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 over the past decade.

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.

The female to male ratio is 0.85 to 1 which means that male students enrolled slightly more than female students.

1,314 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 109.57% since 2015.

Trends by Subject

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.

76.35% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.65% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,015 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 53 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.85 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in UM-Dearborn than female students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-169,0667,2023,7463,4561,8641,182682
2016-179,131
65
7,141
-61
3,736
-10
3,405
-51
1,990
126
1,346
164
644
-38
2017-189,330
199
7,132
-9
3,812
76
3,320
-85
2,198
208
1,481
135
717
73
2018-199,460
130
7,177
45
3,870
58
3,307
-13
2,283
85
1,501
20
782
65
2019-209,191
-269
6,910
-267
3,725
-145
3,185
-122
2,281
-2
1,448
-53
833
51
2020-218,783
-408
6,725
-185
3,638
-87
3,087
-98
2,058
-223
1,269
-179
789
-44
2021-228,331
-452
6,355
-370
3,404
-234
2,951
-136
1,976
-82
1,210
-59
766
-23
2022-238,223
-108
6,116
-239
3,234
-170
2,882
-69
2,107
131
1,320
110
787
21
2023-248,035
-188
6,071
-45
3,166
-68
2,905
23
1,964
-143
1,217
-103
747
-40
2024-258,104
69
6,187
116
3,185
19
3,002
97
1,917
-47
1,206
-11
711
-36
Average8,7656,7023,5523,1502,0641,318746
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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-167,2025,0382,6712,3672,1641,0751,089
2016-177,1414,9852,6782,3072,1561,0581,098
2017-187,1325,1372,8112,3261,9951,001994
2018-197,1775,2382,9042,3341,939966973
2019-206,9105,0512,7682,2831,859957902
2020-216,7255,0122,7072,3051,713931782
2021-226,3554,7702,5552,2151,585849736
2022-236,1164,6672,4502,2171,449784665
2023-246,0714,8152,5192,2961,256647609
2024-256,1875,0582,5882,4701,129597532
Average6,7026,7022,6652,3126,702887838
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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,8645163441721,348838510
2016-171,9905663901761,424956468
2017-182,1985443611831,6541,120534
2018-192,2835023091931,7811,192589
2019-202,2814883001881,7931,148645
2020-212,0584172301871,6411,039602
2021-221,9765112982131,465912553
2022-232,1076634012621,444919525
2023-241,9646313802511,333837496
2024-251,9177224442781,195762433
Average2,0642,0643462102,064972536
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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-163560179445285,770247
2016-1728655793478105,751264
2017-1826721759462126,001272
2018-1925751734526116,060271
2019-202576972351995,864295
2020-212177267852575,627348
2021-221875062851235,207324
2022-231271659651144,861333
2023-241074260648254,659343
2024-251180664551864,654352
Average2172869649985,445305
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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-169,0666271,2587,181
2016-179,1316461,2697,216
2017-189,3308191,7056,806
2018-199,4609921,9046,564
2019-209,1919892,1266,076
2020-218,7835,5582,870355
2021-228,3311,7694,7601,802
2022-238,2231,3484,2802,595
2023-248,0351,3004,2732,462
2024-258,1041,3143,9522,838
Average8,7651,5362,8404,390

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