The student population at Fontbonne University is 332 (209 undergraduate and 123 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,381 (80.62%) over the past decade.
- Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Fontbonne is 62.95% which is decreased by 896 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 485 and it has been decreasing.
- Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 69 male students for every 100 female students, up from 44 in 2015.
- 74 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -71.54% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,132 where 332 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment decreased every year from 2016 to 2025, falling from 1,713 to 332 students, a loss of 1,381 (80.6%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Fontbonne University since 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 775 where 209 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 Fontbonne University since 2015.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 357 where 123 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 Fontbonne University since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 72.29%. The percentage was 67.72% 10 years ago and Fontbonne still has a high percentage of white students. 2.41% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.36% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 0.60% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 67.72% to 72.29%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.52% to 2.41%. Black student enrollment decreased from 15.76% to 15.36%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 1.81% to 0.60%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4512 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5158 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Fontbonne University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
74 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -71.54% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Fontbonne University from 2015 to 2025.