Enrollment Trends at St. Kate's

The student population at St Catherine University is 3,651 (2,498 undergraduate and 1,153 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,310 (26.41%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at St. Kate's is 68.42% which is decreased by 822 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 488 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 6 male students for every 100 female students, unchanged since 2015.
1,130 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 218.31% since 2015.

School Home 2024 Student Population

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,267 where 3,651 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 4,961 students in 2016 and was lowest at 3,533 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,961 to 3,651 students, a net loss of 1,310 (26.4%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,961	3,320	112	3,208	1,641	180	1,461
2016-17	4,786 -175	3,176 -144	114 2	3,062 -146	1,610 -31	188 8	1,422 -39
2017-18	4,724 -62	3,158 -18	116 2	3,042 -20	1,566 -44	178 -10	1,388 -34
2018-19	4,859 135	3,283 125	140 24	3,143 101	1,576 10	168 -10	1,408 20
2019-20	4,401 -458	3,153 -130	148 8	3,005 -138	1,248 -328	122 -46	1,126 -282
2020-21	4,277 -124	2,983 -170	140 -8	2,843 -162	1,294 46	133 11	1,161 35
2021-22	3,904 -373	2,585 -398	111 -29	2,474 -369	1,319 25	144 11	1,175 14
2022-23	3,577 -327	2,404 -181	115 4	2,289 -185	1,173 -146	119 -25	1,054 -121
2023-24	3,533 -44	2,431 27	108 -7	2,323 34	1,102 -71	96 -23	1,006 -48
2024-25	3,651 118	2,498 67	105 -3	2,393 70	1,153 51	104 8	1,049 43
Average	4,267	2,899	121	2,778	1,368	143	1,225

St Catherine University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,899 where 2,498 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 St Catherine University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,320	2,128	6	2,122	1,192	106	1,086
2016-17	3,176	2,038	14	2,024	1,138	100	1,038
2017-18	3,158	2,124	31	2,093	1,034	85	949
2018-19	3,283	2,143	42	2,101	1,140	98	1,042
2019-20	3,153	2,004	39	1,965	1,149	109	1,040
2020-21	2,983	1,898	32	1,866	1,085	108	977
2021-22	2,585	1,772	30	1,742	813	81	732
2022-23	2,404	1,624	30	1,594	780	85	695
2023-24	2,431	1,679	35	1,644	752	73	679
2024-25	2,498	1,647	23	1,624	851	82	769
Average	2,899	2,899	28	1,878	2,899	93	901

St Catherine University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,368 where 1,153 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 St Catherine University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,641	675	86	589	966	94	872
2016-17	1,610	671	88	583	939	100	839
2017-18	1,566	693	87	606	873	91	782
2018-19	1,576	645	75	570	931	93	838
2019-20	1,248	529	59	470	719	63	656
2020-21	1,294	467	55	412	827	78	749
2021-22	1,319	524	69	455	795	75	720
2022-23	1,173	497	64	433	676	55	621
2023-24	1,102	549	57	492	553	39	514
2024-25	1,153	456	54	402	697	50	647
Average	1,368	1,368	69	501	1,368	74	724

St Catherine University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.75%. The percentage was 70.03% 10 years ago and St. Kate's still has a high percentage of white students. 10.63% of enrolled students is Asian and 14.95% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.79% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 70.03% to 54.75%. Asian enrollment grew from 8.87% to 10.63%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.12% to 14.95%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.92% to 10.79%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6536 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4937 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at St Catherine 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	25	440	353	244	9	3,474	119
2016-17	26	427	379	275	8	3,237	126
2017-18	19	417	387	320	6	3,146	146
2018-19	21	454	410	377	6	3,190	133
2019-20	8	437	369	376	11	2,849	147
2020-21	13	425	405	415	5	2,704	140
2021-22	12	420	411	367	8	2,415	122
2022-23	13	383	416	336	8	2,163	135
2023-24	14	377	494	355	4	2,041	128
2024-25	18	388	546	394	3	1,999	131
Average	17	417	417	346	7	2,722	133

St Catherine University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,130 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 218.31% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at St Catherine University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	4,961	355	600	4,006
2016-17	4,786	449	407	3,930
2017-18	4,724	711	1,426	2,587
2018-19	4,859	1,006	667	3,186
2019-20	4,401	974	619	2,808
2020-21	4,277	2,430	1,628	219
2021-22	3,904	880	1,150	1,874
2022-23	3,577	1,043	1,139	1,395
2023-24	3,533	1,072	1,206	1,255
2024-25	3,651	1,130	1,312	1,209
Average	4,267	1,005	1,015	2,247

Most Searched Minnesota Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Public, 4-year | Minneapolis
Minnesota State University-Mankato Public, 4-year | Mankato
Walden University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis
Carleton College Private, 4-year | Northfield
Gustavus Adolphus College Private, 4-year | Saint Peter
University of Minnesota-Duluth Public, 4-year | Duluth
Winona State University Public, 4-year | Winona
Metropolitan State University Public, 4-year | Saint Paul
Saint Johns University Private, 4-year | Collegeville
St Olaf College Private, 4-year | Northfield

compare schools

Graduate

Walden University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Public, 4-year | Minneapolis
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Private, 4-year | Rochester
Martin Luther College Private, 4-year | New Ulm
Winona State University Public, 4-year | Winona
Augsburg University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis
University of St Thomas Private, 4-year | Saint Paul
Hamline University Private, 4-year | Saint Paul
Saint Cloud State University Public, 4-year | Saint Cloud
St Catherine University Private, 4-year | Saint Paul

compare schools

Online Schools

North Central University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis
Lake Superior College Public, 2-4 year | Duluth
Walden University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis
Capella University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis
University of Minnesota-Crookston Public, 4-year | Crookston
University of Minnesota-Duluth Public, 4-year | Duluth
Anoka Technical College Public, 2-4 year | Anoka
Crown College Private, 4-year | Saint Bonifacius
Minnesota State University-Mankato Public, 4-year | Mankato
Bemidji State University Public, 4-year | Bemidji

compare schools

Trade Schools

Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis Private, Less than 2-year | Minneapolis
Avalon School of Cosmetology Private, 2-4 year | Worthington
Model College of Hair Design Private, Less than 2-year | Saint Cloud
Saint Paul College Public, 2-4 year | Saint Paul
Ridgewater College Public, 2-4 year | Willmar
North Central University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis
Minnesota State University Moorhead Public, 4-year | Moorhead
Minnesota State University-Mankato Public, 4-year | Mankato
Minnesota North College - Vermilion Public, 2-4 year | Ely
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Public, 4-year | Minneapolis

compare schools

Enrollment Trends at St. Kate's

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Ratings & Review