Enrollment Trends at UPMC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 340 where 715 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 715 students in 2025 and was lowest at 70 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 70 to 715 students, a net gain of 645 (921.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	70	15	55
2016-17	126 56	20 5	106 51
2017-18	244 118	32 12	212 106
2018-19	263 19	32	231 19
2019-20	298 35	43 11	255 24
2020-21	336 38	51 8	285 30
2021-22	327 -9	64 13	263 -22
2022-23	422 95	60 -4	362 99
2023-24	594 172	74 14	520 158
2024-25	715 121	104 30	611 91
Average	340	50	290

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.10%. The percentage was 97.14% 10 years ago and UPMC still has a high percentage of white students. 4.06% of enrolled students is Asian and 20.14% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.06% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 97.14% to 55.10%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.00% to 4.06%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.86% to 20.14%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.00% to 4.06%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6442 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.0555 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	0	0	2	0	0	68	0
2016-17	1	3	9	3	0	105	1
2017-18	0	3	16	3	0	218	4
2018-19	0	5	25	3	0	217	11
2019-20	0	6	30	1	1	245	13
2020-21	0	10	38	5	0	265	10
2021-22	0	8	54	3	0	248	10
2022-23	1	12	65	32	0	293	14
2023-24	2	20	127	36	0	349	38
2024-25	2	29	144	29	0	394	65
Average	1	10	51	12	0	240	17

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.