Enrollment Trends at Norwich

The student population at Norwich University is 3,149 (2,626 undergraduate and 523 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 721 (18.63%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Norwich is 83.39% which is decreased by 230 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 491 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 209 male students for every 100 female students, down from 304 in 2015.
995 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -38.39% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,754 where 3,149 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 4,219 students in 2017 and was lowest at 3,149 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,870 to 3,149 students, a net loss of 721 (18.6%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,870	2,856	2,229	627	1,014	683	331
2016-17	4,219 349	3,152 296	2,475 246	677 50	1,067 53	743 60	324 -7
2017-18	4,100 -119	3,225 73	2,469 -6	756 79	875 -192	616 -127	259 -65
2018-19	3,986 -114	3,182 -43	2,408 -61	774 18	804 -71	551 -65	253 -6
2019-20	3,933 -53	3,266 84	2,463 55	803 29	667 -137	471 -80	196 -57
2020-21	3,975 42	3,236 -30	2,410 -53	826 23	739 72	511 40	228 32
2021-22	3,672 -303	2,988 -248	2,208 -202	780 -46	684 -55	410 -101	274 46
2022-23	3,363 -309	2,799 -189	2,025 -183	774 -6	564 -120	309 -101	255 -19
2023-24	3,274 -89	2,642 -157	1,855 -170	787 13	632 68	352 43	280 25
2024-25	3,149 -125	2,626 -16	1,826 -29	800 13	523 -109	303 -49	220 -60
Average	3,754	2,997	2,237	760	757	495	262

Norwich University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,997 where 2,626 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 Norwich University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,856	2,282	1,710	572	574	519	55
2016-17	3,152	2,473	1,853	620	679	622	57
2017-18	3,225	2,542	1,850	692	683	619	64
2018-19	3,182	2,581	1,867	714	601	541	60
2019-20	3,266	2,643	1,895	748	623	568	55
2020-21	3,236	2,522	1,763	759	714	647	67
2021-22	2,988	2,429	1,708	721	559	500	59
2022-23	2,799	2,299	1,605	694	500	420	80
2023-24	2,642	2,112	1,440	672	530	415	115
2024-25	2,626	2,131	1,453	678	495	373	122
Average	2,997	2,997	1,714	687	2,997	522	73

Norwich University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 757 where 523 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 Norwich University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,014	948	636	312	66	47	19
2016-17	1,067	986	685	301	81	58	23
2017-18	875	773	546	227	102	70	32
2018-19	804	759	525	234	45	26	19
2019-20	667	648	460	188	19	11	8
2020-21	739	707	483	224	32	28	4
2021-22	684	656	397	259	28	13	15
2022-23	564	416	277	139	148	32	116
2023-24	632	473	315	158	159	37	122
2024-25	523	395	266	129	128	37	91
Average	757	757	459	217	757	36	45

Norwich University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.58%. The percentage was 75.68% 10 years ago and Norwich still has a high percentage of white students. 2.60% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.81% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.77% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.68% to 67.58%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.45% to 2.60%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.44% to 5.81%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.52% to 10.77%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5236 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4168 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Norwich 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	17	95	172	291	8	2,929	178
2016-17	17	121	249	365	10	3,040	196
2017-18	21	115	203	329	11	2,923	192
2018-19	23	123	198	372	11	2,865	154
2019-20	24	127	230	382	6	2,731	157
2020-21	24	119	204	393	6	2,740	166
2021-22	16	125	176	351	5	2,655	166
2022-23	12	111	183	83	5	2,292	373
2023-24	14	98	169	324	3	2,223	184
2024-25	9	82	183	339	5	2,128	200
Average	18	112	197	323	7	2,653	197

Norwich University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

995 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 32% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -38.39% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Norwich University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	3,870	1,615	2,245	10
2016-17	4,219	1,799	0	2,420
2017-18	4,100	1,588	0	2,512
2018-19	3,986	1,473	1	2,512
2019-20	3,933	1,340	406	2,187
2020-21	3,975	1,987	592	1,396
2021-22	3,672	1,290	960	1,422
2022-23	3,363	1,075	158	2,130
2023-24	3,274	1,227	310	1,737
2024-25	3,149	995	410	1,744
Average	3,754	1,439	508	1,807

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Enrollment Trends at Norwich

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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