The student population at Eastern Michigan University is 14,018 (11,617 undergraduate and 2,401 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 9,429 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan is 82.87% which is decreased by 7,572 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,857 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.60 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,928 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 108.84% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 19,200 where 14,018 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

82.87% of total students is undergraduate students and 17.13% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 7,572 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,857 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.60 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Eastern Michigan than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1423,44719,1898,04711,1424,2581,5102,748
2014-1522,401
-1,046
18,340
-849
7,578
-469
10,762
-380
4,061
-197
1,461
-49
2,600
-148
2015-1621,824
-577
17,951
-389
7,364
-214
10,587
-175
3,873
-188
1,404
-57
2,469
-131
2016-1721,246
-578
17,682
-269
7,178
-186
10,504
-83
3,564
-309
1,249
-155
2,315
-154
2017-1820,525
-721
17,217
-465
7,001
-177
10,216
-288
3,308
-256
1,141
-108
2,167
-148
2018-1919,123
-1,402
16,022
-1,195
6,376
-625
9,646
-570
3,101
-207
1,044
-97
2,057
-110
2019-2017,784
-1,339
14,872
-1,150
5,883
-493
8,989
-657
2,912
-189
996
-48
1,916
-141
2020-2116,294
-1,490
13,572
-1,300
5,345
-538
8,227
-762
2,722
-190
898
-98
1,824
-92
2021-2215,340
-954
12,730
-842
4,958
-387
7,772
-455
2,610
-112
833
-65
1,777
-47
2022-2314,018
-1,322
11,617
-1,113
4,647
-311
6,970
-802
2,401
-209
745
-88
1,656
-121
Average19,20015,9196,4389,4823,2811,1282,153
Eastern Michigan University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 15,919 where 11,617 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 Eastern Michigan University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1419,18913,5425,7277,8155,6472,3203,327
2014-1518,34013,1015,3567,7455,2392,2223,017
2015-1617,95113,0795,2867,7934,8722,0782,794
2016-1717,68212,8805,1927,6884,8021,9862,816
2017-1817,21712,4105,0367,3744,8071,9652,842
2018-1916,02211,4284,5566,8724,5941,8202,774
2019-2014,87210,5724,2256,3474,3001,6582,642
2020-2113,5729,6303,7745,8563,9421,5712,371
2021-2212,7309,0383,5065,5323,6921,4522,240
2022-2311,6178,2823,2635,0193,3351,3841,951
Average15,91915,9194,5926,80415,9191,8462,677
Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,281 where 2,401 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 Eastern Michigan University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,2589513416103,3071,1692,138
2014-154,0611,0153586573,0461,1031,943
2015-163,8731,0363526842,8371,0521,785
2016-173,5641,0023276752,5629221,640
2017-183,3089262976292,3828441,538
2018-193,1019302896412,1717551,416
2019-202,9128752855902,0377111,326
2020-212,7228672785891,8556201,235
2021-222,6108722646081,7385691,169
2022-232,4017572265311,6445191,125
Average3,2813,2813026213,2818261,532
Eastern Michigan University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.11%. The percentage was 65.01% 10 years ago and Eastern Michigan still has a high percentage of white students. 3.43% of enrolled students is Asian and 16.39% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14755744,5477971715,243638
2014-15525654,0598301514,859704
2015-16605833,9569351414,307778
2016-17645783,8749851313,779769
2017-18555593,5501,0331813,277768
2018-19515663,2629881312,202708
2019-20445482,9111,1171411,166643
2020-21555052,6321,1671010,101595
2021-22465042,5361,22399,338619
2022-23354812,2971,213148,286609
Average545463,3621,0291412,256683
Eastern Michigan University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,928 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 108.84% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Eastern Michigan University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1522,4011,4023,71717,282
2015-1621,8241,3904,35016,084
2016-1721,2461,4504,31615,480
2017-1820,5251,6834,49014,352
2018-1919,1231,9164,52412,683
2019-2017,7842,1416,8178,826
2020-2116,29410,6925,159443
2021-2215,3403,9998,2473,094
2022-2314,0182,9286,4144,676
Average18,7283,0675,33710,324

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