Enrollment Trends at UM-Dearborn

The student population at University of Michigan-Dearborn is 8,104 (6,187 undergraduate and 1,917 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 962 (10.61%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UM-Dearborn is 76.35% which is decreased by 1,015 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 53 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 118 male students for every 100 female students, down from 119 in 2015.
1,314 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 109.57% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,765 where 8,104 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 9,460 students in 2019 and was lowest at 8,035 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 9,066 to 8,104 students, a net loss of 962 (10.6%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,066	7,202	3,746	3,456	1,864	1,182	682
2016-17	9,131 65	7,141 -61	3,736 -10	3,405 -51	1,990 126	1,346 164	644 -38
2017-18	9,330 199	7,132 -9	3,812 76	3,320 -85	2,198 208	1,481 135	717 73
2018-19	9,460 130	7,177 45	3,870 58	3,307 -13	2,283 85	1,501 20	782 65
2019-20	9,191 -269	6,910 -267	3,725 -145	3,185 -122	2,281 -2	1,448 -53	833 51
2020-21	8,783 -408	6,725 -185	3,638 -87	3,087 -98	2,058 -223	1,269 -179	789 -44
2021-22	8,331 -452	6,355 -370	3,404 -234	2,951 -136	1,976 -82	1,210 -59	766 -23
2022-23	8,223 -108	6,116 -239	3,234 -170	2,882 -69	2,107 131	1,320 110	787 21
2023-24	8,035 -188	6,071 -45	3,166 -68	2,905 23	1,964 -143	1,217 -103	747 -40
2024-25	8,104 69	6,187 116	3,185 19	3,002 97	1,917 -47	1,206 -11	711 -36
Average	8,765	6,702	3,552	3,150	2,064	1,318	746

University of Michigan-Dearborn Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,702 where 6,187 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 Michigan-Dearborn since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,202	5,038	2,671	2,367	2,164	1,075	1,089
2016-17	7,141	4,985	2,678	2,307	2,156	1,058	1,098
2017-18	7,132	5,137	2,811	2,326	1,995	1,001	994
2018-19	7,177	5,238	2,904	2,334	1,939	966	973
2019-20	6,910	5,051	2,768	2,283	1,859	957	902
2020-21	6,725	5,012	2,707	2,305	1,713	931	782
2021-22	6,355	4,770	2,555	2,215	1,585	849	736
2022-23	6,116	4,667	2,450	2,217	1,449	784	665
2023-24	6,071	4,815	2,519	2,296	1,256	647	609
2024-25	6,187	5,058	2,588	2,470	1,129	597	532
Average	6,702	6,702	2,665	2,312	6,702	887	838

University of Michigan-Dearborn Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,064 where 1,917 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 Michigan-Dearborn since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,864	516	344	172	1,348	838	510
2016-17	1,990	566	390	176	1,424	956	468
2017-18	2,198	544	361	183	1,654	1,120	534
2018-19	2,283	502	309	193	1,781	1,192	589
2019-20	2,281	488	300	188	1,793	1,148	645
2020-21	2,058	417	230	187	1,641	1,039	602
2021-22	1,976	511	298	213	1,465	912	553
2022-23	2,107	663	401	262	1,444	919	525
2023-24	1,964	631	380	251	1,333	837	496
2024-25	1,917	722	444	278	1,195	762	433
Average	2,064	2,064	346	210	2,064	972	536

University of Michigan-Dearborn Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 57.43%. The percentage was 63.64% 10 years ago and UM-Dearborn still has a high percentage of white students. 9.95% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.96% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.39% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 63.64% to 57.43%. Asian enrollment grew from 6.63% to 9.95%. Black student enrollment decreased from 8.76% to 7.96%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.99% to 6.39%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6480 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5796 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 Michigan-Dearborn 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	35	601	794	452	8	5,770	247
2016-17	28	655	793	478	10	5,751	264
2017-18	26	721	759	462	12	6,001	272
2018-19	25	751	734	526	11	6,060	271
2019-20	25	769	723	519	9	5,864	295
2020-21	21	772	678	525	7	5,627	348
2021-22	18	750	628	512	3	5,207	324
2022-23	12	716	596	511	4	4,861	333
2023-24	10	742	606	482	5	4,659	343
2024-25	11	806	645	518	6	4,654	352
Average	21	728	696	499	8	5,445	305

University of Michigan-Dearborn Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,314 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 109.57% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Michigan-Dearborn from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	9,066	627	1,258	7,181
2016-17	9,131	646	1,269	7,216
2017-18	9,330	819	1,705	6,806
2018-19	9,460	992	1,904	6,564
2019-20	9,191	989	2,126	6,076
2020-21	8,783	5,558	2,870	355
2021-22	8,331	1,769	4,760	1,802
2022-23	8,223	1,348	4,280	2,595
2023-24	8,035	1,300	4,273	2,462
2024-25	8,104	1,314	3,952	2,838
Average	8,765	1,536	2,840	4,390

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Enrollment Trends at UM-Dearborn

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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