The student population at Saint Francis University is 2,963 (2,567 undergraduate and 396 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 299 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Saint Francis is 86.64% which is increased by 522 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 223 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.55 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
428 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 21.59% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,809 where 2,963 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
86.64% of total students is undergraduate students and 13.36% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 522 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 223 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.55 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Saint Francis than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Saint Francis University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,664 | 2,045 | 797 | 1,248 | 619 | 180 | 439 |
| 2016-17 | 2,742 78 | 2,120 75 | 792 -5 | 1,328 80 | 622 3 | 170 -10 | 452 13 |
| 2017-18 | 2,680 -62 | 2,117 -3 | 780 -12 | 1,337 9 | 563 -59 | 189 19 | 374 -78 |
| 2018-19 | 2,611 -69 | 2,102 -15 | 732 -48 | 1,370 33 | 509 -54 | 165 -24 | 344 -30 |
| 2019-20 | 2,930 319 | 2,373 271 | 853 121 | 1,520 150 | 557 48 | 194 29 | 363 19 |
| 2020-21 | 2,769 -161 | 2,279 -94 | 852 -1 | 1,427 -93 | 490 -67 | 159 -35 | 331 -32 |
| 2021-22 | 3,034 265 | 2,552 273 | 970 118 | 1,582 155 | 482 -8 | 141 -18 | 341 10 |
| 2022-23 | 2,857 -177 | 2,461 -91 | 929 -41 | 1,532 -50 | 396 -86 | 116 -25 | 280 -61 |
| 2023-24 | 2,835 -22 | 2,429 -32 | 949 20 | 1,480 -52 | 406 10 | 111 -5 | 295 15 |
| 2024-25 | 2,963 128 | 2,567 138 | 1,048 99 | 1,519 39 | 396 -10 | 115 4 | 281 -14 |
| Average | 2,809 | 2,305 | 870 | 1,434 | 504 | 154 | 350 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,305 where 2,567 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 Saint Francis University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,045 | 1,605 | 613 | 992 | 440 | 184 | 256 |
| 2016-17 | 2,120 | 1,540 | 585 | 955 | 580 | 207 | 373 |
| 2017-18 | 2,117 | 1,526 | 554 | 972 | 591 | 226 | 365 |
| 2018-19 | 2,102 | 1,485 | 539 | 946 | 617 | 193 | 424 |
| 2019-20 | 2,373 | 1,466 | 552 | 914 | 907 | 301 | 606 |
| 2020-21 | 2,279 | 1,484 | 571 | 913 | 795 | 281 | 514 |
| 2021-22 | 2,552 | 1,501 | 580 | 921 | 1,051 | 390 | 661 |
| 2022-23 | 2,461 | 1,490 | 560 | 930 | 971 | 369 | 602 |
| 2023-24 | 2,429 | 1,393 | 558 | 835 | 1,036 | 391 | 645 |
| 2024-25 | 2,567 | 1,442 | 602 | 840 | 1,125 | 446 | 679 |
| Average | 2,305 | 2,305 | 571 | 922 | 2,305 | 299 | 513 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 504 where 396 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 Saint Francis University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 619 | 229 | 68 | 161 | 390 | 112 | 278 |
| 2016-17 | 622 | 237 | 69 | 168 | 385 | 101 | 284 |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 279 | 105 | 174 | 284 | 84 | 200 |
| 2018-19 | 509 | 269 | 80 | 189 | 240 | 85 | 155 |
| 2019-20 | 557 | 307 | 107 | 200 | 250 | 87 | 163 |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 278 | 85 | 193 | 212 | 74 | 138 |
| 2021-22 | 482 | 278 | 79 | 199 | 204 | 62 | 142 |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 212 | 59 | 153 | 184 | 57 | 127 |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 222 | 66 | 156 | 184 | 45 | 139 |
| 2024-25 | 396 | 179 | 48 | 131 | 217 | 67 | 150 |
| Average | 504 | 504 | 77 | 172 | 504 | 77 | 178 |
The percentage of white students is 82.82%. The percentage was 55.74% 10 years ago and Saint Francis still has a high percentage of white students. 1.82% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.85% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 2.13% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 55.74% to 82.82%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.52% to 1.82%. Black student enrollment decreased from 5.78% to 3.85%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 2.21% to 2.13%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3113 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.6846 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Saint Francis 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 | 4 | 67 | 154 | 59 | 13 | 1,485 | 33 |
| 2016-17 | 8 | 79 | 143 | 60 | 9 | 2,186 | 38 |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 62 | 163 | 56 | 8 | 2,118 | 39 |
| 2018-19 | 4 | 62 | 159 | 59 | 5 | 2,074 | 49 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 74 | 141 | 74 | 7 | 2,405 | 47 |
| 2020-21 | 7 | 60 | 137 | 61 | 7 | 2,278 | 62 |
| 2021-22 | 7 | 71 | 147 | 48 | 7 | 2,498 | 68 |
| 2022-23 | 5 | 65 | 123 | 24 | 6 | 2,397 | 94 |
| 2023-24 | 10 | 55 | 105 | 45 | 4 | 2,391 | 89 |
| 2024-25 | 7 | 54 | 114 | 63 | 4 | 2,454 | 68 |
| Average | 6 | 65 | 139 | 55 | 7 | 2,229 | 59 |
428 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 21.59% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Saint Francis University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,664 | 352 | 445 | 1,867 |
| 2016-17 | 2,742 | 376 | 392 | 1,974 |
| 2017-18 | 2,680 | 349 | 1,056 | 1,275 |
| 2018-19 | 2,611 | 458 | 1,542 | 611 |
| 2019-20 | 2,930 | 509 | 473 | 1,948 |
| 2020-21 | 2,769 | 504 | 865 | 1,400 |
| 2021-22 | 3,034 | 471 | 759 | 1,804 |
| 2022-23 | 2,857 | 459 | 692 | 1,706 |
| 2023-24 | 2,835 | 414 | 1,085 | 1,336 |
| 2024-25 | 2,963 | 428 | 1,111 | 1,424 |
| Average | 2,809 | 432 | 842 | 1,535 |
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