Enrollment Trends at UMN - Duluth

The student population at University of Minnesota-Duluth is 9,253 (8,426 undergraduate and 827 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,625 (14.94%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UMN - Duluth is 91.06% which is decreased by 1,411 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 214 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 97 male students for every 100 female students, down from 108 in 2015.
250 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 194.12% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,338 where 9,253 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 11,168 students in 2018 and was lowest at 9,253 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 10,878 to 9,253 students, a net loss of 1,625 (14.9%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	10,878	9,837	5,211	4,626	1,041	444	597
2016-17	11,018 140	9,967 130	5,335 124	4,632 6	1,051 10	474 30	577 -20
2017-18	11,168 150	10,118 151	5,319 -16	4,799 167	1,050 -1	493 19	557 -20
2018-19	11,024 -144	9,961 -157	5,180 -139	4,781 -18	1,063 13	490 -3	573 16
2019-20	10,858 -166	9,847 -114	5,100 -80	4,747 -34	1,011 -52	447 -43	564 -9
2020-21	10,275 -583	9,301 -546	4,740 -360	4,561 -186	974 -37	434 -13	540 -24
2021-22	9,884 -391	9,024 -277	4,550 -190	4,474 -87	860 -114	348 -86	512 -28
2022-23	9,675 -209	8,810 -214	4,446 -104	4,364 -110	865 5	356 8	509 -3
2023-24	9,350 -325	8,525 -285	4,274 -172	4,251 -113	825 -40	335 -21	490 -19
2024-25	9,253 -97	8,426 -99	4,250 -24	4,176 -75	827 2	313 -22	514 24
Average	10,338	9,382	4,841	4,541	957	413	543

University of Minnesota-Duluth Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,382 where 8,426 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 Minnesota-Duluth since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,837	8,621	4,681	3,940	1,216	530	686
2016-17	9,967	8,755	4,765	3,990	1,212	570	642
2017-18	10,118	8,906	4,751	4,155	1,212	568	644
2018-19	9,961	8,799	4,606	4,193	1,162	574	588
2019-20	9,847	8,535	4,455	4,080	1,312	645	667
2020-21	9,301	7,943	4,042	3,901	1,358	698	660
2021-22	9,024	7,699	3,938	3,761	1,325	612	713
2022-23	8,810	7,448	3,806	3,642	1,362	640	722
2023-24	8,525	7,249	3,677	3,572	1,276	597	679
2024-25	8,426	7,107	3,615	3,492	1,319	635	684
Average	9,382	9,382	4,234	3,873	9,382	607	669

University of Minnesota-Duluth Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 957 where 827 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 Minnesota-Duluth since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,041	644	280	364	397	164	233
2016-17	1,051	661	278	383	390	196	194
2017-18	1,050	688	297	391	362	196	166
2018-19	1,063	654	261	393	409	229	180
2019-20	1,011	667	259	408	344	188	156
2020-21	974	623	237	386	351	197	154
2021-22	860	562	195	367	298	153	145
2022-23	865	557	196	361	308	160	148
2023-24	825	544	201	343	281	134	147
2024-25	827	529	187	342	298	126	172
Average	957	957	239	374	957	174	170

University of Minnesota-Duluth Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.05%. The percentage was 81.07% 10 years ago and UMN - Duluth still has a high percentage of white students. 2.33% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.01% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.76% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 81.07% to 73.05%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.98% to 2.33%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.14% to 2.01%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.35% to 3.76%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4625 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3400 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 Minnesota-Duluth 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	105	324	233	256	4	8,819	295
2016-17	119	350	232	265	7	8,523	310
2017-18	98	396	238	293	7	8,620	330
2018-19	99	404	227	310	6	8,510	358
2019-20	102	394	213	328	5	8,201	347
2020-21	111	364	210	318	4	7,746	338
2021-22	86	308	209	322	1	7,436	371
2022-23	88	300	198	323	3	7,157	336
2023-24	109	250	184	320	3	6,903	339
2024-25	100	216	186	348	0	6,759	354
Average	102	331	213	308	4	7,867	338

University of Minnesota-Duluth Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

250 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 194.12% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Minnesota-Duluth from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	10,878	85	1,317	9,476
2016-17	11,018	84	1,555	9,379
2017-18	11,168	83	1,609	9,476
2018-19	11,024	108	1,853	9,063
2019-20	10,858	101	1,981	8,776
2020-21	10,275	3,051	6,409	815
2021-22	9,884	250	4,332	5,302
2022-23	9,675	221	3,590	5,864
2023-24	9,350	220	3,170	5,960
2024-25	9,253	250	3,373	5,630
Average	10,338	445	2,919	6,974

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Enrollment Trends at UMN - Duluth

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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