Enrollment Trends at UMW

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,304 where 3,826 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 4,808 students in 2018 and was lowest at 3,757 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,647 to 3,826 students, a net loss of 821 (17.7%).

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

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,008 where 3,660 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 Mary Washington since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 295 where 166 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 Mary Washington since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 59.30%. The percentage was 70.02% 10 years ago and UMW still has a high percentage of white students. 4.42% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.34% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.73% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 70.02% to 59.30%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.81% to 4.42%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.43% to 8.34%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.60% to 12.73%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6198 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4959 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 Mary Washington over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

255 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 431.25% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Mary Washington from 2015 to 2025.