Enrollment Trends at McNeese

-1,912

Total Enrollment

-903

Men

-1,009

Women

The student population at McNeese State University is 6,241 (5,668 undergraduate and 573 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,912 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at McNeese is 90.82% which is decreased by 1,718 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 194 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.66 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,117 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 44.69% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,061 where 6,241 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

90.82% of total students is undergraduate students and 9.18% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,718 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 194 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.66 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in McNeese than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-168,1537,3863,0134,373767232535
2016-177,621
-532
6,894
-492
2,807
-206
4,087
-286
727
-40
215
-17
512
-23
2017-187,629
8
6,926
32
2,776
-31
4,150
63
703
-24
203
-12
500
-12
2018-197,647
18
6,998
72
2,843
67
4,155
5
649
-54
181
-22
468
-32
2019-207,295
-352
6,663
-335
2,716
-127
3,947
-208
632
-17
165
-16
467
-1
2020-217,284
-11
6,674
11
2,638
-78
4,036
89
610
-22
163
-2
447
-20
2021-226,454
-830
5,893
-781
2,275
-363
3,618
-418
561
-49
140
-23
421
-26
2022-236,230
-224
5,696
-197
2,242
-33
3,454
-164
534
-27
135
-5
399
-22
2023-246,060
-170
5,560
-136
2,141
-101
3,419
-35
500
-34
121
-14
379
-20
2024-256,241
181
5,668
108
2,183
42
3,485
66
573
73
159
38
414
35
Average7,0616,4362,5633,872626171454
McNeese State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,436 where 5,668 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 McNeese State University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-167,3865,8212,4163,4051,565597968
2016-176,8945,4672,2543,2131,427553874
2017-186,9265,5672,2863,2811,359490869
2018-196,9985,6412,3293,3121,357514843
2019-206,6635,4072,2103,1971,256506750
2020-216,6745,4012,1423,2591,273496777
2021-225,8934,7571,8382,9191,136437699
2022-235,6964,4711,7852,6861,225457768
2023-245,5604,5261,7842,7421,034357677
2024-255,6684,6681,8152,8531,000368632
Average6,4366,4362,0863,0876,436478786
McNeese State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 626 where 573 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 McNeese State University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-16767320123197447109338
2016-17727315108207412107305
2017-1870333010522537398275
2018-196492899019936091269
2019-206323058522032780247
2020-216103018621530977232
2021-225612678318429457237
2022-235342448515929050240
2023-245002196415528157224
2024-255732539515832064256
Average6266269219262679262
McNeese State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.81%. The percentage was 68.56% 10 years ago and McNeese still has a high percentage of white students. 1.95% of enrolled students is Asian and 18.04% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.95% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.56% to 62.81%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.47% to 1.95%. Black student enrollment increased from 17.29% to 18.04%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.65% to 4.95%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5681 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4984 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16401201,41021685,590207
2016-17301151,25222955,267234
2017-18401181,26223255,259256
2018-19371161,23427965,308262
2019-20281151,13627755,030255
2020-21331081,20228544,982267
2021-222610098725954,443259
2022-233410996027154,203247
2023-24231151,03326943,972242
2024-25251221,12630943,920275
Average321141,16026354,797250
McNeese State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,117 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 44.69% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at McNeese State University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-168,1537723,2674,114
2016-177,6217603,2253,636
2017-187,6298713,4103,348
2018-197,6479513,4763,220
2019-207,2958023,2683,225
2020-217,2841,5544,814916
2021-226,4541,2504,320884
2022-236,2301,1653,1701,895
2023-246,0601,1422,9611,957
2024-256,2411,1173,1831,941
Average7,0611,0383,5092,514

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