Enrollment Trends at The U

The student population at University of Utah is 36,894 (28,064 undergraduate and 8,830 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 5,302 (16.78%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at The U is 76.07% which is increased by 4,270 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,032 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 105 male students for every 100 female students, down from 128 in 2015.
2,249 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 82.85% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 33,656 where 36,894 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 36,894 students in 2025 and was lowest at 31,592 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 31,592 to 36,894 students, a net gain of 5,302 (16.8%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	31,592	23,794	13,398	10,396	7,798	4,355	3,443
2016-17	31,860 268	23,789 -5	12,947 -451	10,842 446	8,071 273	4,387 32	3,684 241
2017-18	32,800 940	24,635 846	13,108 161	11,527 685	8,165 94	4,388 1	3,777 93
2018-19	33,023 223	24,743 108	13,083 -25	11,660 133	8,280 115	4,420 32	3,860 83
2019-20	32,852 -171	24,485 -258	12,927 -156	11,558 -102	8,367 87	4,416 -4	3,951 91
2020-21	33,081 229	24,643 158	12,759 -168	11,884 326	8,438 71	4,314 -102	4,124 173
2021-22	34,464 1,383	25,826 1,183	13,389 630	12,437 553	8,638 200	4,312 -2	4,326 202
2022-23	34,734 270	26,355 529	13,605 216	12,750 313	8,379 -259	4,066 -246	4,313 -13
2023-24	35,260 526	26,827 472	13,848 243	12,979 229	8,433 54	4,147 81	4,286 -27
2024-25	36,894 1,634	28,064 1,237	14,569 721	13,495 516	8,830 397	4,362 215	4,468 182
Average	33,656	25,316	13,363	11,953	8,340	4,317	4,023

University of Utah Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 25,316 where 28,064 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 Utah since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	23,794	16,927	9,565	7,362	6,867	3,833	3,034
2016-17	23,789	17,197	9,350	7,847	6,592	3,597	2,995
2017-18	24,635	18,066	9,599	8,467	6,569	3,509	3,060
2018-19	24,743	18,499	9,768	8,731	6,244	3,315	2,929
2019-20	24,485	18,628	9,774	8,854	5,857	3,153	2,704
2020-21	24,643	18,749	9,727	9,022	5,894	3,032	2,862
2021-22	25,826	20,405	10,550	9,855	5,421	2,839	2,582
2022-23	26,355	21,291	11,035	10,256	5,064	2,570	2,494
2023-24	26,827	22,374	11,611	10,763	4,453	2,237	2,216
2024-25	28,064	23,763	12,424	11,339	4,301	2,145	2,156
Average	25,316	25,316	10,340	9,250	25,316	3,023	2,703

University of Utah Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 8,340 where 8,830 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 Utah since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,798	6,004	3,369	2,635	1,794	986	808
2016-17	8,071	6,192	3,320	2,872	1,879	1,067	812
2017-18	8,165	6,209	3,324	2,885	1,956	1,064	892
2018-19	8,280	6,366	3,350	3,016	1,914	1,070	844
2019-20	8,367	6,514	3,415	3,099	1,853	1,001	852
2020-21	8,438	6,656	3,368	3,288	1,782	946	836
2021-22	8,638	6,874	3,372	3,502	1,764	940	824
2022-23	8,379	6,779	3,251	3,528	1,600	815	785
2023-24	8,433	6,909	3,374	3,535	1,524	773	751
2024-25	8,830	6,918	3,316	3,602	1,912	1,046	866
Average	8,340	8,340	3,346	3,196	8,340	971	827

University of Utah Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.95%. The percentage was 67.71% 10 years ago and The U still has a high percentage of white students. 5.80% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.21% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.77% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.71% to 61.95%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.24% to 5.80%. Black student enrollment decreased from 1.30% to 1.21%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.54% to 12.77%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5933 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5281 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 Utah 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	140	1,657	410	3,015	165	21,392	1,153
2016-17	131	1,721	399	3,368	116	21,445	1,376
2017-18	115	1,805	432	3,626	131	21,767	1,498
2018-19	122	1,853	442	3,754	136	21,784	1,628
2019-20	125	1,872	403	3,832	135	21,318	1,629
2020-21	130	1,929	441	4,127	132	21,388	1,633
2021-22	129	2,076	442	4,360	134	21,676	1,795
2022-23	119	2,472	471	4,400	140	21,283	1,825
2023-24	128	2,069	439	4,529	132	21,487	1,887
2024-25	157	2,141	446	4,712	133	22,857	2,032
Average	130	1,960	433	3,972	135	21,640	1,646

University of Utah Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,249 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 82.85% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Utah from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	31,592	1,230	7,368	22,994
2016-17	31,860	1,321	8,626	21,913
2017-18	32,800	1,411	9,309	22,080
2018-19	33,023	1,476	9,847	21,700
2019-20	32,852	1,446	9,612	21,794
2020-21	33,081	11,039	18,626	3,416
2021-22	34,464	3,407	19,378	11,679
2022-23	34,734	2,431	16,672	15,631
2023-24	35,260	2,226	15,418	17,616
2024-25	36,894	2,249	15,066	19,579
Average	33,656	2,824	12,992	17,840

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Enrollment Trends at The U

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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