Enrollment Trends at Fordham

The student population at Fordham University is 16,150 (10,582 undergraduate and 5,568 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 864 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Fordham is 65.52% which is increased by 1,727 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 863 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.58 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,147 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 233.43% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 16,260 where 16,150 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

65.52% of total students is undergraduate students and 34.48% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,727 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 863 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.58 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Fordham than male students.

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	15,286	8,855	3,867	4,988	6,431	2,360	4,071
2016-17	15,582 296	9,258 403	3,964 97	5,294 306	6,324 -107	2,237 -123	4,087 16
2017-18	16,037 455	9,599 341	4,075 111	5,524 230	6,438 114	2,278 41	4,160 73
2018-19	16,515 478	9,645 46	4,115 40	5,530 6	6,870 432	2,412 134	4,458 298
2019-20	16,972 457	9,767 122	4,182 67	5,585 55	7,205 335	2,466 54	4,739 281
2020-21	16,364 -608	9,399 -368	4,017 -165	5,382 -203	6,965 -240	2,371 -95	4,594 -145
2021-22	16,986 622	9,904 505	4,045 28	5,859 477	7,082 117	2,430 59	4,652 58
2022-23	16,556 -430	10,098 194	4,003 -42	6,095 236	6,458 -624	2,274 -156	4,184 -468
2023-24	16,153 -403	10,307 209	4,074 71	6,233 138	5,846 -612	2,139 -135	3,707 -477
2024-25	16,150 -3	10,582 275	4,131 57	6,451 218	5,568 -278	2,121 -18	3,447 -260
Average	16,260	9,741	4,047	5,694	6,519	2,309	4,210

Fordham University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,741 where 10,582 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 Fordham University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,855	8,329	3,638	4,691	526	229	297
2016-17	9,258	8,763	3,765	4,998	495	199	296
2017-18	9,599	9,132	3,881	5,251	467	194	273
2018-19	9,645	9,149	3,915	5,234	496	200	296
2019-20	9,767	9,229	3,977	5,252	538	205	333
2020-21	9,399	8,887	3,839	5,048	512	178	334
2021-22	9,904	9,443	3,867	5,576	461	178	283
2022-23	10,098	9,684	3,835	5,849	414	168	246
2023-24	10,307	9,863	3,901	5,962	444	173	271
2024-25	10,582	10,141	3,973	6,168	441	158	283
Average	9,741	9,741	3,859	5,403	9,741	188	291

Fordham University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 6,519 where 5,568 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 Fordham University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,431	4,114	1,605	2,509	2,317	755	1,562
2016-17	6,324	4,121	1,509	2,612	2,203	728	1,475
2017-18	6,438	4,258	1,569	2,689	2,180	709	1,471
2018-19	6,870	4,587	1,653	2,934	2,283	759	1,524
2019-20	7,205	4,371	1,660	2,711	2,834	806	2,028
2020-21	6,965	3,995	1,503	2,492	2,970	868	2,102
2021-22	7,082	3,979	1,596	2,383	3,103	834	2,269
2022-23	6,458	3,734	1,495	2,239	2,724	779	1,945
2023-24	5,846	3,608	1,457	2,151	2,238	682	1,556
2024-25	5,568	3,639	1,521	2,118	1,929	600	1,329
Average	6,519	6,519	1,557	2,484	6,519	752	1,726

Fordham University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 43.65% and the percentage of black students is 7.94% at Fordham University. 11.26% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 19.11% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 53.14% to 43.65%. Asian enrollment grew from 7.88% to 11.26%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.63% to 7.94%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 13.15% to 19.11%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7522 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6891 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Fordham 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	21	1,204	1,013	2,010	23	8,123	378
2016-17	24	1,218	1,037	2,092	19	8,185	369
2017-18	18	1,280	1,020	2,224	22	8,289	417
2018-19	16	1,422	1,191	2,411	23	8,208	454
2019-20	15	1,484	1,282	2,648	23	8,334	521
2020-21	19	1,566	1,324	2,668	17	8,195	546
2021-22	20	1,734	1,298	2,862	15	8,351	635
2022-23	13	1,790	1,232	2,858	14	7,930	644
2023-24	10	1,882	1,269	2,836	11	7,446	661
2024-25	12	1,819	1,282	3,087	12	7,050	667
Average	17	1,540	1,195	2,570	18	8,011	529

Fordham University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,147 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 233.43% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Fordham University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	15,286	344	455	14,487
2016-17	15,582	404	556	14,622
2017-18	16,037	486	574	14,977
2018-19	16,515	946	585	14,984
2019-20	16,972	1,522	575	14,875
2020-21	16,364	7,302	8,376	686
2021-22	16,986	2,819	1,663	12,504
2022-23	16,556	1,814	1,313	13,429
2023-24	16,153	1,468	1,402	13,283
2024-25	16,150	1,147	1,403	13,600
Average	16,260	1,825	1,690	12,745

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Enrollment Trends at Fordham

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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