Enrollment Trends at Stetson

The student population at Stetson University is 3,775 (2,349 undergraduate and 1,426 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 555 (12.82%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Stetson is 62.23% which is decreased by 735 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 180 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 73 male students for every 100 female students, down from 78 in 2015.
236 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 145.83% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,180 where 3,775 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 4,462 students in 2021 and was lowest at 3,669 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,330 to 3,775 students, a net loss of 555 (12.8%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,330	3,084	1,334	1,750	1,246	558	688
2016-17	4,357 27	3,089 5	1,298 -36	1,791 41	1,268 22	547 -11	721 33
2017-18	4,252 -105	3,065 -24	1,309 11	1,756 -35	1,187 -81	513 -34	674 -47
2018-19	4,341 89	3,150 85	1,383 74	1,767 11	1,191 4	498 -15	693 19
2019-20	4,429 88	3,183 33	1,365 -18	1,818 51	1,246 55	540 42	706 13
2020-21	4,462 33	3,125 -58	1,357 -8	1,768 -50	1,337 91	577 37	760 54
2021-22	4,257 -205	2,876 -249	1,249 -108	1,627 -141	1,381 44	597 20	784 24
2022-23	3,928 -329	2,561 -315	1,114 -135	1,447 -180	1,367 -14	585 -12	782 -2
2023-24	3,669 -259	2,338 -223	1,015 -99	1,323 -124	1,331 -36	538 -47	793 11
2024-25	3,775 106	2,349 11	1,019 4	1,330 7	1,426 95	580 42	846 53
Average	4,180	2,882	1,244	1,638	1,298	553	745

Stetson University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,882 where 2,349 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 Stetson University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,084	3,037	1,309	1,728	47	25	22
2016-17	3,089	3,048	1,279	1,769	41	19	22
2017-18	3,065	3,028	1,290	1,738	37	19	18
2018-19	3,150	3,111	1,368	1,743	39	15	24
2019-20	3,183	3,133	1,334	1,799	50	31	19
2020-21	3,125	3,082	1,338	1,744	43	19	24
2021-22	2,876	2,781	1,195	1,586	95	54	41
2022-23	2,561	2,485	1,066	1,419	76	48	28
2023-24	2,338	2,260	967	1,293	78	48	30
2024-25	2,349	2,280	978	1,302	69	41	28
Average	2,882	2,882	1,212	1,612	2,882	32	26

Stetson University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,298 where 1,426 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 Stetson University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,246	1,044	470	574	202	88	114
2016-17	1,268	1,096	472	624	172	75	97
2017-18	1,187	1,039	450	589	148	63	85
2018-19	1,191	1,025	422	603	166	76	90
2019-20	1,246	1,090	465	625	156	75	81
2020-21	1,337	1,194	516	678	143	61	82
2021-22	1,381	980	430	550	401	167	234
2022-23	1,367	1,001	442	559	366	143	223
2023-24	1,331	972	399	573	359	139	220
2024-25	1,426	1,031	426	605	395	154	241
Average	1,298	1,298	449	598	1,298	104	147

Stetson University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 53.06%. The percentage was 66.17% 10 years ago and Stetson still has a high percentage of white students. 2.41% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.59% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 19.95% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 66.17% to 53.06%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.29% to 2.41%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.53% to 9.59%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 14.13% to 19.95%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6664 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5352 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Stetson 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	19	99	326	612	5	2,865	123
2016-17	16	98	318	640	4	2,823	140
2017-18	22	99	320	654	4	2,647	189
2018-19	10	102	348	707	2	2,681	206
2019-20	11	95	349	752	2	2,670	211
2020-21	14	103	375	786	3	2,681	230
2021-22	17	105	402	765	5	2,476	201
2022-23	13	92	387	723	4	2,234	179
2023-24	9	82	373	675	3	2,033	169
2024-25	10	91	362	753	2	2,003	189
Average	14	97	356	707	3	2,511	184

Stetson University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

236 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 145.83% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Stetson University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	4,330	96	3,208	1,026
2016-17	4,357	88	84	4,185
2017-18	4,252	92	45	4,115
2018-19	4,341	131	79	4,131
2019-20	4,429	182	79	4,168
2020-21	4,440	624	3,518	298
2021-22	4,257	308	1,471	2,478
2022-23	3,928	247	530	3,151
2023-24	3,669	203	480	2,986
2024-25	3,775	236	431	3,108
Average	4,178	221	993	2,965

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Enrollment Trends at Stetson

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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