The student population at McNeese State University is 6,230 (5,696 undergraduate and 534 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,111 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at McNeese is 91.43% which is decreased by 1,879 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 232 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.

1,165 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 70.07% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,489 where 6,230 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

91.43% of total students is undergraduate students and 8.57% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,879 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 232 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 McNeese than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,3417,5752,9074,668766245521
2014-158,237
-104
7,484
-91
2,885
-22
4,599
-69
753
-13
232
-13
521
2015-168,153
-84
7,386
-98
3,013
128
4,373
-226
767
14
232535
14
2016-177,621
-532
6,894
-492
2,807
-206
4,087
-286
727
-40
215
-17
512
-23
2017-187,629
8
6,926
32
2,776
-31
4,150
63
703
-24
203
-12
500
-12
2018-197,647
18
6,998
72
2,843
67
4,155
5
649
-54
181
-22
468
-32
2019-207,295
-352
6,663
-335
2,716
-127
3,947
-208
632
-17
165
-16
467
-1
2020-217,284
-11
6,674
11
2,638
-78
4,036
89
610
-22
163
-2
447
-20
2021-226,454
-830
5,893
-781
2,275
-363
3,618
-418
561
-49
140
-23
421
-26
2022-236,230
-224
5,696
-197
2,242
-33
3,454
-164
534
-27
135
-5
399
-22
Average7,4896,8192,7104,109670191479
McNeese State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,819 where 5,696 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 McNeese State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,5755,9732,3043,6691,602603999
2014-157,4845,8392,2973,5421,6455881,057
2015-167,3865,8212,4163,4051,565597968
2016-176,8945,4672,2543,2131,427553874
2017-186,9265,5672,2863,2811,359490869
2018-196,9985,6412,3293,3121,357514843
2019-206,6635,4072,2103,1971,256506750
2020-216,6745,4012,1423,2591,273496777
2021-225,8934,7571,8382,9191,136437699
2022-235,6964,4711,7852,6861,225457768
Average6,8196,8192,1863,2486,819524860
McNeese State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 670 where 534 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 McNeese State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14766334121213432124308
2014-1575335513422139898300
2015-16767320123197447109338
2016-17727315108207412107305
2017-1870333010522537398275
2018-196492899019936091269
2019-206323058522032780247
2020-216103018621530977232
2021-225612678318429457237
2022-235342448515929050240
Average67067010220467089275
McNeese State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.46%. The percentage was 72.62% 10 years ago and McNeese still has a high percentage of white students. 1.75% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.41% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14491141,475167106,057142
2014-15531211,42121165,886172
2015-16401201,41021685,590207
2016-17301151,25222955,267234
2017-18401181,26223255,259256
2018-19371161,23427965,308262
2019-20281151,13627755,030255
2020-21331081,20228544,982267
2021-222610098725954,443259
2022-233410996027154,203247
Average371141,23424365,203230
McNeese State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,165 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 70.07% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at McNeese State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-158,2376853,2154,337
2015-168,1537723,2674,114
2016-177,6217603,2253,636
2017-187,6298713,4103,348
2018-197,6479513,4763,220
2019-207,2958023,2683,225
2020-217,2841,5544,814916
2021-226,4541,2504,320884
2022-236,2301,1653,1701,895
Average7,3949793,5742,842

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