Steepest enrollment decline – master's universities

These 50 master's universities show the steepest undergraduate enrollment declines over the available trend window, out of 322 with reported enrollment history. Indiana Institute of Technology (IN) has fallen 79.9%.

Institutions ranked by Undergrad change (2016–2024).
#	Institution	Undergrad change (2016–2024)
1	Indiana Institute of TechnologyIN · Private	-79.9%
2	Excelsior UniversityNY · Private	-69.8%
3	University of Arkansas GranthamAR · Public	-66.4%
4	Westminster UniversityUT · Private	-60.7%
5	King UniversityTN · Private	-59.8%
6	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusPR · Private	-59.6%
7	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusPR · Private	-59.4%
8	Alverno CollegeWI · Private	-54.3%
9	Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceRI · Private	-52.3%
10	Spring Arbor UniversityMI · Private	-52.1%
11	Park UniversityMO · Private	-51.3%
12	Saint Cloud State UniversityMN · Public	-50.5%
13	Tusculum UniversityTN · Private	-50.5%
14	National American University-Rapid CitySD · Private for-profit	-50.3%
15	Western Illinois UniversityIL · Public	-48.4%
16	Upper Iowa UniversityIA · Private	-48.3%
17	Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL · Public	-47.4%
18	Stephens CollegeMO · Private	-46%
19	Wayland Baptist UniversityTX · Private	-46%
20	Mount Saint Mary CollegeNY · Private	-45.5%
21	La Roche UniversityPA · Private	-44.7%
22	Keuka CollegeNY · Private	-43.9%
23	New England CollegeNH · Private	-42.1%
24	Metropolitan College of New YorkNY · Private	-42%
25	Davenport UniversityMI · Private	-41.9%
26	La Sierra UniversityCA · Private	-41.2%
27	Thomas Edison State UniversityNJ · Public	-40.6%
28	Cedar Crest CollegePA · Private	-40.3%
29	Pacific Oaks CollegeCA · Private	-40.2%
30	Hope International UniversityCA · Private	-40%
31	Sonoma State UniversityCA · Public	-39.7%
32	Southern University at New OrleansLA · Public	-39.5%
33	Frostburg State UniversityMD · Public	-39.1%
34	Auburn University at MontgomeryAL · Public	-39.1%
35	Chestnut Hill CollegePA · Private	-39%
36	SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY · Public	-39%
37	Centenary UniversityNJ · Private	-38.9%
38	Graceland University-LamoniIA · Private	-38.9%
39	Eastern Mennonite UniversityVA · Private	-38.8%
40	Salem State UniversityMA · Public	-38.8%
41	Saint Edward's UniversityTX · Private	-38.4%
42	Minnesota State University MoorheadMN · Public	-38.2%
43	Sul Ross State UniversityTX · Public	-37.9%
44	Emporia State UniversityKS · Public	-37.4%
45	Framingham State UniversityMA · Public	-37.4%
46	Southern Oregon UniversityOR · Public	-37.3%
47	Christian Brothers UniversityTN · Private	-37.2%
48	Adams State UniversityCO · Public	-36.9%
49	Arkansas Tech UniversityAR · Public	-36.3%
50	Fresno Pacific UniversityCA · Private	-36.2%

A one-year fall of more than half can reflect a change in how the school reports (for example, a program moved to another campus’s ID) rather than lost students; check the profile’s trend. Limited to institutions with at least 500 undergraduates at the start of the window so small-base programs don’t dominate the percentages. A data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using U.S. Department of Education data for 2024-25 (Scorecard). Federal collections lag the current academic year, and some measures are no longer published at all, so the most recent figure is not always a recent one. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Frequently asked

Which of these master's universities ranks highest by undergraduate enrollment decline?

Indiana Institute of Technology (Fort Wayne, IN), at -79.9%. It leads 50 institutions shown here, drawn from 322 with reported data.

How is this ranking calculated?

On one disclosed metric only: by undergraduate enrollment decline, from College Scorecard, 2024-25. Institutions that do not report the metric are excluded. It is a data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement, quality rating or reputation survey, and no part of it is estimated or AI-generated.

How current is the data?

This list is built from the College Scorecard release of June 10, 2026 and the newest IPEDS collections the tool uses, taking the most recent figure published for the metric it ranks: College Scorecard, 2024-25. Federal collections lag the current academic year by two to three years, so the newest published figure is not always a recent one. The release the leaderboard is dated on is printed under it.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (each measure carries its own collection year; see the methodology), with NSF NCSES (HERD), the Clery Act & EADA collections, 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.