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Graduate Student Data

Census data from the Fact Book and operational data offer the following student information

 

Data Highlight: Enrollment Growth

Source: Census Data, Institutional Research Fact Book

  • 2.5 %
    Average Enrollment Growth YoY

    Average YOY Growth Rate 2016-2025

  • 23 %
    Total Enrollment Growth

    Total Enrollment Growth 2016-2025

Full Data Sets

Total Graduate Enrollment Fall 2022-2025

Fall semester graduate enrollment type

Enrollment Type

2022

2023

2024

2025

Graduate Student 2251 2270 2243 2101
Professional 606 529 512 494
Source: Census Data, Institutional Research Enrollment Fact Book

Data Set

Graduate and Professional Enrollment by Degree Description

Graduate enrollment by degree description 2022-2025

Program

2022

2023

2024

2025

College of Arts & Sciences 330 349 383 153
Doctors of Philosophy 190 216 239 56

Masters

130 126 137 91

Others

10 7 7 6

Mason School of Business

984 942 942 867

Masters

938 880 879 816

Others

46 62 63 51

School of Computing, Data Sciences and Physics [1]

203
Doctors of Philosophy 157
Masters 43
Others 3
School of Education 819 877 780 736
Doctors of Education 107 93 77 74
Doctors of Philosophy 79 66 58 56
Education Specialist 22 26 22 25
Masters 548 568 560 524
Others 63 124 63 57
Law School 632 543 544 543
Masters 26 14 32 49
Juris Doctor [2] 606 528 512 494
Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences 92 88 106 93
Doctors of Philosophy 46 40 47 41
Masters 46 47 58 52

[1] The School of Computing, Data Science, and Physics was established as a new school in 2025. All historical enrollments for the departments moved to the new school are included under the College of Arts and Sciences.

[2] The Juris Doctor is a professional graduate program.

Note: Others include Non-degree seeking and certificates

Source: Census data, Institutional Research

Data Highlight: 2025 Enrollment by School

Source: Census Data, Institutional Research

  • 153
    College of Arts & Sciences
  • 867
    Mason School of Business
  • 203
    School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
  • 736
    School of Education
  • 543
    Law School
  • 93
    Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences

Data Set

Total Graduate Degrees Conferred

Arts and Sciences fall semester graduate enrollment type

College of Arts & Sciences

2022

2023

2024

2025

Total Degrees Conferred 93 122 111 122
Doctoral-research/scholarship 37 30 21 33
Masters 52 86 87 87
Post-baccalaureate 4 6 3 2
School of Business fall semester graduate enrollment type

Raymond A. Mason School of Business

2022

2023

2024

2025

Total Degrees Conferred 511 627 510 560
Masters 504 615 493 535
Post-baccalaureate 7 12 17 25
School of Education fall semester graduate enrollment type

School of Education

2022

2023

2024

2025

Total Degrees Conferred 268 268 285 328
Doctoral-research/scholarship 34 27 36 34
Masters 202 218 189 209
Post-baccalaureate 19 16 46 74
Post-masters 13 7 14 11
Law School fall semester graduate enrollment type

Law School

2022

2023

2024

2025

Total Degrees Conferred 271 243 182 210
Doctoral-professional practice (JD) 226 217 171 199
Masters 45 26 11 11
Batten School fall semester graduate enrollment type

Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences

2022

2023

2024

2025

Total Degrees Conferred 20 27 19 26
Doctoral-research/scholarship 13 9 10 11
Masters 7 18 9 15

Note: Year includes leading Summer, Fall and Spring. For instance, 2025 refers to Summer 2024, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025. Post-baccalaureate and Post-Masters are Certificates.

Source: Census data, Institutional Research