Enrollment Trends at Saint Mary

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,329 where 1,462 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 1,462 students in 2025 and was lowest at 1,229 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,427 to 1,462 students, a net gain of 35 (2.5%).

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

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 859 where 1,027 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 Saint Mary since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 471 where 435 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 Saint Mary since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 53.01%. The percentage was 59.71% 10 years ago and Saint Mary still has a high percentage of white students. 1.85% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.97% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 19.29% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.71% to 53.01%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.47% to 1.85%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.02% to 11.97%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.42% to 19.29%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6648 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6194 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 Saint Mary over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

138 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -63.30% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Saint Mary from 2015 to 2025.