Enrollment Trends at The University of Tampa

The student population at The University of Tampa is 11,433 (10,598 undergraduate and 835 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,474 (43.65%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at The University of Tampa is 92.70% which is increased by 3,519 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 45 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 73 male students for every 100 female students, down from 75 in 2015.
66 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,220.00% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,750 where 11,433 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 11,433 students in 2025 and was lowest at 7,959 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 7,959 to 11,433 students, a net gain of 3,474 (43.6%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,959	7,079	2,984	4,095	880	430	450
2016-17	8,232 273	7,379 300	3,076 92	4,303 208	853 -27	389 -41	464 14
2017-18	8,895 663	7,971 592	3,317 241	4,654 351	924 71	389	535 71
2018-19	9,333 438	8,441 470	3,518 201	4,923 269	892 -32	372 -17	520 -15
2019-20	9,628 295	8,697 256	3,615 97	5,082 159	931 39	356 -16	575 55
2020-21	9,605 -23	8,657 -40	3,484 -131	5,173 91	948 17	367 11	581 6
2021-22	10,794 1,189	9,838 1,181	3,856 372	5,982 809	956 8	380 13	576 -5
2022-23	10,566 -228	9,602 -236	3,982 126	5,620 -362	964 8	417 37	547 -29
2023-24	11,054 488	10,111 509	4,178 196	5,933 313	943 -21	399 -18	544 -3
2024-25	11,433 379	10,598 487	4,489 311	6,109 176	835 -108	353 -46	482 -62
Average	9,750	8,837	3,650	5,187	913	385	527

The University of Tampa Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,837 where 10,598 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 The University of Tampa since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,079	6,820	2,859	3,961	259	125	134
2016-17	7,379	7,124	2,967	4,157	255	109	146
2017-18	7,971	7,728	3,211	4,517	243	106	137
2018-19	8,441	8,146	3,375	4,771	295	143	152
2019-20	8,697	8,441	3,473	4,968	256	142	114
2020-21	8,657	8,333	3,334	4,999	324	150	174
2021-22	9,838	9,509	3,684	5,825	329	172	157
2022-23	9,602	9,356	3,869	5,487	246	113	133
2023-24	10,111	9,925	4,085	5,840	186	93	93
2024-25	10,598	10,411	4,401	6,010	187	88	99
Average	8,837	8,837	3,526	5,054	8,837	124	134

The University of Tampa Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 913 where 835 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 The University of Tampa since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	880	386	240	146	494	190	304
2016-17	853	323	192	131	530	197	333
2017-18	924	333	173	160	591	216	375
2018-19	892	324	170	154	568	202	366
2019-20	931	378	177	201	553	179	374
2020-21	948	352	167	185	596	200	396
2021-22	956	434	205	229	522	175	347
2022-23	964	446	214	232	518	203	315
2023-24	943	452	215	237	491	184	307
2024-25	835	399	182	217	436	171	265
Average	913	913	194	189	913	192	338

The University of Tampa Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.05%. The percentage was 57.17% 10 years ago and The University of Tampa still has a high percentage of white students. 1.94% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.99% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.43% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 57.17% to 69.05%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.82% to 1.94%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.80% to 2.99%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 12.17% to 13.43%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5025 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.6551 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at The University of Tampa 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	21	145	382	969	6	4,550	202
2016-17	14	159	416	1,020	3	4,772	220
2017-18	12	178	470	1,103	11	5,257	248
2018-19	11	168	482	1,213	15	5,627	276
2019-20	11	167	437	1,183	11	5,751	278
2020-21	9	159	353	1,152	10	5,721	158
2021-22	5	179	358	1,283	2	6,943	234
2022-23	12	178	329	1,300	7	6,998	343
2023-24	16	212	331	1,420	4	7,568	382
2024-25	25	222	342	1,535	8	7,894	434
Average	14	177	390	1,218	8	6,108	278

The University of Tampa Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

66 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,220.00% since 2019. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at The University of Tampa from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	7,959	0	0	7,959
2016-17	8,232	0	0	8,232
2017-18	8,895	0	0	8,895
2018-19	9,333	0	0	9,333
2019-20	9,628	5	0	9,623
2020-21	9,605	180	5,657	3,768
2021-22	10,794	18	3,173	7,603
2022-23	10,566	15	2,374	8,177
2023-24	11,054	36	441	10,577
2024-25	11,433	66	2,424	8,943
Average	9,750	32	1,407	8,311

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Enrollment Trends at The University of Tampa

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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