Enrollment Trends at Marymount

The student population at Marymount University is 4,060 (2,503 undergraduate and 1,557 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 697 (20.73%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Marymount is 61.65% which is increased by 180 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 517 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 74 male students for every 100 female students, up from 46 in 2015.
832 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 980.52% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,518 where 4,060 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 4,060 students in 2025 and was lowest at 3,294 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 3,363 to 4,060 students, a net gain of 697 (20.7%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,363	2,323	798	1,525	1,040	258	782
2016-17	3,369 6	2,323	840 42	1,483 -42	1,046 6	239 -19	807 25
2017-18	3,375 6	2,305 -18	804 -36	1,501 18	1,070 24	266 27	804 -3
2018-19	3,418 43	2,287 -18	823 19	1,464 -37	1,131 61	308 42	823 19
2019-20	3,363 -55	2,158 -129	746 -77	1,412 -52	1,205 74	344 36	861 38
2020-21	3,294 -69	2,041 -117	723 -23	1,318 -94	1,253 48	375 31	878 17
2021-22	3,555 261	2,221 180	966 243	1,255 -63	1,334 81	396 21	938 60
2022-23	3,711 156	2,275 54	1,011 45	1,264 9	1,436 102	415 19	1,021 83
2023-24	3,667 -44	2,216 -59	1,007 -4	1,209 -55	1,451 15	445 30	1,006 -15
2024-25	4,060 393	2,503 287	1,228 221	1,275 66	1,557 106	494 49	1,063 57
Average	3,518	2,265	895	1,371	1,252	354	898

Marymount University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,265 where 2,503 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 Marymount University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,323	2,089	706	1,383	234	92	142
2016-17	2,323	2,124	753	1,371	199	87	112
2017-18	2,305	2,069	728	1,341	236	76	160
2018-19	2,287	2,070	741	1,329	217	82	135
2019-20	2,158	1,951	668	1,283	207	78	129
2020-21	2,041	1,861	659	1,202	180	64	116
2021-22	2,221	1,759	632	1,127	462	334	128
2022-23	2,275	1,644	581	1,063	631	430	201
2023-24	2,216	1,695	660	1,035	521	347	174
2024-25	2,503	1,722	679	1,043	781	549	232
Average	2,265	2,265	681	1,218	2,265	214	153

Marymount University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,252 where 1,557 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 Marymount University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,040	545	116	429	495	142	353
2016-17	1,046	542	119	423	504	120	384
2017-18	1,070	590	130	460	480	136	344
2018-19	1,131	616	151	465	515	157	358
2019-20	1,205	688	168	520	517	176	341
2020-21	1,253	693	182	511	560	193	367
2021-22	1,334	787	199	588	547	197	350
2022-23	1,436	642	190	452	794	225	569
2023-24	1,451	695	202	493	756	243	513
2024-25	1,557	740	225	515	817	269	548
Average	1,252	1,252	168	486	1,252	186	413

Marymount University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 27.44% and the percentage of black students is 15.86% at Marymount University. 5.25% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 30.91% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 45.32% to 27.44%. Asian enrollment declined from 7.46% to 5.25%. Black student enrollment increased from 14.96% to 15.86%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 13.92% to 30.91%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8000 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7463 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Marymount 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	14	251	503	468	16	1,524	108
2016-17	15	224	489	501	11	1,466	109
2017-18	11	231	487	500	10	1,375	116
2018-19	10	271	476	528	11	1,384	99
2019-20	6	262	507	589	8	1,263	108
2020-21	6	237	507	654	6	1,225	130
2021-22	7	221	563	848	7	1,298	144
2022-23	12	222	620	914	8	1,297	147
2023-24	9	213	577	946	6	1,230	132
2024-25	7	213	644	1,255	6	1,114	142
Average	10	235	537	720	9	1,318	124

Marymount University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

832 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 980.52% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Marymount University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	3,363	77	254	3,032
2016-17	3,369	80	371	2,918
2017-18	3,375	95	374	2,906
2018-19	3,418	86	440	2,892
2019-20	3,363	101	531	2,731
2020-21	3,294	308	1,957	1,029
2021-22	3,555	603	1,541	1,411
2022-23	3,711	864	1,085	1,762
2023-24	3,667	856	1,211	1,600
2024-25	4,060	832	1,184	2,044
Average	3,518	390	895	2,233

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Enrollment Trends at Marymount

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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