The student population at Roosevelt University is 4,281 (2,868 undergraduate and 1,413 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,071 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Roosevelt is 66.99% which is decreased by 371 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 700 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.71 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
463 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 10.24% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,374 where 4,281 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
66.99% of total students is undergraduate students and 33.01% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 371 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 700 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.71 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Roosevelt than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Roosevelt University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 5,352 | 3,239 | 1,166 | 2,073 | 2,113 | 661 | 1,452 |
| 2016-17 | 4,700 -652 | 2,805 -434 | 1,014 -152 | 1,791 -282 | 1,895 -218 | 614 -47 | 1,281 -171 |
| 2017-18 | 4,457 -243 | 2,578 -227 | 941 -73 | 1,637 -154 | 1,879 -16 | 646 32 | 1,233 -48 |
| 2018-19 | 4,329 -128 | 2,513 -65 | 848 -93 | 1,665 28 | 1,816 -63 | 586 -60 | 1,230 -3 |
| 2019-20 | 4,071 -258 | 2,381 -132 | 817 -31 | 1,564 -101 | 1,690 -126 | 519 -67 | 1,171 -59 |
| 2020-21 | 4,680 609 | 3,068 687 | 1,209 392 | 1,859 295 | 1,612 -78 | 482 -37 | 1,130 -41 |
| 2021-22 | 4,127 -553 | 2,656 -412 | 1,041 -168 | 1,615 -244 | 1,471 -141 | 395 -87 | 1,076 -54 |
| 2022-23 | 3,725 -402 | 2,413 -243 | 956 -85 | 1,457 -158 | 1,312 -159 | 346 -49 | 966 -110 |
| 2023-24 | 4,015 290 | 2,605 192 | 1,003 47 | 1,602 145 | 1,410 98 | 505 159 | 905 -61 |
| 2024-25 | 4,281 266 | 2,868 263 | 1,062 59 | 1,806 204 | 1,413 3 | 518 13 | 895 -10 |
| Average | 4,374 | 2,713 | 1,006 | 1,707 | 1,661 | 527 | 1,134 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,713 where 2,868 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 Roosevelt University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,239 | 2,569 | 947 | 1,622 | 670 | 219 | 451 |
| 2016-17 | 2,805 | 2,268 | 828 | 1,440 | 537 | 186 | 351 |
| 2017-18 | 2,578 | 2,117 | 781 | 1,336 | 461 | 160 | 301 |
| 2018-19 | 2,513 | 2,067 | 700 | 1,367 | 446 | 148 | 298 |
| 2019-20 | 2,381 | 1,965 | 651 | 1,314 | 416 | 166 | 250 |
| 2020-21 | 3,068 | 2,614 | 1,070 | 1,544 | 454 | 139 | 315 |
| 2021-22 | 2,656 | 2,248 | 910 | 1,338 | 408 | 131 | 277 |
| 2022-23 | 2,413 | 2,060 | 850 | 1,210 | 353 | 106 | 247 |
| 2023-24 | 2,605 | 2,307 | 920 | 1,387 | 298 | 83 | 215 |
| 2024-25 | 2,868 | 2,518 | 974 | 1,544 | 350 | 88 | 262 |
| Average | 2,713 | 2,713 | 863 | 1,410 | 2,713 | 143 | 297 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,661 where 1,413 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 Roosevelt University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,113 | 1,072 | 353 | 719 | 1,041 | 308 | 733 |
| 2016-17 | 1,895 | 967 | 333 | 634 | 928 | 281 | 647 |
| 2017-18 | 1,879 | 1,018 | 358 | 660 | 861 | 288 | 573 |
| 2018-19 | 1,816 | 1,015 | 339 | 676 | 801 | 247 | 554 |
| 2019-20 | 1,690 | 1,012 | 324 | 688 | 678 | 195 | 483 |
| 2020-21 | 1,612 | 987 | 299 | 688 | 625 | 183 | 442 |
| 2021-22 | 1,471 | 896 | 248 | 648 | 575 | 147 | 428 |
| 2022-23 | 1,312 | 740 | 222 | 518 | 572 | 124 | 448 |
| 2023-24 | 1,410 | 925 | 391 | 534 | 485 | 114 | 371 |
| 2024-25 | 1,413 | 1,001 | 405 | 596 | 412 | 113 | 299 |
| Average | 1,661 | 1,661 | 327 | 636 | 1,661 | 200 | 498 |
The percentage of white students is 25.74% and the percentage of black students is 18.41% at Roosevelt University. 5.05% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 28.66% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 45.37% to 25.74%. Asian enrollment declined from 6.15% to 5.05%. Black student enrollment increased from 18.05% to 18.41%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 17.83% to 28.66%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8143 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7253 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Roosevelt 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 | 10 | 329 | 966 | 954 | 11 | 2,428 | 150 |
| 2016-17 | 10 | 308 | 881 | 842 | 10 | 2,107 | 124 |
| 2017-18 | 11 | 298 | 796 | 819 | 7 | 1,967 | 134 |
| 2018-19 | 23 | 305 | 706 | 782 | 7 | 1,836 | 137 |
| 2019-20 | 17 | 303 | 632 | 845 | 6 | 1,742 | 128 |
| 2020-21 | 16 | 299 | 904 | 1,171 | 4 | 1,786 | 108 |
| 2021-22 | 13 | 256 | 730 | 1,148 | 3 | 1,516 | 125 |
| 2022-23 | 14 | 220 | 717 | 1,070 | 3 | 1,245 | 124 |
| 2023-24 | 18 | 224 | 748 | 1,146 | 4 | 1,117 | 130 |
| 2024-25 | 11 | 216 | 788 | 1,227 | 3 | 1,102 | 124 |
| Average | 14 | 276 | 787 | 1,000 | 6 | 1,685 | 128 |
463 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 10.24% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Roosevelt University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 5,352 | 420 | 943 | 3,989 |
| 2016-17 | 4,700 | 330 | 974 | 3,396 |
| 2017-18 | 4,457 | 379 | 1,073 | 3,005 |
| 2018-19 | 4,329 | 426 | 1,325 | 2,578 |
| 2019-20 | 4,071 | 377 | 1,415 | 2,279 |
| 2020-21 | 4,680 | 616 | 2,258 | 1,806 |
| 2021-22 | 4,127 | 615 | 1,651 | 1,861 |
| 2022-23 | 3,725 | 536 | 1,540 | 1,649 |
| 2023-24 | 4,015 | 392 | 1,732 | 1,891 |
| 2024-25 | 4,281 | 463 | 2,086 | 1,732 |
| Average | 4,374 | 455 | 1,500 | 2,419 |
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