Enrollment Trends at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

The student population at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale is 20,888 (18,071 undergraduate and 2,817 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 4,309 (25.99%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale is 86.51% which is increased by 2,761 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,548 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 45 male students for every 100 female students, down from 46 in 2015.
9,910 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 34.35% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 19,388 where 20,888 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 20,888 students in 2025 and was lowest at 16,579 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 16,579 to 20,888 students, a net gain of 4,309 (26%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	16,579	15,310	4,887	10,423	1,269	374	895
2016-17	19,688 3,109	18,172 2,862	5,656 769	12,516 2,093	1,516 247	463 89	1,053 158
2017-18	18,335 -1,353	16,760 -1,412	5,051 -605	11,709 -807	1,575 59	508 45	1,067 14
2018-19	19,510 1,175	17,892 1,132	5,473 422	12,419 710	1,618 43	540 32	1,078 11
2019-20	19,567 57	17,490 -402	5,165 -308	12,325 -94	2,077 459	694 154	1,383 305
2020-21	20,330 763	18,146 656	4,846 -319	13,300 975	2,184 107	715 21	1,469 86
2021-22	19,861 -469	17,990 -156	4,890 44	13,100 -200	1,871 -313	597 -118	1,274 -195
2022-23	19,020 -841	16,960 -1,030	4,842 -48	12,118 -982	2,060 189	647 50	1,413 139
2023-24	20,102 1,082	17,634 674	5,102 260	12,532 414	2,468 408	818 171	1,650 237
2024-25	20,888 786	18,071 437	5,565 463	12,506 -26	2,817 349	925 107	1,892 242
Average	19,388	17,443	5,148	12,295	1,946	628	1,317

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 17,443 where 18,071 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 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	15,310	9,040	3,073	5,967	6,270	1,814	4,456
2016-17	18,172	11,524	3,801	7,723	6,648	1,855	4,793
2017-18	16,760	10,275	3,346	6,929	6,485	1,705	4,780
2018-19	17,892	11,399	3,766	7,633	6,493	1,707	4,786
2019-20	17,490	10,479	3,322	7,157	7,011	1,843	5,168
2020-21	18,146	10,947	3,143	7,804	7,199	1,703	5,496
2021-22	17,990	10,519	3,026	7,493	7,471	1,864	5,607
2022-23	16,960	9,812	3,067	6,745	7,148	1,775	5,373
2023-24	17,634	11,235	3,519	7,716	6,399	1,583	4,816
2024-25	18,071	11,590	3,874	7,716	6,481	1,691	4,790
Average	17,443	17,443	3,394	7,288	17,443	1,754	5,007

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,946 where 2,817 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 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,269	374	102	272	895	272	623
2016-17	1,516	752	244	508	764	219	545
2017-18	1,575	1,055	335	720	520	173	347
2018-19	1,618	1,206	392	814	412	148	264
2019-20	2,077	1,605	543	1,062	472	151	321
2020-21	2,184	1,687	552	1,135	497	163	334
2021-22	1,871	1,171	389	782	700	208	492
2022-23	2,060	1,548	514	1,034	512	133	379
2023-24	2,468	2,001	679	1,322	467	139	328
2024-25	2,817	2,149	715	1,434	668	210	458
Average	1,946	1,946	447	908	1,946	182	409

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 19.47% and the percentage of black students is 17.45% at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale. 1.42% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 30.52% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 39.62% to 19.47%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.27% to 1.42%. Black student enrollment decreased from 21.65% to 17.45%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 27.44% to 30.52%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8381 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7183 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale 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	115	376	3,589	4,549	49	6,568	752
2016-17	156	457	4,258	6,165	65	7,203	620
2017-18	146	374	4,069	5,952	59	6,461	656
2018-19	160	364	3,998	6,487	59	6,382	567
2019-20	145	578	3,660	5,715	60	5,817	404
2020-21	149	369	3,812	5,804	49	6,007	301
2021-22	136	500	3,400	6,068	48	4,987	192
2022-23	107	365	3,320	5,792	41	4,527	175
2023-24	150	341	3,783	5,614	61	4,275	314
2024-25	95	296	3,645	6,376	38	4,066	227
Average	136	402	3,753	5,852	53	5,629	421

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

9,910 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 48% of total students. The number of online students has increased 34.35% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	16,579	7,376	296	8,907
2016-17	19,688	8,375	193	11,120
2017-18	18,335	8,166	188	9,981
2018-19	19,510	8,544	166	10,800
2019-20	19,567	8,977	230	10,360
2020-21	20,330	9,209	543	10,578
2021-22	19,861	9,661	189	10,011
2022-23	19,020	9,655	274	9,091
2023-24	20,102	9,895	427	9,780
2024-25	20,888	9,910	552	10,426
Average	19,388	8,977	306	10,105

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Enrollment Trends at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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