Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 550 where 578 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 646 students in 2022 and was lowest at 416 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 416 to 578 students, a net gain of 162 (38.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Minnesota-Rochester since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 53.11%. The percentage was 77.40% 10 years ago and UMN - Rochester still has a high percentage of white students. 13.49% of enrolled students is Asian and 17.65% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.57% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 77.40% to 53.11%. Asian enrollment grew from 9.13% to 13.49%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.25% to 17.65%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.13% to 6.57%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6625 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3871 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Minnesota-Rochester over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
6 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -57.14% since 2019. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Minnesota-Rochester from 2015 to 2025.