The student population at Northern Michigan University is 6,970 (6,434 undergraduate and 536 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,948 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Northern Michigan is 92.31% which is decreased by 1,787 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 161 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.47 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

575 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 32.18% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,836 where 6,970 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

92.31% of total students is undergraduate students and 7.69% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,787 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 161 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.47 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Northern Michigan than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,9188,2213,7804,441697258439
2014-158,781
-137
8,001
-220
3,647
-133
4,354
-87
780
83
279
21
501
62
2015-168,303
-478
7,507
-494
3,413
-234
4,094
-260
796
16
272
-7
524
23
2016-177,865
-438
7,168
-339
3,308
-105
3,860
-234
697
-99
238
-34
459
-65
2017-187,612
-253
7,018
-150
3,194
-114
3,824
-36
594
-103
199
-39
395
-64
2018-197,595
-17
7,089
71
3,137
-57
3,952
128
506
-88
149
-50
357
-38
2019-207,732
137
7,136
47
3,152
15
3,984
32
596
90
152
3
444
87
2020-217,368
-364
6,734
-402
2,858
-294
3,876
-108
634
38
162
10
472
28
2021-227,214
-154
6,611
-123
2,736
-122
3,875
-1
603
-31
192
30
411
-61
2022-236,970
-244
6,434
-177
2,634
-102
3,800
-75
536
-67
183
-9
353
-58
Average7,8367,1923,1864,006644208436
Northern Michigan University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,192 where 6,434 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 Northern Michigan University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,2217,3473,4023,945874378496
2014-158,0017,0023,1633,839999484515
2015-167,5076,6372,9923,645870421449
2016-177,1686,2832,8833,400885425460
2017-187,0186,2072,8483,359811346465
2018-197,0896,1842,7863,398905351554
2019-207,1366,1912,7643,427945388557
2020-216,7345,8802,4993,381854359495
2021-226,6115,7852,4053,380826331495
2022-236,4345,6122,3163,296822318504
Average7,1927,1922,8063,5077,192380499
Northern Michigan University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 644 where 536 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 Northern Michigan University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1469719088102507170337
2014-1578019392101587187400
2015-1679622095125576177399
2016-1769718777110510161349
2017-1859418566119409133276
2018-195061545410035295257
2019-2059618352131413100313
2020-216342497117838591294
2021-2260322990139374102272
2022-2353620674132330109221
Average64464476124644133312
Northern Michigan University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 84.88%. The percentage was 84.64% 10 years ago and Northern Michigan still has a high percentage of white students. 0.90% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.65% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141834619623867,548160
2014-1519245204238107,495189
2015-161764318424866,999235
2016-171355416922846,649262
2017-181174015624136,399331
2018-191014414726826,409329
2019-20945414129146,492351
2020-211045812431246,233288
2021-221045213729136,090284
2022-231016311527905,916251
Average1315015726346,623268
Northern Michigan University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

575 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 32.18% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northern Michigan University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-158,7814351,2787,068
2015-168,3033851,3576,561
2016-177,8653771,1276,361
2017-187,6123821,7115,519
2018-197,5954621,6415,492
2019-207,7325431,4065,783
2020-217,3681,0554,3032,010
2021-227,2146692,3104,235
2022-236,9705751,7204,675
Average7,7165431,8735,300

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