Enrollment Trends at Frostburg State

-1,652

Total Enrollment

-901

Men

-751

Women

The student population at Frostburg State University is 4,104 (3,422 undergraduate and 682 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,652 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Frostburg State is 83.38% which is decreased by 1,539 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 113 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.22 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

983 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 6.16% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,886 where 4,104 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

83.38% of total students is undergraduate students and 16.62% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,539 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 113 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.22 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Frostburg State than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,7564,9612,4172,544795336459
2016-175,676
-80
4,884
-77
2,345
-72
2,539
-5
792
-3
321
-15
471
12
2017-185,396
-280
4,725
-159
2,267
-78
2,458
-81
671
-121
244
-77
427
-44
2018-195,295
-101
4,639
-86
2,226
-41
2,413
-45
656
-15
229
-15
427
2019-205,178
-117
4,429
-210
2,126
-100
2,303
-110
749
93
266
37
483
56
2020-214,857
-321
4,119
-310
1,907
-219
2,212
-91
738
-11
245
-21
493
10
2021-224,452
-405
3,680
-439
1,697
-210
1,983
-229
772
34
282
37
490
-3
2022-234,067
-385
3,263
-417
1,550
-147
1,713
-270
804
32
283
1
521
31
2023-244,075
8
3,344
81
1,566
16
1,778
65
731
-73
277
-6
454
-67
2024-254,104
29
3,422
78
1,581
15
1,841
63
682
-49
271
-6
411
-43
Average4,8864,1471,9682,178739275464
Frostburg State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,147 where 3,422 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 Frostburg State University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-164,9614,1762,2021,974785215570
2016-174,8844,1412,1471,994743198545
2017-184,7253,8492,0341,815876233643
2018-194,6393,8052,0031,802834223611
2019-204,4293,5221,8541,668907272635
2020-214,1193,2211,6291,592898278620
2021-223,6802,8881,4281,460792269523
2022-233,2632,5281,3081,220735242493
2023-243,3442,5231,2861,237821280541
2024-253,4222,5491,2741,275873307566
Average4,1474,1471,7171,6044,147252575
Frostburg State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 739 where 682 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 Frostburg State University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-16795238107131557229328
2016-17792243107136549214335
2017-1867117666110495178317
2018-1965620573132451156295
2019-2074923683153513183330
2020-2173824582163493163330
2021-22772264104160508178330
2022-23804279107172525176349
2023-24731268103165463174289
2024-25682269109160413162251
Average73973994148739181315
Frostburg State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 53.22%. The percentage was 57.31% 10 years ago and Frostburg State still has a high percentage of white students. 1.44% of enrolled students is Asian and 18.93% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.85% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 57.31% to 53.22%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.58% to 1.44%. Black student enrollment decreased from 27.29% to 18.93%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.52% to 5.85%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6761 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5933 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Frostburg State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1613911,57126023,299218
2016-1791091,57729723,136227
2017-1871181,53027712,869213
2018-19101141,49724812,784200
2019-2081101,39123902,723211
2020-2111941,28922222,584212
2021-2213791,09522632,421181
2022-2397387621752,296180
2023-2486079023232,259165
2024-2595977724052,184146
Average10911,23924622,656195
Frostburg State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

983 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 24% of total students. The number of online students has increased 6.16% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Frostburg State University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-165,7569266254,205
2016-175,6768797564,041
2017-185,3968427713,783
2018-195,2958649253,506
2019-205,1789741,1373,067
2020-214,8571,5042,660693
2021-224,4521,4241,4911,537
2022-234,0671,4021,3431,322
2023-244,0759991,5071,569
2024-254,1049839912,130
Average4,8861,0801,2212,585

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