Enrollment Trends at USF

The student population at University of St Francis is 3,074 (1,343 undergraduate and 1,731 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 883 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at USF is 43.69% which is decreased by 325 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 558 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.69 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

1,500 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -12.74% since 2015.

Trends by Subject

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,620 where 3,074 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

43.69% of total students is undergraduate students and 56.31% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 325 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 558 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.69 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in USF than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,9571,6685481,1202,2894501,839
2016-173,864
-93
1,620
-48
553
5
1,067
-53
2,244
-45
426
-24
1,818
-21
2017-184,166
302
1,599
-21
5531,046
-21
2,567
323
498
72
2,069
251
2018-193,927
-239
1,629
30
545
-8
1,084
38
2,298
-269
431
-67
1,867
-202
2019-203,776
-151
1,744
115
593
48
1,151
67
2,032
-266
405
-26
1,627
-240
2020-213,529
-247
1,627
-117
510
-83
1,117
-34
1,902
-130
438
33
1,464
-163
2021-223,426
-103
1,572
-55
480
-30
1,092
-25
1,854
-48
372
-66
1,482
18
2022-233,297
-129
1,414
-158
465
-15
949
-143
1,883
29
407
35
1,476
-6
2023-243,185
-112
1,306
-108
440
-25
866
-83
1,879
-4
462
55
1,417
-59
2024-253,074
-111
1,343
37
449
9
894
28
1,731
-148
385
-77
1,346
-71
Average3,6201,5525141,0392,0684271,641
University of St Francis Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,552 where 1,343 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 St Francis since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,6681,30947383635975284
2016-171,6201,32249482829859239
2017-181,5991,29148780430866242
2018-191,6291,36249187126754213
2019-201,7441,42452090432073247
2020-211,6271,36545191426259203
2021-221,5721,25041983132261261
2022-231,4141,17640876823857181
2023-241,3061,10939471519746151
2024-251,3431,07039367727356217
Average1,5521,5524538151,55261224
University of St Francis Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,068 where 1,731 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 St Francis since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,289190521382,0993981,701
2016-172,244207591482,0373671,670
2017-182,567232711612,3354271,908
2018-192,298249731762,0493581,691
2019-202,032208661421,8243391,485
2020-211,902194661281,7083721,336
2021-221,854196611351,6583111,347
2022-231,883238631751,6453441,301
2023-241,879224771471,6553851,270
2024-251,731202641381,5293211,208
Average2,0682,068651492,0683621,492
University of St Francis Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 58.59%. The percentage was 70.41% 10 years ago and USF still has a high percentage of white students. 3.71% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.37% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 23.49% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 70.41% to 58.59%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.60% to 3.71%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.79% to 9.37%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 12.18% to 23.49%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5909 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4805 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 St Francis over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161010334848282,78687
2016-17894361492102,72281
2017-18710936660492,88376
2018-19512037555392,66380
2019-20313034557722,53774
2020-21513231959622,30167
2021-22712229367942,13677
2022-23611626866852,06979
2023-24410828371431,93163
2024-25211428872221,80168
Average611532560952,38375
University of St Francis Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,500 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 49% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -12.74% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of St Francis from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-163,9571,7196491,589
2016-173,8641,5627151,587
2017-184,1661,5987251,843
2018-193,9271,7187651,444
2019-203,7761,5618141,401
2020-213,5291,8581,281390
2021-223,4261,7041,117605
2022-233,2971,638943716
2023-243,1851,603909673
2024-253,0741,500890684
Average3,6201,6468811,093

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