Enrollment Trends at St. John's University-New York

The student population at St. John's University-New York is 19,389 (15,640 undergraduate and 3,749 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,488 (7.13%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at St. John's University-New York is 80.66% which is decreased by 566 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 922 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 74 male students for every 100 female students, up from 73 in 2015.
981 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 137.53% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 20,519 where 19,389 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 21,718 students in 2020 and was lowest at 19,389 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 20,877 to 19,389 students, a net loss of 1,488 (7.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at St. John's University-New York since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	20,877	16,206	7,032	9,174	4,671	1,777	2,894
2016-17	21,076 199	16,429 223	7,121 89	9,308 134	4,647 -24	1,763 -14	2,884 -10
2017-18	21,340 264	16,761 332	7,111 -10	9,650 342	4,579 -68	1,764 1	2,815 -69
2018-19	21,635 295	16,877 116	7,105 -6	9,772 122	4,758 179	1,815 51	2,943 128
2019-20	21,718 83	17,086 209	7,309 204	9,777 5	4,632 -126	1,696 -119	2,936 -7
2020-21	20,143 -1,575	15,693 -1,393	6,705 -604	8,988 -789	4,450 -182	1,591 -105	2,859 -77
2021-22	19,658 -485	15,452 -241	6,684 -21	8,768 -220	4,206 -244	1,534 -57	2,672 -187
2022-23	19,663 5	15,652 200	6,943 259	8,709 -59	4,011 -195	1,492 -42	2,519 -153
2023-24	19,691 28	15,699 47	7,114 171	8,585 -124	3,992 -19	1,443 -49	2,549 30
2024-25	19,389 -302	15,640 -59	6,906 -208	8,734 149	3,749 -243	1,369 -74	2,380 -169
Average	20,519	16,150	7,003	9,147	4,370	1,624	2,745

St. John's University-New York Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 16,150 where 15,640 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. John's University-New York since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	16,206	11,047	4,925	6,122	5,159	2,107	3,052
2016-17	16,429	11,496	5,025	6,471	4,933	2,096	2,837
2017-18	16,761	11,526	4,956	6,570	5,235	2,155	3,080
2018-19	16,877	11,734	4,998	6,736	5,143	2,107	3,036
2019-20	17,086	11,525	5,016	6,509	5,561	2,293	3,268
2020-21	15,693	10,177	4,471	5,706	5,516	2,234	3,282
2021-22	15,452	9,890	4,377	5,513	5,562	2,307	3,255
2022-23	15,652	9,878	4,425	5,453	5,774	2,518	3,256
2023-24	15,699	9,578	4,364	5,214	6,121	2,750	3,371
2024-25	15,640	9,351	4,162	5,189	6,289	2,744	3,545
Average	16,150	16,150	4,672	5,948	16,150	2,331	3,198

St. John's University-New York Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,370 where 3,749 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. John's University-New York since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,671	2,657	1,078	1,579	2,014	699	1,315
2016-17	4,647	2,637	1,052	1,585	2,010	711	1,299
2017-18	4,579	2,687	1,098	1,589	1,892	666	1,226
2018-19	4,758	2,787	1,133	1,654	1,971	682	1,289
2019-20	4,632	2,829	1,081	1,748	1,803	615	1,188
2020-21	4,450	2,749	1,045	1,704	1,701	546	1,155
2021-22	4,206	2,711	1,049	1,662	1,495	485	1,010
2022-23	4,011	2,738	1,043	1,695	1,273	449	824
2023-24	3,992	2,768	1,026	1,742	1,224	417	807
2024-25	3,749	2,536	975	1,561	1,213	394	819
Average	4,370	4,370	1,058	1,652	4,370	566	1,093

St. John's University-New York Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 44.16% and the percentage of black students is 10.84% at St. John's University-New York. 13.72% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 21.40% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 41.99% to 44.16%. Asian enrollment declined from 14.38% to 13.72%. Black student enrollment decreased from 13.17% to 10.84%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 12.67% to 21.40%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7270 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7684 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at St. John's University-New York 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	36	3,003	2,749	2,646	62	8,766	734
2016-17	64	2,956	2,751	2,202	69	9,332	786
2017-18	85	2,919	2,731	2,068	58	9,942	831
2018-19	67	2,864	2,689	2,738	46	9,928	887
2019-20	61	2,935	2,414	3,144	35	10,332	865
2020-21	44	2,630	2,100	3,248	21	9,847	810
2021-22	29	2,703	2,066	3,558	23	9,297	710
2022-23	24	2,731	2,061	3,763	23	9,009	756
2023-24	25	2,660	2,149	3,948	23	8,985	791
2024-25	35	2,660	2,101	4,149	21	8,562	795
Average	47	2,806	2,381	3,146	38	9,400	797

St. John's University-New York Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

981 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 137.53% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at St. John's University-New York from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	20,877	413	2,765	17,699
2016-17	21,076	415	2,947	17,714
2017-18	21,340	444	3,607	17,289
2018-19	21,635	638	4,200	16,797
2019-20	21,718	680	4,143	16,895
2020-21	20,143	3,854	10,296	5,993
2021-22	19,658	1,597	6,681	11,380
2022-23	19,663	1,050	7,065	11,548
2023-24	19,691	924	6,874	11,893
2024-25	19,389	981	6,760	11,648
Average	20,519	1,100	5,534	13,886

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Enrollment Trends at St. John's University-New York

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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