Enrollment Trends for Minnesota Colleges

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 290,381, and 300,097 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 62.72% are undergraduate students and 37.28% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students increased by 4,566, and the graduate student enrollment decreased by 2,622.

The women to men ratio is 2.07 to 1, meaning that there are far more women students enrolled in Minnesota Colleges than men students.

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Level Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	298,153	183,669	78,613	105,056	114,484	34,278	80,206
2015-16	299,487 1,334	181,589 -2,080	76,994 -1,619	104,595 -461	117,898 3,414	34,985 707	82,913 2,707
2016-17	299,045 -442	181,018 -571	76,513 -481	104,505 -90	118,027 129	34,492 -493	83,535 622
2017-18	293,178 -5,867	178,452 -2,566	74,630 -1,883	103,822 -683	114,726 -3,301	32,443 -2,049	82,283 -1,252
2018-19	292,237 -941	176,657 -1,795	72,735 -1,895	103,922 100	115,580 854	31,848 -595	83,732 1,449
2019-20	288,251 -3,986	174,775 -1,882	70,772 -1,963	104,003 81	113,476 -2,104	30,347 -1,501	83,129 -603
2020-21	287,346 -905	173,882 -893	68,989 -1,783	104,893 890	113,464 -12	29,461 -886	84,003 874
2021-22	278,311 -9,035	168,243 -5,639	66,525 -2,464	101,718 -3,175	110,068 -3,396	28,447 -1,014	81,621 -2,382
2022-23	273,331 -4,980	168,100 -143	66,234 -291	101,866 148	105,231 -4,837	26,787 -1,660	78,444 -3,177
2023-24	284,753 11,422	177,530 9,430	67,594 1,360	109,936 8,070	107,223 1,992	26,848 61	80,375 1,931
2024-25	300,097 15,344	188,235 10,705	70,694 3,100	117,541 7,605	111,862 4,639	27,103 255	84,759 4,384
Average	290,381	177,468	71,845	105,623	112,913	30,640	82,273

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 177,468. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 4,566 from 183,669 to 188,235.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Minnesota Colleges since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	183,669	129,257	59,013	70,244	54,412	19,600	34,812
2015-16	181,589	127,397	57,841	69,556	54,192	19,153	35,039
2016-17	181,018	126,748	57,308	69,440	54,270	19,205	35,065
2017-18	178,452	125,605	56,244	69,361	52,847	18,386	34,461
2018-19	176,657	125,439	55,215	70,224	51,218	17,520	33,698
2019-20	174,775	123,620	53,808	69,812	51,155	16,964	34,191
2020-21	173,882	119,819	51,170	68,649	54,063	17,819	36,244
2021-22	168,243	116,024	49,587	66,437	52,219	16,938	35,281
2022-23	168,100	113,481	48,287	65,194	54,619	17,947	36,672
2023-24	177,530	117,431	48,656	68,775	60,099	18,938	41,161
2024-25	188,235	122,206	50,202	72,004	66,029	20,492	45,537
Average	177,468	177,468	53,394	69,063	177,468	18,451	36,560

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 112,913. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students decreased by 2,622 from 114,484 to 111,862.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Minnesota Colleges since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	114,484	50,766	15,455	35,311	63,718	18,823	44,895
2015-16	117,898	50,004	15,429	34,575	67,894	19,556	48,338
2016-17	118,027	48,177	14,771	33,406	69,850	19,721	50,129
2017-18	114,726	45,655	13,640	32,015	69,071	18,803	50,268
2018-19	115,580	46,254	13,501	32,753	69,326	18,347	50,979
2019-20	113,476	47,738	13,760	33,978	65,738	16,587	49,151
2020-21	113,464	47,686	13,082	34,604	65,778	16,379	49,399
2021-22	110,068	46,362	12,808	33,554	63,706	15,639	48,067
2022-23	105,231	45,017	12,349	32,668	60,214	14,438	45,776
2023-24	107,223	40,238	11,415	28,823	66,985	15,433	51,552
2024-25	111,862	42,863	11,555	31,308	68,999	15,548	53,451
Average	112,913	112,913	13,433	33,000	112,913	17,207	49,273

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.02%. The percentage was 62.42% 10 years ago and Minnesota Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 5.77% of enrolled students is Asian and 17.85% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Minnesota Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2014-15	1,617	12,356	40,750	11,794	397	186,106	7,200
2015-16	1,607	12,798	41,817	12,215	446	184,704	7,690
2016-17	1,685	13,513	40,925	11,970	481	180,607	7,968
2017-18	1,573	13,874	39,702	11,894	452	175,970	8,143
2018-19	1,491	14,490	40,510	13,812	472	174,059	8,572
2019-20	1,465	14,841	40,420	15,724	521	171,025	8,546
2020-21	1,397	15,683	42,043	17,618	545	169,048	8,876
2021-22	1,323	15,525	41,453	18,125	545	163,483	8,876
2022-23	1,513	15,753	41,654	19,336	510	157,673	9,379
2023-24	1,749	16,234	46,728	22,311	489	159,647	10,128
2024-25	1,792	17,311	53,565	25,346	481	162,125	10,909
Average	1,565	14,762	42,688	16,377	485	171,313	8,753

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

135,498 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 45% of total students. The number of online students has increased 34.53% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Minnesota Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart