Enrollment Trends at MSUM

The student population at Minnesota State University Moorhead is 4,386 (3,375 undergraduate and 1,011 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,458 (24.95%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at MSUM is 76.95% which is decreased by 1,868 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 410 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 51 male students for every 100 female students, down from 61 in 2015.
1,172 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 77.31% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,349 where 4,386 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 6,005 students in 2018 and was lowest at 4,386 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 5,844 to 4,386 students, a net loss of 1,458 (24.9%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,844	5,243	2,085	3,158	601	129	472
2016-17	5,923 79	5,205 -38	2,095 10	3,110 -48	718 117	163 34	555 83
2017-18	6,005 82	5,130 -75	2,011 -84	3,119 9	875 157	224 61	651 96
2018-19	5,860 -145	4,828 -302	1,904 -107	2,924 -195	1,032 157	297 73	735 84
2019-20	5,747 -113	4,673 -155	1,838 -66	2,835 -89	1,074 42	303 6	771 36
2020-21	5,547 -200	4,445 -228	1,700 -138	2,745 -90	1,102 28	298 -5	804 33
2021-22	5,088 -459	4,026 -419	1,517 -183	2,509 -236	1,062 -40	297 -1	765 -39
2022-23	4,682 -406	3,729 -297	1,380 -137	2,349 -160	953 -109	270 -27	683 -82
2023-24	4,410 -272	3,413 -316	1,242 -138	2,171 -178	997 44	277 7	720 37
2024-25	4,386 -24	3,375 -38	1,231 -11	2,144 -27	1,011 14	247 -30	764 44
Average	5,349	4,407	1,700	2,706	943	251	692

Minnesota State University Moorhead Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,407 where 3,375 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 Minnesota State University Moorhead since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,243	4,325	1,701	2,624	918	384	534
2016-17	5,205	4,279	1,727	2,552	926	368	558
2017-18	5,130	4,157	1,646	2,511	973	365	608
2018-19	4,828	3,897	1,536	2,361	931	368	563
2019-20	4,673	3,787	1,499	2,288	886	339	547
2020-21	4,445	3,529	1,356	2,173	916	344	572
2021-22	4,026	3,134	1,173	1,961	892	344	548
2022-23	3,729	2,909	1,084	1,825	820	296	524
2023-24	3,413	2,676	951	1,725	737	291	446
2024-25	3,375	2,621	977	1,644	754	254	500
Average	4,407	4,407	1,365	2,166	4,407	335	540

Minnesota State University Moorhead Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 943 where 1,011 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 Minnesota State University Moorhead since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	601	175	35	140	426	94	332
2016-17	718	180	28	152	538	135	403
2017-18	875	177	39	138	698	185	513
2018-19	1,032	184	43	141	848	254	594
2019-20	1,074	203	43	160	871	260	611
2020-21	1,102	190	42	148	912	256	656
2021-22	1,062	206	51	155	856	246	610
2022-23	953	196	58	138	757	212	545
2023-24	997	257	46	211	740	231	509
2024-25	1,011	250	41	209	761	206	555
Average	943	943	43	159	943	208	533

Minnesota State University Moorhead Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 77.11%. The percentage was 78.61% 10 years ago and MSUM still has a high percentage of white students. 1.78% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.11% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.67% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.61% to 77.11%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.25% to 1.78%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.67% to 5.11%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.50% to 4.67%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3987 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3799 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Minnesota State University Moorhead 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	38	73	156	146	2	4,594	148
2016-17	42	74	170	173	5	4,670	180
2017-18	34	80	185	181	5	4,826	196
2018-19	34	87	202	169	4	4,784	211
2019-20	49	88	218	160	3	4,703	219
2020-21	39	92	241	167	4	4,570	207
2021-22	30	82	234	171	3	4,177	183
2022-23	36	79	224	181	3	3,770	194
2023-24	53	76	220	187	3	3,468	170
2024-25	70	78	224	205	2	3,382	161
Average	43	81	207	174	3	4,294	187

Minnesota State University Moorhead Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,172 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 77.31% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Minnesota State University Moorhead from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	5,844	661	1,317	3,866
2016-17	5,923	835	1,454	3,634
2017-18	6,005	1,151	1,474	3,380
2018-19	5,860	1,213	1,764	2,883
2019-20	5,747	1,329	1,797	2,621
2020-21	5,547	1,242	2,119	2,186
2021-22	5,088	1,426	2,426	1,236
2022-23	4,682	1,293	2,147	1,242
2023-24	4,410	1,223	2,169	1,018
2024-25	4,386	1,172	2,237	977
Average	5,349	1,155	1,890	2,304

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Enrollment Trends at MSUM

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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