Enrollment Trends at Montclair State

The student population at Montclair State University is 23,375 (18,712 undergraduate and 4,663 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,910 (14.22%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Montclair State is 80.05% which is increased by 2,376 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 534 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 64 male students for every 100 female students, up from 57 in 2015.
2,063 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 375.35% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,407 where 23,375 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 23,375 students in 2025 and was lowest at 20,465 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 20,465 to 23,375 students, a net gain of 2,910 (14.2%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	20,465	16,336	6,287	10,049	4,129	1,175	2,954
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
2023-24	22,570 786	18,062 772	7,319 437	10,743 335	4,508 14	1,245 -77	3,263 91
2024-25	23,375 805	18,712 650	7,745 426	10,967 224	4,663 155	1,351 106	3,312 49
Average	21,407	17,020	6,686	10,335	4,386	1,255	3,131

Montclair State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 17,020 where 18,712 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 Montclair State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
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
2023-24	18,062	16,268	6,502	9,766	1,794	817	977
2024-25	18,712	17,222	7,063	10,159	1,490	682	808
Average	17,020	17,020	5,902	9,314	17,020	784	1,021

Montclair State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,386 where 4,663 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 Montclair State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
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
2023-24	4,508	1,888	563	1,325	2,620	682	1,938
2024-25	4,663	2,227	705	1,522	2,436	646	1,790
Average	4,386	4,386	470	1,178	4,386	785	1,953

Montclair State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 31.89% and the percentage of black students is 12.42% at Montclair State University. 5.65% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 36.53% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 46.55% to 31.89%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.00% to 5.65%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.48% to 12.42%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 23.22% to 36.53%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7457 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7151 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Montclair State 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	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
2023-24	31	1,331	2,796	7,903	21	7,749	536
2024-25	26	1,321	2,904	8,539	20	7,455	550
Average	23	1,262	2,653	6,240	36	8,783	562

Montclair State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,063 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 375.35% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Montclair State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
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
2023-24	22,570	2,142	10,423	10,005
2024-25	23,375	2,063	10,593	10,719
Average	21,407	1,937	7,331	12,138

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Enrollment Trends at Montclair State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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