Enrollment Trends at Montclair State

The student population at Montclair State University is 21,784 (17,290 undergraduate and 4,494 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,402 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Montclair State is 79.37% which is increased by 2,858 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 544 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.66 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,223 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 520.95% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 20,544 where 21,784 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

79.37% of total students is undergraduate students and 20.63% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,858 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 544 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.66 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Montclair State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Montclair State University since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	18,382	14,432	5,613	8,819	3,950	1,066	2,884
2013-14	19,464 1,082	15,431 999	6,022 409	9,409 590	4,033 83	1,130 64	2,903 19
2014-15	20,022 558	15,885 454	6,177 155	9,708 299	4,137 104	1,191 61	2,946 43
2015-16	20,465 443	16,336 451	6,287 110	10,049 341	4,129 -8	1,175 -16	2,954 8
2016-17	20,987 522	16,810 474	6,482 195	10,328 279	4,177 48	1,221 46	2,956 2
2017-18	21,013 26	16,852 42	6,580 98	10,272 -56	4,161 -16	1,172 -49	2,989 33
2018-19	21,115 102	16,988 136	6,635 55	10,353 81	4,127 -34	1,117 -55	3,010 21
2019-20	21,007 -108	16,687 -301	6,460 -175	10,227 -126	4,320 193	1,274 157	3,046 36
2020-21	21,005 -2	16,374 -313	6,240 -220	10,134 -93	4,631 311	1,333 59	3,298 252
2021-22	20,744 -261	16,093 -281	6,228 -12	9,865 -269	4,651 20	1,339 6	3,312 14
2022-23	21,784 1,040	17,290 1,197	6,882 654	10,408 543	4,494 -157	1,322 -17	3,172 -140
Average	20,544	16,289	6,328	9,961	4,255	1,213	3,043

Montclair State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 16,289 where 17,290 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Montclair State University since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	14,432	12,380	4,784	7,596	2,052	829	1,223
2013-14	15,431	13,356	5,159	8,197	2,075	863	1,212
2014-15	15,885	13,879	5,339	8,540	2,006	838	1,168
2015-16	16,336	14,433	5,465	8,968	1,903	822	1,081
2016-17	16,810	14,968	5,697	9,271	1,842	785	1,057
2017-18	16,852	14,944	5,790	9,154	1,908	790	1,118
2018-19	16,988	15,133	5,812	9,321	1,855	823	1,032
2019-20	16,687	14,859	5,688	9,171	1,828	772	1,056
2020-21	16,374	14,543	5,449	9,094	1,831	791	1,040
2021-22	16,093	14,361	5,471	8,890	1,732	757	975
2022-23	17,290	15,428	6,083	9,345	1,862	799	1,063
Average	16,289	16,289	5,522	8,868	16,289	806	1,093

Montclair State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 4,255 where 4,494 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Montclair State University since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	3,950	1,193	353	840	2,757	713	2,044
2013-14	4,033	1,346	396	950	2,687	734	1,953
2014-15	4,137	1,374	391	983	2,763	800	1,963
2015-16	4,129	1,443	439	1,004	2,686	736	1,950
2016-17	4,177	1,448	423	1,025	2,729	798	1,931
2017-18	4,161	1,477	417	1,060	2,684	755	1,929
2018-19	4,127	1,414	373	1,041	2,713	744	1,969
2019-20	4,320	1,545	416	1,129	2,775	858	1,917
2020-21	4,631	1,690	450	1,240	2,941	883	2,058
2021-22	4,651	1,659	450	1,209	2,992	889	2,103
2022-23	4,494	1,693	466	1,227	2,801	856	1,945
Average	4,255	4,255	416	1,064	4,255	797	1,978

Montclair State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 38.73% and the percentage of black students is 12.80% at Montclair State University. 6.50% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Montclair State University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	15	904	1,672	3,710	23	9,533	494
2013-14	11	986	1,804	4,134	23	9,666	596
2014-15	13	1,015	1,946	4,447	38	9,632	637
2015-16	13	1,023	2,145	4,751	37	9,527	587
2016-17	15	1,101	2,392	5,067	46	9,505	506
2017-18	20	1,171	2,559	5,320	49	9,224	561
2018-19	22	1,258	2,718	5,619	49	9,059	550
2019-20	23	1,279	2,791	5,762	41	9,049	560
2020-21	25	1,355	2,752	6,221	38	8,964	604
2021-22	28	1,364	2,688	6,069	31	8,857	602
2022-23	24	1,417	2,788	7,152	25	8,438	567
Average	19	1,170	2,387	5,296	36	9,223	569

Montclair State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,223 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 520.95% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Montclair State University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	20,022	358	2,311	17,353
2015-16	20,465	434	2,786	17,245
2016-17	20,987	560	3,442	16,985
2017-18	21,013	792	3,925	16,296
2018-19	21,115	890	4,951	15,274
2019-20	21,007	1,030	5,450	14,527
2020-21	21,005	7,195	12,855	955
2021-22	20,744	2,045	9,294	9,405
2022-23	21,784	2,223	9,588	9,973
Average	20,905	1,725	6,067	13,113

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