Steepest enrollment decline — master's universities

These 50 master's universities show the steepest undergraduate enrollment declines over the available trend window, out of 594 with reported enrollment history. Baker College (MI) has fallen 84.3%.

#InstitutionUndergrad change (2016–2024)
1Baker CollegeMI · Private-84.3%
2Indiana Institute of TechnologyIN · Private-79.9%
3Ohio Christian UniversityOH · Private-76.6%
4Florida Institute of Technology-OnlineFL · Private-74.3%
5Excelsior UniversityNY · Private-69.8%
6Columbia CollegeMO · Private-66.5%
7University of Arkansas GranthamAR · Public-66.4%
8University of BaltimoreMD · Public-64.4%
9American InterContinental University-AtlantaGA · Private for-profit-63.2%
10Strayer University-VirginiaVA · Private for-profit-62.6%
11Bethel UniversityTN · Private-62%
12Westminster UniversityUT · Private-60.7%
13King UniversityTN · Private-59.8%
14Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusPR · Private-59.6%
15Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusPR · Private-59.4%
16Universidad Central de BayamonPR · Private-58.6%
17Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroPR · Private-57.4%
18South University-SavannahGA · Private for-profit-56.9%
19Academy of Art UniversityCA · Private for-profit-56.2%
20Drury UniversityMO · Private-55.7%
21Alverno CollegeWI · Private-54.3%
22Truman State UniversityMO · Public-52.6%
23Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceRI · Private-52.3%
24Henderson State UniversityAR · Public-52.2%
25Spring Arbor UniversityMI · Private-52.1%
26Park UniversityMO · Private-51.3%
27Lourdes UniversityOH · Private-51.3%
28Berkeley College-Woodland ParkNJ · Private for-profit-50.7%
29Saint Cloud State UniversityMN · Public-50.5%
30Tusculum UniversityTN · Private-50.5%
31Spalding UniversityKY · Private-48.9%
32Western Illinois UniversityIL · Public-48.4%
33Upper Iowa UniversityIA · Private-48.3%
34Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL · Public-47.4%
35Missouri Western State UniversityMO · Public-46.5%
36SUNY College at PotsdamNY · Public-46.5%
37Stephens CollegeMO · Private-46%
38Wayland Baptist UniversityTX · Private-46%
39Mount Saint Mary CollegeNY · Private-45.5%
40Missouri Southern State UniversityMO · Public-44.9%
41La Roche UniversityPA · Private-44.7%
42Southern Wesleyan UniversitySC · Private-44.3%
43Washington Adventist UniversityMD · Private-44%
44Keuka CollegeNY · Private-43.9%
45Franklin Pierce UniversityNH · Private-43.5%
46Northeastern University OaklandCA · Private-43.3%
47New Jersey City UniversityNJ · Public-43.1%
48University of Mount OliveNC · Private-43%
49Southwest Baptist UniversityMO · Private-42.6%
50Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityOK · Private-42.3%

A data ranking — not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release, which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25), with Census ACS, BLS Employment Projections, WICHE & the FSA Direct Loan Dashboard. Compiled by Ibex Insights. For informational benchmarking only — not financial, investment, or accreditation advice. See the methodology.