Enrollment Trends at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,076 where 4,505 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 5,931 students in 2016 and was lowest at 3,831 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 5,931 to 4,505 students, a net loss of 1,426 (24%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,444 where 1,932 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 Mary's University of Minnesota since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,631 where 2,573 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 Mary's University of Minnesota since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 56.63%. The percentage was 60.50% 10 years ago and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota still has a high percentage of white students. 3.84% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.24% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.39% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 60.50% to 56.63%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.31% to 3.84%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.79% to 8.24%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.93% to 5.39%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6681 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6279 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

2,181 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 49% of total students. The number of online students has increased 124.61% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota from 2015 to 2025.