Enrollment Trends at Molloy

The student population at Molloy University is 5,005 (3,240 undergraduate and 1,765 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 111 (2.27%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Molloy is 64.74% which is decreased by 185 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 296 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 32 male students for every 100 female students, up from 29 in 2015.
1,049 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 52,350.00% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,979 where 5,005 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 5,115 students in 2021 and was lowest at 4,807 in 2023. Overall, enrollment rose from 4,894 to 5,005 students, a net gain of 111 (2.3%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,894	3,425	868	2,557	1,469	224	1,245
2016-17	5,069 175	3,598 173	916 48	2,682 125	1,471 2	285 61	1,186 -59
2017-18	4,980 -89	3,534 -64	896 -20	2,638 -44	1,446 -25	280 -5	1,166 -20
2018-19	4,929 -51	3,439 -95	932 36	2,507 -131	1,490 44	285 5	1,205 39
2019-20	5,113 184	3,496 57	943 11	2,553 46	1,617 127	298 13	1,319 114
2020-21	5,115 2	3,510 14	944 1	2,566 13	1,605 -12	304 6	1,301 -18
2021-22	4,910 -205	3,308 -202	922 -22	2,386 -180	1,602 -3	288 -16	1,314 13
2022-23	4,807 -103	3,271 -37	935 13	2,336 -50	1,536 -66	295 7	1,241 -73
2023-24	4,970 163	3,259 -12	907 -28	2,352 16	1,711 175	331 36	1,380 139
2024-25	5,005 35	3,240 -19	876 -31	2,364 12	1,765 54	347 16	1,418 38
Average	4,979	3,408	914	2,494	1,571	294	1,278

Molloy University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,408 where 3,240 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 Molloy University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,425	2,753	735	2,018	672	133	539
2016-17	3,598	2,906	788	2,118	692	128	564
2017-18	3,534	2,800	769	2,031	734	127	607
2018-19	3,439	2,763	818	1,945	676	114	562
2019-20	3,496	2,780	823	1,957	716	120	596
2020-21	3,510	2,746	776	1,970	764	168	596
2021-22	3,308	2,657	783	1,874	651	139	512
2022-23	3,271	2,636	802	1,834	635	133	502
2023-24	3,259	2,680	771	1,909	579	136	443
2024-25	3,240	2,704	771	1,933	536	105	431
Average	3,408	3,408	784	1,959	3,408	130	535

Molloy University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,571 where 1,765 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 Molloy University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,469	242	48	194	1,227	176	1,051
2016-17	1,471	290	69	221	1,181	216	965
2017-18	1,446	295	59	236	1,151	221	930
2018-19	1,490	332	71	261	1,158	214	944
2019-20	1,617	339	79	260	1,278	219	1,059
2020-21	1,605	343	81	262	1,262	223	1,039
2021-22	1,602	290	73	217	1,312	215	1,097
2022-23	1,536	294	60	234	1,242	235	1,007
2023-24	1,711	300	67	233	1,411	264	1,147
2024-25	1,765	302	82	220	1,463	265	1,198
Average	1,571	1,571	69	234	1,571	225	1,044

Molloy University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 45.21% and the percentage of black students is 12.37% at Molloy University. 8.57% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 23.58% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 60.11% to 45.21%. Asian enrollment grew from 7.23% to 8.57%. Black student enrollment decreased from 13.51% to 12.37%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 13.65% to 23.58%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7168 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5964 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Molloy 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	20	354	661	668	17	2,942	40
2016-17	20	400	672	745	12	3,001	61
2017-18	19	404	643	737	10	2,982	74
2018-19	12	411	597	752	12	2,951	81
2019-20	12	430	596	838	15	3,010	95
2020-21	10	388	607	895	18	2,991	97
2021-22	13	411	571	934	18	2,762	90
2022-23	11	410	576	1,005	14	2,572	101
2023-24	12	446	648	1,151	13	2,483	110
2024-25	12	429	619	1,180	15	2,263	116
Average	14	408	619	891	14	2,796	87

Molloy University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,049 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 52,350.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Molloy University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	4,894	2	26	4,866
2016-17	5,069	62	145	4,862
2017-18	4,980	73	528	4,379
2018-19	4,929	101	818	4,010
2019-20	5,113	126	1,014	3,973
2020-21	5,115	2,981	1,927	207
2021-22	4,910	1,272	2,193	1,445
2022-23	4,807	889	1,955	1,963
2023-24	4,970	1,030	2,170	1,770
2024-25	5,005	1,049	2,170	1,786
Average	4,979	759	1,295	2,926

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Enrollment Trends at Molloy

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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