The student population at University of Guam is 2,896 (2,549 undergraduate and 347 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,095 (27.44%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,440 where 2,896 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 3,991 students in 2016 and was lowest at 2,895 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,991 to 2,896 students, a net loss of 1,095 (27.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Guam since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,991 | 3,696 | 1,614 | 2,082 | 295 | 103 | 192 |
| 2016-17 | 3,875 -116 | 3,562 -134 | 1,530 -84 | 2,032 -50 | 313 18 | 101 -2 | 212 20 |
| 2017-18 | 3,917 42 | 3,581 19 | 1,542 12 | 2,039 7 | 336 23 | 101 | 235 23 |
| 2018-19 | 3,744 -173 | 3,421 -160 | 1,482 -60 | 1,939 -100 | 323 -13 | 102 1 | 221 -14 |
| 2019-20 | 3,563 -181 | 3,215 -206 | 1,420 -62 | 1,795 -144 | 348 25 | 119 17 | 229 8 |
| 2020-21 | 3,449 -114 | 3,118 -97 | 1,293 -127 | 1,825 30 | 331 -17 | 103 -16 | 228 -1 |
| 2021-22 | 3,105 -344 | 2,767 -351 | 1,167 -126 | 1,600 -225 | 338 7 | 115 12 | 223 -5 |
| 2022-23 | 2,962 -143 | 2,669 -98 | 1,134 -33 | 1,535 -65 | 293 -45 | 101 -14 | 192 -31 |
| 2023-24 | 2,895 -67 | 2,617 -52 | 1,100 -34 | 1,517 -18 | 278 -15 | 86 -15 | 192 |
| 2024-25 | 2,896 1 | 2,549 -68 | 1,101 1 | 1,448 -69 | 347 69 | 97 11 | 250 58 |
| Average | 3,440 | 3,120 | 1,338 | 1,781 | 320 | 103 | 217 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,120 where 2,549 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 Guam since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,696 | 2,804 | 1,200 | 1,604 | 892 | 414 | 478 |
| 2016-17 | 3,562 | 2,760 | 1,192 | 1,568 | 802 | 338 | 464 |
| 2017-18 | 3,581 | 2,784 | 1,209 | 1,575 | 797 | 333 | 464 |
| 2018-19 | 3,421 | 2,708 | 1,172 | 1,536 | 713 | 310 | 403 |
| 2019-20 | 3,215 | 2,578 | 1,108 | 1,470 | 637 | 312 | 325 |
| 2020-21 | 3,118 | 2,403 | 964 | 1,439 | 715 | 329 | 386 |
| 2021-22 | 2,767 | 2,088 | 856 | 1,232 | 679 | 311 | 368 |
| 2022-23 | 2,669 | 2,037 | 854 | 1,183 | 632 | 280 | 352 |
| 2023-24 | 2,617 | 1,988 | 817 | 1,171 | 629 | 283 | 346 |
| 2024-25 | 2,549 | 2,008 | 849 | 1,159 | 541 | 252 | 289 |
| Average | 3,120 | 3,120 | 1,022 | 1,394 | 3,120 | 316 | 388 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 320 where 347 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 Guam since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 295 | 117 | 45 | 72 | 178 | 58 | 120 |
| 2016-17 | 313 | 141 | 46 | 95 | 172 | 55 | 117 |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 124 | 42 | 82 | 212 | 59 | 153 |
| 2018-19 | 323 | 135 | 48 | 87 | 188 | 54 | 134 |
| 2019-20 | 348 | 139 | 53 | 86 | 209 | 66 | 143 |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 120 | 45 | 75 | 211 | 58 | 153 |
| 2021-22 | 338 | 127 | 44 | 83 | 211 | 71 | 140 |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 99 | 37 | 62 | 194 | 64 | 130 |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 64 | 23 | 41 | 214 | 63 | 151 |
| 2024-25 | 347 | 157 | 47 | 110 | 190 | 50 | 140 |
| Average | 320 | 320 | 43 | 79 | 320 | 60 | 138 |
The percentage of white students is 2.07% and the percentage of black students is 0.38% at University of Guam. 48.03% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 0.86% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 3.18% to 2.07%. Asian enrollment grew from 44.20% to 48.03%. Black student enrollment decreased from 0.70% to 0.38%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.63% to 0.86%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5799 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5711 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 Guam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3 | 1,764 | 28 | 25 | 1,924 | 127 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 1,772 | 31 | 21 | 1,806 | 128 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | 4 | 1,737 | 29 | 22 | 1,862 | 126 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 1,687 | 25 | 25 | 1,746 | 109 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 1,638 | 17 | 24 | 1,633 | 104 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 1,601 | 16 | 25 | 1,589 | 94 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 1,465 | 13 | 28 | 1,406 | 89 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 1,419 | 11 | 21 | 1,316 | 82 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 1,328 | 11 | 22 | 1,316 | 77 | 53 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 1,391 | 11 | 25 | 1,255 | 60 | 97 |
| Average | 3 | 1,580 | 19 | 24 | 1,585 | 100 | 15 |
85 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has increased 41.67% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Guam from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3,991 | 60 | 557 | 3,374 |
| 2016-17 | 3,875 | 27 | 615 | 3,233 |
| 2017-18 | 3,917 | 63 | 448 | 3,406 |
| 2018-19 | 3,744 | 54 | 480 | 3,210 |
| 2019-20 | 3,563 | 54 | 498 | 3,011 |
| 2020-21 | 3,449 | 39 | 788 | 2,622 |
| 2021-22 | 3,105 | 297 | 1,876 | 932 |
| 2022-23 | 2,962 | 139 | 2,072 | 751 |
| 2023-24 | 2,895 | 45 | 1,393 | 1,457 |
| 2024-25 | 2,896 | 85 | 1,249 | 1,562 |
| Average | 3,440 | 86 | 998 | 2,356 |
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