Enrollment Trends at UR

841

Total Enrollment

115

Men

726

Women

The student population at University of Rochester is 11,946 (6,580 undergraduate and 5,366 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 841 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UR is 55.08% which is increased by 276 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 565 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.13 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

690 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 65.47% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,810 where 11,946 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

55.08% of total students is undergraduate students and 44.92% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 276 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 565 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.13 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in UR than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1611,1056,3043,1503,1544,8012,3542,447
2016-1711,209
104
6,386
82
3,191
41
3,195
41
4,823
22
2,325
-29
2,498
51
2017-1811,648
439
6,546
160
3,288
97
3,258
63
5,102
279
2,423
98
2,679
181
2018-1911,817
169
6,535
-11
3,271
-17
3,264
6
5,282
180
2,482
59
2,800
121
2019-2012,233
416
6,780
245
3,327
56
3,453
189
5,453
171
2,503
21
2,950
150
2020-2111,741
-492
6,521
-259
3,129
-198
3,392
-61
5,220
-233
2,382
-121
2,838
-112
2021-2212,039
298
6,568
47
3,151
22
3,417
25
5,471
251
2,456
74
3,015
177
2022-2312,197
158
6,767
199
3,196
45
3,571
154
5,430
-41
2,486
30
2,944
-71
2023-2412,160
-37
6,764
-3
3,147
-49
3,617
46
5,396
-34
2,522
36
2,874
-70
2024-2511,946
-214
6,580
-184
3,103
-44
3,477
-140
5,366
-30
2,516
-6
2,850
-24
Average11,8106,5753,1953,3805,2342,4452,790
University of Rochester Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,575 where 6,580 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 Rochester since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-166,3046,0463,0772,96925873185
2016-176,3866,1703,1283,04221663153
2017-186,5466,2503,1983,05229690206
2018-196,5356,2933,2083,08524263179
2019-206,7806,4103,2213,189370106264
2020-216,5216,1003,0223,078421107314
2021-226,5686,2393,0633,17632988241
2022-236,7676,4253,0773,348342119223
2023-246,7646,3503,0013,349414146268
2024-256,5806,1652,9753,190415128287
Average6,5756,5753,0973,1486,57598232
University of Rochester Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,234 where 5,366 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 Rochester since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-164,8013,4241,8191,6051,377535842
2016-174,8233,4241,8421,5821,399483916
2017-185,1023,5161,8851,6311,5865381,048
2018-195,2823,6441,9341,7101,6385481,090
2019-205,4533,6501,9461,7041,8035571,246
2020-215,2203,3511,8101,5411,8695721,297
2021-225,4713,9091,9671,9421,5624891,073
2022-235,4303,7551,9031,8521,6755831,092
2023-245,3963,7591,9471,8121,6375751,062
2024-255,3663,6261,8461,7801,7406701,070
Average5,2345,2341,8901,7165,2345551,074
University of Rochester Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 37.37% and the percentage of black students is 5.07% at University of Rochester. 13.24% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 6.78% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 46.75% to 37.37%. Asian enrollment grew from 8.56% to 13.24%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.66% to 5.07%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.49% to 6.78%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8346 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7683 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 Rochester over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-162095151861065,192275
2016-171595152962955,165282
2017-181397755067775,150275
2018-191296956769054,991282
2019-20895258171565,145312
2020-21101,09559074595,018330
2021-22151,28455975494,910344
2022-23191,466535802114,688375
2023-24171,555568820104,488383
2024-25121,58260681074,464395
Average141,17856072584,921325
University of Rochester Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

690 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 65.47% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Rochester from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1611,10541741810,270
2016-1711,20940838910,412
2017-1811,64812236511,161
2018-1911,8178638911,342
2019-2012,23345436411,415
2020-2111,7411,1628,5202,059
2021-2212,0395701,08710,382
2022-2312,1971,1161,4459,636
2023-2412,1601,20392310,034
2024-2511,9466901,8439,413
Average11,8106231,5749,612

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