Enrollment Trends at MSUM

-1,458

Total Enrollment

-736

Men

-722

Women

The student population at Minnesota State University Moorhead is 4,386 (3,375 undergraduate and 1,011 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,458 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at MSUM is 76.95% which is decreased by 1,868 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 410 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.97 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,172 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 77.31% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,349 where 4,386 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

76.95% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.05% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,868 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 410 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.97 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in MSUM than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,8445,2432,0853,158601129472
2016-175,923
79
5,205
-38
2,095
10
3,110
-48
718
117
163
34
555
83
2017-186,005
82
5,130
-75
2,011
-84
3,119
9
875
157
224
61
651
96
2018-195,860
-145
4,828
-302
1,904
-107
2,924
-195
1,032
157
297
73
735
84
2019-205,747
-113
4,673
-155
1,838
-66
2,835
-89
1,074
42
303
6
771
36
2020-215,547
-200
4,445
-228
1,700
-138
2,745
-90
1,102
28
298
-5
804
33
2021-225,088
-459
4,026
-419
1,517
-183
2,509
-236
1,062
-40
297
-1
765
-39
2022-234,682
-406
3,729
-297
1,380
-137
2,349
-160
953
-109
270
-27
683
-82
2023-244,410
-272
3,413
-316
1,242
-138
2,171
-178
997
44
277
7
720
37
2024-254,386
-24
3,375
-38
1,231
-11
2,144
-27
1,011
14
247
-30
764
44
Average5,3494,4071,7002,706943251692
Minnesota State University Moorhead Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,407 where 3,375 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 Minnesota State University Moorhead since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,2434,3251,7012,624918384534
2016-175,2054,2791,7272,552926368558
2017-185,1304,1571,6462,511973365608
2018-194,8283,8971,5362,361931368563
2019-204,6733,7871,4992,288886339547
2020-214,4453,5291,3562,173916344572
2021-224,0263,1341,1731,961892344548
2022-233,7292,9091,0841,825820296524
2023-243,4132,6769511,725737291446
2024-253,3752,6219771,644754254500
Average4,4074,4071,3652,1664,407335540
Minnesota State University Moorhead Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 943 where 1,011 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 Minnesota State University Moorhead since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-166011753514042694332
2016-1771818028152538135403
2017-1887517739138698185513
2018-191,03218443141848254594
2019-201,07420343160871260611
2020-211,10219042148912256656
2021-221,06220651155856246610
2022-2395319658138757212545
2023-2499725746211740231509
2024-251,01125041209761206555
Average94394343159943208533
Minnesota State University Moorhead Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 77.11%. The percentage was 78.61% 10 years ago and MSUM still has a high percentage of white students. 1.78% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.11% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.67% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.61% to 77.11%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.25% to 1.78%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.67% to 5.11%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.50% to 4.67%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3987 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3799 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16387315614624,594148
2016-17427417017354,670180
2017-18348018518154,826196
2018-19348720216944,784211
2019-20498821816034,703219
2020-21399224116744,570207
2021-22308223417134,177183
2022-23367922418133,770194
2023-24537622018733,468170
2024-25707822420523,382161
Average438120717434,294187
Minnesota State University Moorhead Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,172 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 77.31% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Minnesota State University Moorhead from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-165,8446611,3173,866
2016-175,9238351,4543,634
2017-186,0051,1511,4743,380
2018-195,8601,2131,7642,883
2019-205,7471,3291,7972,621
2020-215,5471,2422,1192,186
2021-225,0881,4262,4261,236
2022-234,6821,2932,1471,242
2023-244,4101,2232,1691,018
2024-254,3861,1722,237977
Average5,3491,1551,8902,304

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