Enrollment Trends at Mizzou

-3,881

Total Enrollment

-2,916

Men

-965

Women

The student population at University of Missouri-Columbia is 31,543 (24,449 undergraduate and 7,094 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,881 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Mizzou is 77.51% which is decreased by 3,342 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 539 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

3,557 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 38.30% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 31,571 where 31,543 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

77.51% of total students is undergraduate students and 22.49% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 3,342 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 539 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Mizzou than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Missouri-Columbia since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1635,42427,79113,38114,4107,6333,3394,294
2016-1733,239
-2,185
25,877
-1,914
12,411
-970
13,466
-944
7,362
-271
3,151
-188
4,211
-83
2017-1830,844
-2,395
23,799
-2,078
11,442
-969
12,357
-1,109
7,045
-317
2,932
-219
4,113
-98
2018-1929,843
-1,001
22,484
-1,315
10,695
-747
11,789
-568
7,359
314
2,993
61
4,366
253
2019-2030,014
171
22,589
105
10,597
-98
11,992
203
7,425
66
2,936
-57
4,489
123
2020-2131,089
1,075
23,383
794
10,859
262
12,524
532
7,706
281
3,016
80
4,690
201
2021-2231,401
312
23,696
313
10,888
29
12,808
284
7,705
-1
2,948
-68
4,757
67
2022-2331,304
-97
23,745
49
10,844
-44
12,901
93
7,559
-146
2,902
-46
4,657
-100
2023-2431,013
-291
23,613
-132
10,751
-93
12,862
-39
7,400
-159
2,765
-137
4,635
-22
2024-2531,543
530
24,449
836
11,046
295
13,403
541
7,094
-306
2,758
-7
4,336
-299
Average31,57124,14311,29112,8517,4292,9744,455
University of Missouri-Columbia Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 24,143 where 24,449 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 University of Missouri-Columbia since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1627,79126,02712,43313,5941,764948816
2016-1725,87724,12411,50712,6171,753904849
2017-1823,79922,19710,63411,5631,602808794
2018-1922,48420,7209,75510,9651,764940824
2019-2022,58920,6769,68910,9871,9139081,005
2020-2123,38321,3449,86811,4762,0399911,048
2021-2223,69621,87510,01311,8621,821875946
2022-2323,74521,9999,98112,0181,746863883
2023-2423,61322,0909,99612,0941,523755768
2024-2524,44923,03810,36212,6761,411684727
Average24,14324,14310,42411,98524,143868866
University of Missouri-Columbia Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,429 where 7,094 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 University of Missouri-Columbia since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-167,6334,9632,2982,6652,6701,0411,629
2016-177,3624,7692,1382,6312,5931,0131,580
2017-187,0454,4891,9892,5002,5569431,613
2018-197,3594,5451,9972,5482,8149961,818
2019-207,4254,3901,8422,5483,0351,0941,941
2020-217,7064,4131,8382,5753,2931,1782,115
2021-227,7054,2501,7232,5273,4551,2252,230
2022-237,5594,2601,7642,4963,2991,1382,161
2023-247,4004,3051,6792,6263,0951,0862,009
2024-257,0944,3011,7122,5892,7931,0461,747
Average7,4297,4291,8982,5717,4291,0761,884
University of Missouri-Columbia Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.74%. The percentage was 75.95% 10 years ago and Mizzou still has a high percentage of white students. 2.96% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.08% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.84% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.95% to 75.74%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.20% to 2.96%. Black student enrollment decreased from 7.18% to 5.08%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.42% to 5.84%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4179 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4157 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 Missouri-Columbia over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16647792,5421,2131526,903949
2016-17677142,3001,1841425,182928
2017-18637282,0781,1741223,367918
2018-19697182,0671,2621422,486978
2019-20667572,0161,3572222,6241,127
2020-21728172,0611,5422723,6031,216
2021-22668911,9441,6113123,8981,269
2022-23588971,7081,6513223,9191,269
2023-24539101,6301,6782523,6671,230
2024-25529331,6021,8432423,8901,281
Average638141,9951,4522223,9541,117
University of Missouri-Columbia Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,557 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 38.30% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Missouri-Columbia from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1635,4242,5728,00024,852
2016-1733,2392,2516,32524,663
2017-1830,8442,4515,92922,464
2018-1929,8432,9156,40720,521
2019-2030,0143,2586,46420,292
2020-2131,0896,76320,3753,951
2021-2231,4014,50115,16111,739
2022-2331,3044,08812,93114,285
2023-2431,0133,98312,37914,651
2024-2531,5433,55712,57215,414
Average31,5713,63410,65417,283

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