	1,734
2023-24	32,217	29,011	12,344	16,667	3,206	1,634	1,572
2024-25	32,720	29,414	12,781	16,633	3,306	1,532	1,774
Average	32,840	32,840	12,568	16,822	32,840	1,761	1,689

Florida State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 9,841 where 11,169 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 State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,124	5,944	2,869	3,075	2,180	791	1,389
2016-17	8,240	5,920	2,791	3,129	2,320	826	1,494
2017-18	8,354	5,764	2,735	3,029	2,590	929	1,661
2018-19	8,533	5,695	2,627	3,068	2,838	1,041	1,797
2019-20	9,180	5,939	2,658	3,281	3,241	1,140	2,101
2020-21	11,026	6,589	2,819	3,770	4,437	1,536	2,901
2021-22	11,537	6,666	2,852	3,814	4,871	1,581	3,290
2022-23	11,225	6,452	2,694	3,758	4,773	1,558	3,215
2023-24	11,017	6,534	2,771	3,763	4,483	1,390	3,093
2024-25	11,169	6,578	2,812	3,766	4,591	1,362	3,229
Average	9,841	9,841	2,763	3,445	9,841	1,215	2,417

Florida State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.24%. The percentage was 62.97% 10 years ago and FSU still has a high percentage of white students. 3.81% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.50% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 21.09% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 62.97% to 55.24%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.49% to 3.81%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.09% to 8.50%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 16.99% to 21.09%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6399 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5666 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Florida State 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	86	1,017	3,302	6,938	54	25,711	1,162
2016-17	100	1,017	3,486	7,333	55	25,262	1,279
2017-18	83	1,045	3,462	7,595	47	25,054	1,419
2018-19	81	1,102	3,647	7,821	52	24,314	1,495
2019-20	65	1,189	3,837	8,286	37	24,969	1,666
2020-21	69	1,295	4,098	8,748	39	25,332	1,756
2021-22	72	1,463	4,187	9,417	45	25,611	1,911
2022-23	55	1,525	3,960	9,156	35	24,990	1,817
2023-24	50	1,601	3,706	8,937	28	24,179	1,767
2024-25	43	1,672	3,730	9,258	24	24,245	1,859
Average	70	1,293	3,742	8,349	42	24,967	1,613

Florida State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,761 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 206.93% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Florida State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	40,830	1,877	10,981	27,972
2016-17	41,173	2,385	12,600	26,188
2017-18	41,362	2,461	13,894	25,007
2018-19	41,005	2,738	14,515	23,752
2019-20	42,450	3,306	16,496	22,648
2020-21	43,569	33,875	8,480	1,214
2021-22	45,130	5,957	20,172	19,001
2022-23	44,161	5,458	21,072	17,631
2023-24	43,234	5,324	20,845	17,065
2024-25	43,889	5,761	21,571	16,557
Average	42,680	6,914	16,063	19,704

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Enrollment Trends at FSU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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