The student population at Francis Marion University is 4,045 (3,635 undergraduate and 410 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 13 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Francis Marion is 89.86% which is decreased by 79 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 66 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.01 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

352 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 80.51% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,991 where 4,045 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

89.86% of total students is undergraduate students and 10.14% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 79 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 66 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.01 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Francis Marion than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,0583,7141,1642,55034464280
2014-153,944
-114
3,605
-109
1,113
-51
2,492
-58
339
-5
62
-2
277
-3
2015-163,947
3
3,584
-21
1,134
21
2,450
-42
363
24
70
8
293
16
2016-173,874
-73
3,559
-25
1,093
-41
2,466
16
315
-48
67
-3
248
-45
2017-183,786
-88
3,460
-99
1,091
-2
2,369
-97
326
11
53
-14
273
25
2018-193,940
154
3,482
22
1,086
-5
2,396
27
458
132
69
16
389
116
2019-204,240
300
3,800
318
1,211
125
2,589
193
440
-18
67
-2
373
-16
2020-214,148
-92
3,632
-168
1,158
-53
2,474
-115
516
76
103
36
413
40
2021-223,923
-225
3,475
-157
1,156
-2
2,319
-155
448
-68
102
-1
346
-67
2022-234,045
122
3,635
160
1,257
101
2,378
59
410
-38
85
-17
325
-21
Average3,9913,5951,1462,44839674322
Francis Marion University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,595 where 3,635 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 Francis Marion University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,7143,3161,0442,272398120278
2014-153,6053,1689752,193437138299
2015-163,5843,1721,0112,161412123289
2016-173,5593,1339822,151426111315
2017-183,4603,0069502,056454141313
2018-193,4822,8839131,970599173426
2019-203,8002,9009311,969900280620
2020-213,6322,8529261,926780232548
2021-223,4752,7129241,788763232531
2022-233,6352,5838961,6871,052361691
Average3,5953,5959552,0173,595191431
Francis Marion University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 396 where 410 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 Francis Marion University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1434472106227254218
2014-1533974106426552213
2015-16363102208226150211
2016-1731583156823252180
2017-1832697128522941188
2018-194581702314728846242
2019-204401763014626437227
2020-215162103617430667239
2021-224481251311232389234
2022-234101121210029873225
Average3963961810439656218
Francis Marion University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 53.03%. The percentage was 48.03% 10 years ago and Francis Marion still has a high percentage of white students. 1.76% of enrolled students is Asian and 32.88% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1413411,8804541,94910
2014-1511471,7785621,90438
2015-1620511,7296021,92168
2016-1717441,5997411,96099
2017-1822491,5008321,937117
2018-1919511,48410332,078119
2019-2017621,50813312,145130
2020-2121631,46313212,160117
2021-2221611,35815912,055132
2022-2321711,33017712,145140
Average18541,56310222,02597
Francis Marion University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

352 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 80.51% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Francis Marion University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-153,9441951053,644
2015-163,9471261613,660
2016-173,8741654633,246
2017-183,7861314493,206
2018-193,940904553,395
2019-204,2401548603,226
2020-214,1484672,2621,419
2021-223,9235921,5061,825
2022-234,0453521,0562,637
Average3,9832528132,918

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