Enrollment Trends at Lindenwood

The student population at Lindenwood University is 7,000 (4,808 undergraduate and 2,192 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 5,213 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Lindenwood is 68.69% which is decreased by 3,645 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,568 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 1.62 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,052 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 498.25% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,600 where 7,000 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

68.69% of total students is undergraduate students and 31.31% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 3,645 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,568 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.62 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Lindenwood than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lindenwood University since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	12,213	8,453	3,874	4,579	3,760	1,167	2,593
2014-15	12,151 -62	8,541 88	3,889 15	4,652 73	3,610 -150	1,131 -36	2,479 -114
2015-16	11,620 -531	8,285 -256	3,729 -160	4,556 -96	3,335 -275	1,044 -87	2,291 -188
2016-17	10,750 -870	7,549 -736	3,445 -284	4,104 -452	3,201 -134	949 -95	2,252 -39
2017-18	10,025 -725	6,928 -621	3,182 -263	3,746 -358	3,097 -104	915 -34	2,182 -70
2018-19	9,468 -557	6,529 -399	3,005 -177	3,524 -222	2,939 -158	882 -33	2,057 -125
2019-20	8,392 -1,076	5,654 -875	2,542 -463	3,112 -412	2,738 -201	808 -74	1,930 -127
2020-21	7,382 -1,010	4,822 -832	2,136 -406	2,686 -426	2,560 -178	739 -69	1,821 -109
2021-22	7,003 -379	4,619 -203	2,030 -106	2,589 -97	2,384 -176	707 -32	1,677 -144
2022-23	7,000 -3	4,808 189	2,080 50	2,728 139	2,192 -192	595 -112	1,597 -80
Average	9,600	6,619	2,991	3,628	2,982	894	2,088

Lindenwood University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,619 where 4,808 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Lindenwood University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8,453	7,502	3,504	3,998	951	370	581
2014-15	8,541	7,443	3,473	3,970	1,098	416	682
2015-16	8,285	7,297	3,346	3,951	988	383	605
2016-17	7,549	6,794	3,176	3,618	755	269	486
2017-18	6,928	6,215	2,900	3,315	713	282	431
2018-19	6,529	5,969	2,765	3,204	560	240	320
2019-20	5,654	5,000	2,291	2,709	654	251	403
2020-21	4,822	4,199	1,861	2,338	623	275	348
2021-22	4,619	3,958	1,754	2,204	661	276	385
2022-23	4,808	4,014	1,759	2,255	794	321	473
Average	6,619	6,619	2,683	3,156	6,619	308	471

Lindenwood University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,982 where 2,192 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Lindenwood University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	3,760	1,736	632	1,104	2,024	535	1,489
2014-15	3,610	1,323	486	837	2,287	645	1,642
2015-16	3,335	1,412	529	883	1,923	515	1,408
2016-17	3,201	1,162	421	741	2,039	528	1,511
2017-18	3,097	1,282	439	843	1,815	476	1,339
2018-19	2,939	1,404	498	906	1,535	384	1,151
2019-20	2,738	1,137	390	747	1,601	418	1,183
2020-21	2,560	743	247	496	1,817	492	1,325
2021-22	2,384	632	200	432	1,752	507	1,245
2022-23	2,192	589	187	402	1,603	408	1,195
Average	2,982	2,982	403	739	2,982	491	1,349

Lindenwood University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 64.59%. The percentage was 54.29% 10 years ago and Lindenwood still has a high percentage of white students. 1.69% of enrolled students is Asian and 14.57% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lindenwood University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	48	68	2,112	350	20	6,630	271
2014-15	46	58	2,019	374	21	6,830	307
2015-16	39	61	1,752	374	28	6,227	273
2016-17	33	68	1,557	336	36	5,796	252
2017-18	35	74	1,451	337	22	5,171	185
2018-19	31	78	1,442	396	34	5,296	234
2019-20	37	76	1,244	325	35	4,884	226
2020-21	37	75	1,174	299	43	4,464	220
2021-22	40	87	1,015	330	37	4,403	196
2022-23	26	118	1,020	322	34	4,521	173
Average	37	76	1,479	344	31	5,422	234

Lindenwood University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,052 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 498.25% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lindenwood University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	12,151	343	1,732	10,076
2015-16	11,620	639	1,349	9,632
2016-17	10,750	836	1,749	8,165
2017-18	10,025	1,155	2,334	6,536
2018-19	9,468	1,294	2,736	5,438
2019-20	8,392	1,536	2,921	3,935
2020-21	7,382	2,423	2,974	1,985
2021-22	7,003	2,461	3,030	1,512
2022-23	7,000	2,052	3,273	1,675
Average	9,310	1,415	2,455	5,439

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