The student population at University of Missouri-Columbia is 31,304 (23,745 undergraduate and 7,559 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,312 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Mizzou is 75.85% which is decreased by 3,183 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 129 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.28 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

4,088 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 69.00% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 32,320 where 31,304 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

75.85% of total students is undergraduate students and 24.15% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 3,183 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 129 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.28 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Mizzou than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Missouri-Columbia since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1434,61626,92812,96413,9647,6883,3574,331
2014-1535,425
809
27,642
714
13,264
300
14,378
414
7,783
95
3,444
87
4,339
8
2015-1635,424
-1
27,791
149
13,381
117
14,410
32
7,633
-150
3,339
-105
4,294
-45
2016-1733,239
-2,185
25,877
-1,914
12,411
-970
13,466
-944
7,362
-271
3,151
-188
4,211
-83
2017-1830,844
-2,395
23,799
-2,078
11,442
-969
12,357
-1,109
7,045
-317
2,932
-219
4,113
-98
2018-1929,843
-1,001
22,484
-1,315
10,695
-747
11,789
-568
7,359
314
2,993
61
4,366
253
2019-2030,014
171
22,589
105
10,597
-98
11,992
203
7,425
66
2,936
-57
4,489
123
2020-2131,089
1,075
23,383
794
10,859
262
12,524
532
7,706
281
3,016
80
4,690
201
2021-2231,401
312
23,696
313
10,888
29
12,808
284
7,705
-1
2,948
-68
4,757
67
2022-2331,304
-97
23,745
49
10,844
-44
12,901
93
7,559
-146
2,902
-46
4,657
-100
Average32,32024,79311,73513,0597,5273,1024,425
University of Missouri-Columbia Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 24,793 where 23,745 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 University of Missouri-Columbia since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1426,92825,25812,10213,1561,670862808
2014-1527,64225,85912,34413,5151,783920863
2015-1627,79126,02712,43313,5941,764948816
2016-1725,87724,12411,50712,6171,753904849
2017-1823,79922,19710,63411,5631,602808794
2018-1922,48420,7209,75510,9651,764940824
2019-2022,58920,6769,68910,9871,9139081,005
2020-2123,38321,3449,86811,4762,0399911,048
2021-2223,69621,87510,01311,8621,821875946
2022-2323,74521,9999,98112,0181,746863883
Average24,79324,79310,83312,17524,793902884
University of Missouri-Columbia Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,527 where 7,559 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 University of Missouri-Columbia since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,6885,0602,3862,6742,6289711,657
2014-157,7835,1032,3812,7222,6801,0631,617
2015-167,6334,9632,2982,6652,6701,0411,629
2016-177,3624,7692,1382,6312,5931,0131,580
2017-187,0454,4891,9892,5002,5569431,613
2018-197,3594,5451,9972,5482,8149961,818
2019-207,4254,3901,8422,5483,0351,0941,941
2020-217,7064,4131,8382,5753,2931,1782,115
2021-227,7054,2501,7232,5273,4551,2252,230
2022-237,5594,2601,7642,4963,2991,1382,161
Average7,5277,5272,0362,5897,5271,0661,836
University of Missouri-Columbia Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.41%. The percentage was 77.01% 10 years ago and Mizzou still has a high percentage of white students. 2.87% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.46% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14977542,4661,0691526,658790
2014-15697982,5531,1651527,060886
2015-16647792,5421,2131526,903949
2016-17677142,3001,1841425,182928
2017-18637282,0781,1741223,367918
2018-19697182,0671,2621422,486978
2019-20667572,0161,3572222,6241,127
2020-21728172,0611,5422723,6031,216
2021-22668911,9441,6113123,8981,269
2022-23588971,7081,6513223,9191,269
Average697852,1741,3232024,5701,033
University of Missouri-Columbia Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,088 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 69.00% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Missouri-Columbia from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1535,4252,4197,86725,139
2015-1635,4242,5728,00024,852
2016-1733,2392,2516,32524,663
2017-1830,8442,4515,92922,464
2018-1929,8432,9156,40720,521
2019-2030,0143,2586,46420,292
2020-2131,0896,76320,3753,951
2021-2231,4014,50115,16111,739
2022-2331,3044,08812,93114,285
Average32,0653,4699,94018,656

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