The student population at Mount St. Joseph University is 2,265 (1,545 undergraduate and 720 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 192 (9.26%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,086 where 2,265 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 2,265 students in 2025 and was lowest at 2,010 in 2018. Overall, enrollment rose from 2,073 to 2,265 students, a net gain of 192 (9.3%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Mount St. Joseph University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,073 | 1,527 | 623 | 904 | 546 | 129 | 417 |
| 2016-17 | 2,045 -28 | 1,336 -191 | 548 -75 | 788 -116 | 709 163 | 138 9 | 571 154 |
| 2017-18 | 2,010 -35 | 1,318 -18 | 518 -30 | 800 12 | 692 -17 | 145 7 | 547 -24 |
| 2018-19 | 2,162 152 | 1,443 125 | 596 78 | 847 47 | 719 27 | 160 15 | 559 12 |
| 2019-20 | 2,100 -62 | 1,450 7 | 582 -14 | 868 21 | 650 -69 | 131 -29 | 519 -40 |
| 2020-21 | 2,031 -69 | 1,473 23 | 628 46 | 845 -23 | 558 -92 | 125 -6 | 433 -86 |
| 2021-22 | 2,064 33 | 1,475 2 | 689 61 | 786 -59 | 589 31 | 115 -10 | 474 41 |
| 2022-23 | 2,027 -37 | 1,423 -52 | 634 -55 | 789 3 | 604 15 | 112 -3 | 492 18 |
| 2023-24 | 2,083 56 | 1,446 23 | 682 48 | 764 -25 | 637 33 | 109 -3 | 528 36 |
| 2024-25 | 2,265 182 | 1,545 99 | 712 30 | 833 69 | 720 83 | 134 25 | 586 58 |
| Average | 2,086 | 1,444 | 621 | 822 | 642 | 130 | 513 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,444 where 1,545 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 Mount St. Joseph University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,527 | 1,095 | 531 | 564 | 432 | 92 | 340 |
| 2016-17 | 1,336 | 996 | 480 | 516 | 340 | 68 | 272 |
| 2017-18 | 1,318 | 1,000 | 460 | 540 | 318 | 58 | 260 |
| 2018-19 | 1,443 | 1,006 | 475 | 531 | 437 | 121 | 316 |
| 2019-20 | 1,450 | 1,008 | 454 | 554 | 442 | 128 | 314 |
| 2020-21 | 1,473 | 1,002 | 462 | 540 | 471 | 166 | 305 |
| 2021-22 | 1,475 | 1,013 | 482 | 531 | 462 | 207 | 255 |
| 2022-23 | 1,423 | 989 | 455 | 534 | 434 | 179 | 255 |
| 2023-24 | 1,446 | 1,062 | 509 | 553 | 384 | 173 | 211 |
| 2024-25 | 1,545 | 1,091 | 508 | 583 | 454 | 204 | 250 |
| Average | 1,444 | 1,444 | 482 | 545 | 1,444 | 140 | 278 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 642 where 720 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 Mount St. Joseph University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 546 | 226 | 67 | 159 | 320 | 62 | 258 |
| 2016-17 | 709 | 223 | 63 | 160 | 486 | 75 | 411 |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 224 | 69 | 155 | 468 | 76 | 392 |
| 2018-19 | 719 | 265 | 83 | 182 | 454 | 77 | 377 |
| 2019-20 | 650 | 284 | 74 | 210 | 366 | 57 | 309 |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 262 | 85 | 177 | 296 | 40 | 256 |
| 2021-22 | 589 | 248 | 80 | 168 | 341 | 35 | 306 |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 222 | 73 | 149 | 382 | 39 | 343 |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 243 | 67 | 176 | 394 | 42 | 352 |
| 2024-25 | 720 | 281 | 88 | 193 | 439 | 46 | 393 |
| Average | 642 | 642 | 75 | 173 | 642 | 55 | 340 |
The percentage of white students is 77.92%. The percentage was 74.53% 10 years ago and Mount St. Joseph still has a high percentage of white students. 0.71% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.89% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.81% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 74.53% to 77.92%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.63% to 0.71%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.17% to 9.89%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.92% to 4.81%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3787 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4353 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mount St. Joseph 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3 | 13 | 190 | 19 | 1 | 1,545 | 56 |
| 2016-17 | 4 | 12 | 199 | 11 | 2 | 1,520 | 54 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 8 | 203 | 24 | 2 | 1,506 | 63 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 8 | 190 | 41 | 3 | 1,565 | 65 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 13 | 172 | 45 | 2 | 1,647 | 58 |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 19 | 167 | 49 | 0 | 1,644 | 52 |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 32 | 176 | 65 | 0 | 1,702 | 66 |
| 2022-23 | 4 | 31 | 170 | 68 | 0 | 1,656 | 72 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 17 | 190 | 82 | 1 | 1,662 | 100 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 16 | 224 | 109 | 1 | 1,765 | 100 |
| Average | 3 | 17 | 188 | 51 | 1 | 1,621 | 69 |
214 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 167.50% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mount St. Joseph University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,073 | 80 | 280 | 1,713 |
| 2016-17 | 2,045 | 142 | 168 | 1,735 |
| 2017-18 | 2,010 | 155 | 246 | 1,609 |
| 2018-19 | 2,162 | 131 | 307 | 1,724 |
| 2019-20 | 2,100 | 111 | 321 | 1,668 |
| 2020-21 | 2,031 | 92 | 571 | 1,368 |
| 2021-22 | 2,064 | 132 | 443 | 1,489 |
| 2022-23 | 2,027 | 155 | 405 | 1,467 |
| 2023-24 | 2,083 | 117 | 688 | 1,278 |
| 2024-25 | 2,265 | 214 | 634 | 1,417 |
| Average | 2,086 | 133 | 406 | 1,547 |
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