Enrollment Trends at Gannon

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,389 where 4,189 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 4,665 students in 2023 and was lowest at 4,149 in 2018. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,416 to 4,189 students, a net loss of 227 (5.1%).

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

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,116 where 2,768 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 Gannon University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,273 where 1,421 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 Gannon University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 54.17%. The percentage was 70.79% 10 years ago and Gannon still has a high percentage of white students. 2.72% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.51% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.84% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 70.79% to 54.17%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.54% to 2.72%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.05% to 5.51%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.04% to 3.84%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7005 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.4964 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

236 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -4.07% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Gannon University from 2015 to 2025.