Enrollment Trends at UofM

The student population at University of Memphis is 20,276 (15,770 undergraduate and 4,506 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 309 (1.50%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UofM is 77.78% which is decreased by 874 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 565 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 68 male students for every 100 female students, down from 69 in 2015.
5,051 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 129.38% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,431 where 20,276 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 22,205 students in 2021 and was lowest at 20,276 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 20,585 to 20,276 students, a net loss of 309 (1.5%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	20,585	16,644	6,769	9,875	3,941	1,643	2,298
2016-17	21,301 716	17,183 539	7,144 375	10,039 164	4,118 177	1,683 40	2,435 137
2017-18	21,521 220	17,396 213	7,220 76	10,176 137	4,125 7	1,662 -21	2,463 28
2018-19	21,458 -63	17,233 -163	7,108 -112	10,125 -51	4,225 100	1,654 -8	2,571 108
2019-20	21,685 227	17,378 145	7,040 -68	10,338 213	4,307 82	1,634 -20	2,673 102
2020-21	22,205 520	17,383 5	6,858 -182	10,525 187	4,822 515	1,810 176	3,012 339
2021-22	21,622 -583	16,702 -681	6,573 -285	10,129 -396	4,920 98	1,898 88	3,022 10
2022-23	21,917 295	16,708 6	6,554 -19	10,154 25	5,209 289	2,195 297	3,014 -8
2023-24	21,736 -181	16,771 63	6,690 136	10,081 -73	4,965 -244	2,125 -70	2,840 -174
2024-25	20,276 -1,460	15,770 -1,001	6,454 -236	9,316 -765	4,506 -459	1,769 -356	2,737 -103
Average	21,431	16,917	6,841	10,076	4,514	1,807	2,707

University of Memphis Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 16,917 where 15,770 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 Memphis since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	16,644	12,054	5,041	7,013	4,590	1,728	2,862
2016-17	17,183	12,412	5,301	7,111	4,771	1,843	2,928
2017-18	17,396	12,400	5,259	7,141	4,996	1,961	3,035
2018-19	17,233	12,064	5,108	6,956	5,169	2,000	3,169
2019-20	17,378	12,066	5,033	7,033	5,312	2,007	3,305
2020-21	17,383	12,063	4,834	7,229	5,320	2,024	3,296
2021-22	16,702	11,142	4,480	6,662	5,560	2,093	3,467
2022-23	16,708	10,954	4,385	6,569	5,754	2,169	3,585
2023-24	16,771	11,311	4,526	6,785	5,460	2,164	3,296
2024-25	15,770	10,544	4,275	6,269	5,226	2,179	3,047
Average	16,917	16,917	4,824	6,877	16,917	2,017	3,199

University of Memphis Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,514 where 4,506 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 Memphis since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,941	1,964	858	1,106	1,977	785	1,192
2016-17	4,118	1,979	858	1,121	2,139	825	1,314
2017-18	4,125	1,875	806	1,069	2,250	856	1,394
2018-19	4,225	1,916	801	1,115	2,309	853	1,456
2019-20	4,307	1,938	787	1,151	2,369	847	1,522
2020-21	4,822	2,128	816	1,312	2,694	994	1,700
2021-22	4,920	2,255	929	1,326	2,665	969	1,696
2022-23	5,209	2,689	1,333	1,356	2,520	862	1,658
2023-24	4,965	2,563	1,257	1,306	2,402	868	1,534
2024-25	4,506	2,244	984	1,260	2,262	785	1,477
Average	4,514	4,514	943	1,212	4,514	864	1,494

University of Memphis Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 37.27% and the percentage of black students is 34.93% at University of Memphis. 5.15% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 10.50% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 51.44% to 37.27%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.13% to 5.15%. Black student enrollment increased from 33.92% to 34.93%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.04% to 10.50%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7238 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6166 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 Memphis 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	43	645	6,982	832	23	10,589	695
2016-17	50	741	7,235	968	20	10,758	754
2017-18	53	813	7,187	1,034	17	10,748	765
2018-19	43	884	7,045	1,135	9	10,591	772
2019-20	45	908	7,004	1,265	10	10,602	777
2020-21	49	946	7,431	1,436	6	10,576	741
2021-22	43	970	7,360	1,513	5	9,730	732
2022-23	51	984	7,450	1,743	4	8,980	768
2023-24	46	1,039	7,547	2,051	16	8,317	796
2024-25	30	1,045	7,083	2,129	20	7,556	806
Average	45	898	7,232	1,411	13	9,845	761

University of Memphis Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,051 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 25% of total students. The number of online students has increased 129.38% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Memphis from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	20,585	2,202	4,220	14,163
2016-17	21,301	2,319	5,055	13,927
2017-18	21,521	2,591	4,885	14,045
2018-19	21,458	3,067	5,191	13,200
2019-20	21,685	3,341	6,115	12,229
2020-21	22,205	4,573	7,390	10,242
2021-22	21,622	5,204	7,362	9,056
2022-23	21,917	5,312	7,840	8,765
2023-24	21,736	5,094	7,672	8,970
2024-25	20,276	5,051	7,430	7,795
Average	21,431	3,875	6,316	11,239

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Enrollment Trends at UofM

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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