Enrollment Trends at UF

The student population at University of Florida is 56,311 (36,573 undergraduate and 19,738 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 5,666 (11.19%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UF is 64.95% which is increased by 3,171 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,495 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 79 male students for every 100 female students, down from 84 in 2015.
8,372 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 52.94% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 53,580 where 56,311 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 56,311 students in 2025 and was lowest at 50,645 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 50,645 to 56,311 students, a net gain of 5,666 (11.2%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	50,645	33,402	14,972	18,430	17,243	8,223	9,020
2016-17	52,367 1,722	34,554 1,152	15,402 430	19,152 722	17,813 570	8,496 273	9,317 297
2017-18	52,669 302	35,247 693	15,525 123	19,722 570	17,422 -391	8,093 -403	9,329 12
2018-19	52,218 -451	35,491 244	15,504 -21	19,987 265	16,727 -695	7,589 -504	9,138 -191
2019-20	52,407 189	35,405 -86	15,465 -39	19,940 -47	17,002 275	7,779 190	9,223 85
2020-21	53,372 965	34,931 -474	15,166 -299	19,765 -175	18,441 1,439	8,017 238	10,424 1,201
2021-22	55,781 2,409	34,876 -55	15,240 74	19,636 -129	20,905 2,464	8,809 792	12,096 1,672
2022-23	55,211 -570	34,552 -324	15,106 -134	19,446 -190	20,659 -246	8,681 -128	11,978 -118
2023-24	54,814 -397	34,924 372	15,502 396	19,422 -24	19,890 -769	8,337 -344	11,553 -425
2024-25	56,311 1,497	36,573 1,649	16,567 1,065	20,006 584	19,738 -152	8,296 -41	11,442 -111
Average	53,580	34,996	15,445	19,551	18,584	8,232	10,352

University of Florida Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 34,996 where 36,573 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 University of Florida since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	33,402	30,168	13,227	16,941	3,234	1,745	1,489
2016-17	34,554	31,014	13,547	17,467	3,540	1,855	1,685
2017-18	35,247	31,384	13,584	17,800	3,863	1,941	1,922
2018-19	35,491	32,209	13,784	18,425	3,282	1,720	1,562
2019-20	35,405	32,157	13,757	18,400	3,248	1,708	1,540
2020-21	34,931	31,476	13,308	18,168	3,455	1,858	1,597
2021-22	34,876	31,337	13,357	17,980	3,539	1,883	1,656
2022-23	34,552	31,017	13,307	17,710	3,535	1,799	1,736
2023-24	34,924	31,571	13,781	17,790	3,353	1,721	1,632
2024-25	36,573	33,187	14,829	18,358	3,386	1,738	1,648
Average	34,996	34,996	13,648	17,904	34,996	1,797	1,647

University of Florida Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 18,584 where 19,738 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 University of Florida since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	17,243	12,479	6,228	6,251	4,764	1,995	2,769
2016-17	17,813	12,811	6,390	6,421	5,002	2,106	2,896
2017-18	17,422	12,477	6,083	6,394	4,945	2,010	2,935
2018-19	16,727	11,926	5,697	6,229	4,801	1,892	2,909
2019-20	17,002	12,402	6,019	6,383	4,600	1,760	2,840
2020-21	18,441	12,395	5,818	6,577	6,046	2,199	3,847
2021-22	20,905	13,239	6,156	7,083	7,666	2,653	5,013
2022-23	20,659	12,952	6,024	6,928	7,707	2,657	5,050
2023-24	19,890	12,806	5,873	6,933	7,084	2,464	4,620
2024-25	19,738	12,631	5,703	6,928	7,107	2,593	4,514
Average	18,584	18,584	5,999	6,613	18,584	2,233	3,739

University of Florida Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 47.45% and the percentage of black students is 5.25% at University of Florida. 10.27% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 21.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 54.16% to 47.45%. Asian enrollment grew from 7.18% to 10.27%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.09% to 5.25%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 16.96% to 21.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7140 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6685 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Florida 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	127	3,638	3,086	8,589	229	27,429	1,170
2016-17	129	3,871	3,073	9,102	242	27,827	1,319
2017-18	120	3,921	3,146	9,438	273	27,703	1,417
2018-19	105	3,989	3,180	9,923	183	27,127	1,664
2019-20	95	4,206	2,968	10,223	104	26,566	1,827
2020-21	82	4,489	3,169	10,748	51	27,240	2,043
2021-22	73	4,768	3,177	11,517	32	28,054	2,285
2022-23	46	5,093	3,079	11,404	25	27,118	2,272
2023-24	45	5,384	2,956	11,422	22	26,532	2,344
2024-25	45	5,784	2,957	12,024	32	26,717	2,491
Average	87	4,514	3,079	10,439	119	27,231	1,883

University of Florida Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

8,372 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 52.94% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Florida from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	50,645	5,474	23,364	21,807
2016-17	52,367	6,309	24,411	21,647
2017-18	52,669	6,078	24,717	21,874
2018-19	52,218	4,766	21,513	25,939
2019-20	52,407	4,430	19,880	28,097
2020-21	53,372	35,113	13,937	4,322
2021-22	55,781	9,153	22,865	23,763
2022-23	55,211	8,791	22,792	23,628
2023-24	54,814	8,139	24,323	22,352
2024-25	56,311	8,372	24,287	23,652
Average	53,580	9,663	22,209	21,708

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Enrollment Trends at UF

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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