Enrollment Trends at USF

The student population at University of San Francisco is 8,913 (5,321 undergraduate and 3,592 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,884 (17.45%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at USF is 59.70% which is decreased by 1,461 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 423 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 56 male students for every 100 female students, down from 59 in 2015.
529 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 43.75% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,213 where 8,913 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 11,063 students in 2018 and was lowest at 8,913 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 10,797 to 8,913 students, a net loss of 1,884 (17.4%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	10,797	6,782	2,579	4,203	4,015	1,412	2,603
2016-17	11,003 206	6,745 -37	2,578 -1	4,167 -36	4,258 243	1,420 8	2,838 235
2017-18	11,063 60	6,845 100	2,576 -2	4,269 102	4,218 -40	1,444 24	2,774 -64
2018-19	10,713 -350	6,704 -141	2,467 -109	4,237 -32	4,009 -209	1,402 -42	2,607 -167
2019-20	10,636 -77	6,577 -127	2,449 -18	4,128 -109	4,059 50	1,397 -5	2,662 55
2020-21	10,068 -568	5,852 -725	2,151 -298	3,701 -427	4,216 157	1,434 37	2,782 120
2021-22	10,034 -34	5,969 117	2,122 -29	3,847 146	4,065 -151	1,381 -53	2,684 -98
2022-23	9,688 -346	6,018 49	2,136 14	3,882 35	3,670 -395	1,230 -151	2,440 -244
2023-24	9,212 -476	5,729 -289	2,002 -134	3,727 -155	3,483 -187	1,240 10	2,243 -197
2024-25	8,913 -299	5,321 -408	1,863 -139	3,458 -269	3,592 109	1,322 82	2,270 27
Average	10,213	6,254	2,292	3,962	3,959	1,368	2,590

University of San Francisco Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,254 where 5,321 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 San Francisco since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,782	6,448	2,438	4,010	334	141	193
2016-17	6,745	6,450	2,452	3,998	295	126	169
2017-18	6,845	6,586	2,460	4,126	259	116	143
2018-19	6,704	6,435	2,359	4,076	269	108	161
2019-20	6,577	6,345	2,341	4,004	232	108	124
2020-21	5,852	5,572	2,008	3,564	280	143	137
2021-22	5,969	5,739	2,004	3,735	230	118	112
2022-23	6,018	5,808	2,044	3,764	210	92	118
2023-24	5,729	5,527	1,918	3,609	202	84	118
2024-25	5,321	5,123	1,789	3,334	198	74	124
Average	6,254	6,254	2,181	3,822	6,254	111	140

University of San Francisco Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,959 where 3,592 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 San Francisco since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,015	3,315	1,217	2,098	700	195	505
2016-17	4,258	3,483	1,183	2,300	775	237	538
2017-18	4,218	3,479	1,225	2,254	739	219	520
2018-19	4,009	3,353	1,184	2,169	656	218	438
2019-20	4,059	3,531	1,215	2,316	528	182	346
2020-21	4,216	1,869	624	1,245	2,347	810	1,537
2021-22	4,065	1,996	658	1,338	2,069	723	1,346
2022-23	3,670	1,789	580	1,209	1,881	650	1,231
2023-24	3,483	1,770	604	1,166	1,713	636	1,077
2024-25	3,592	1,942	658	1,284	1,650	664	986
Average	3,959	3,959	915	1,738	3,959	453	852

University of San Francisco Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 25.65% and the percentage of black students is 7.49% at University of San Francisco. 22.52% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 22.17% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 30.27% to 25.65%. Asian enrollment grew from 18.68% to 22.52%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.81% to 7.49%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 18.13% to 22.17%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8209 which indicates that highly diverse. This decreased from 0.8346 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of San Francisco 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	19	2,017	519	1,958	81	3,268	648
2016-17	22	2,157	549	2,113	86	3,220	642
2017-18	23	2,202	570	2,274	79	3,096	668
2018-19	19	2,238	582	2,251	74	2,991	748
2019-20	16	2,214	594	2,250	70	2,975	786
2020-21	14	2,222	642	2,114	47	2,738	800
2021-22	13	2,227	681	2,110	49	2,684	830
2022-23	20	2,134	690	2,056	34	2,519	806
2023-24	19	1,994	613	2,007	35	2,201	752
2024-25	16	2,007	668	1,976	26	2,286	787
Average	18	2,141	611	2,111	58	2,798	747

University of San Francisco Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

529 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 43.75% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of San Francisco from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	10,797	368	169	10,260
2016-17	11,003	398	285	10,320
2017-18	11,063	319	282	10,462
2018-19	10,713	190	326	10,197
2019-20	10,636	224	183	10,229
2020-21	10,068	8,809	1,251	8
2021-22	10,034	1,394	5,220	3,420
2022-23	9,688	520	731	8,437
2023-24	9,212	579	810	7,823
2024-25	8,913	529	840	7,544
Average	10,213	1,333	1,010	7,870

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Enrollment Trends at USF

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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