Enrollment Trends at Gonzaga

The student population at Gonzaga University is 7,470 (5,281 undergraduate and 2,189 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 21 (0.28%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Gonzaga is 70.70% which is increased by 219 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 240 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 78 male students for every 100 female students, up from 77 in 2015.
653 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -55.00% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,437 where 7,470 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 7,567 students in 2017 and was lowest at 7,253 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 7,491 to 7,470 students, a net loss of 21 (0.3%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,491	5,062	2,348	2,714	2,429	902	1,527
2016-17	7,567 76	5,183 121	2,458 110	2,725 11	2,384 -45	851 -51	1,533 6
2017-18	7,506 -61	5,192 9	2,486 28	2,706 -19	2,314 -70	820 -31	1,494 -39
2018-19	7,563 57	5,304 112	2,505 19	2,799 93	2,259 -55	789 -31	1,470 -24
2019-20	7,537 -26	5,211 -93	2,434 -71	2,777 -22	2,326 67	815 26	1,511 41
2020-21	7,295 -242	4,852 -359	2,274 -160	2,578 -199	2,443 117	836 21	1,607 96
2021-22	7,381 86	4,986 134	2,285 11	2,701 123	2,395 -48	815 -21	1,580 -27
2022-23	7,253 -128	5,084 98	2,346 61	2,738 37	2,169 -226	757 -58	1,412 -168
2023-24	7,306 53	5,163 79	2,399 53	2,764 26	2,143 -26	779 22	1,364 -48
2024-25	7,470 164	5,281 118	2,451 52	2,830 66	2,189 46	812 33	1,377 13
Average	7,437	5,132	2,399	2,733	2,305	818	1,488

Gonzaga University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,132 where 5,281 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 Gonzaga University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,062	4,974	2,312	2,662	88	36	52
2016-17	5,183	5,080	2,412	2,668	103	46	57
2017-18	5,192	5,106	2,441	2,665	86	45	41
2018-19	5,304	5,237	2,472	2,765	67	33	34
2019-20	5,211	5,123	2,400	2,723	88	34	54
2020-21	4,852	4,744	2,225	2,519	108	49	59
2021-22	4,986	4,909	2,248	2,661	77	37	40
2022-23	5,084	4,998	2,298	2,700	86	48	38
2023-24	5,163	5,081	2,356	2,725	82	43	39
2024-25	5,281	5,190	2,409	2,781	91	42	49
Average	5,132	5,132	2,357	2,687	5,132	41	46

Gonzaga University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,305 where 2,189 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 Gonzaga University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,429	599	298	301	1,830	604	1,226
2016-17	2,384	575	275	300	1,809	576	1,233
2017-18	2,314	599	278	321	1,715	542	1,173
2018-19	2,259	607	248	359	1,652	541	1,111
2019-20	2,326	639	279	360	1,687	536	1,151
2020-21	2,443	687	304	383	1,756	532	1,224
2021-22	2,395	1,811	622	1,189	584	193	391
2022-23	2,169	1,639	591	1,048	530	166	364
2023-24	2,143	1,685	615	1,070	458	164	294
2024-25	2,189	1,760	646	1,114	429	166	263
Average	2,305	2,305	416	645	2,305	402	843

Gonzaga University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.22%. The percentage was 69.91% 10 years ago and Gonzaga still has a high percentage of white students. 5.86% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.90% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.52% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.91% to 61.22%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.18% to 5.86%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.64% to 1.90%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.40% to 13.52%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5979 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4999 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Gonzaga 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	58	313	123	629	35	5,237	350
2016-17	62	339	127	659	22	5,257	372
2017-18	61	322	128	691	25	5,274	389
2018-19	57	351	132	716	27	5,284	421
2019-20	58	378	131	688	32	5,253	449
2020-21	49	371	156	723	21	5,036	470
2021-22	54	415	132	814	24	4,985	465
2022-23	54	420	122	859	25	4,598	460
2023-24	50	430	125	895	23	4,451	513
2024-25	48	438	142	1,010	24	4,573	537
Average	55	378	132	768	26	4,995	443

Gonzaga University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

653 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -55.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Gonzaga University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	7,491	1,451	1	6,039
2016-17	7,567	1,396	0	6,171
2017-18	7,506	1,361	10	6,135
2018-19	7,563	2,226	0	5,337
2019-20	7,537	1,309	8	6,220
2020-21	7,295	1,330	574	5,391
2021-22	7,381	923	463	5,995
2022-23	7,253	656	685	5,912
2023-24	7,306	591	691	6,024
2024-25	7,470	653	603	6,214
Average	7,437	1,190	304	5,944

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Enrollment Trends at Gonzaga

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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