Florida International University Student Population

How many students at FIU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Florida International University has a total enrollment of 54,723 students, including 45,193 undergraduate and 9,530 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 23,872 male students (43.6%) and 30,851 female students (56.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 35,483 Hispanic students (64.8%) and 6,183 Black students (11.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 45,193 undergraduate students (82.6%) and 9,530 graduate students (17.4%).
• Class Delivery: 13,818 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 23,023 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - FIU's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 23,872 male (43.62%) and 30,851 female (56.38%) students are attending Florida International University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 77.38.

By class level, 45,193 (82.59%) are undergraduate students and 9,530 (17.41%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.79% are male and 55.21% are female, while among graduate students, 38.09% are male and 61.91% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,313 White, 6,183 Black, and 1,545 Asian students out of a total of 54,723 are attending at Florida International University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Florida International University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 55.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, FIU has 3,709 students under 18 years old and 44 students over 65 years old. There are 38,814 students under 25 years old, and 15,139 students over 25 years old out of 53,953 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 3,709 students are younger than 18 and 24 students are older than 65. FIU has 36,103 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 8,260 students aged 25 and over.

It has 2,711 graduate students aged under 25 and 6,879 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Florida International University, 13,818 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 23,023 students are enrolled in some online courses.

12,856 students who live in Florida or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 962 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 45,193 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 4,600 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.18%.2,981 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,619 students transferred in as part-time status.