Enrollment Trends at Adams State

The student population at Adams State University is 2,901 (1,605 undergraduate and 1,296 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 503 (14.78%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Adams State is 55.33% which is decreased by 505 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 80 male students for every 100 female students, down from 81 in 2015.
1,544 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 15.40% since 2015.

School Home 2024 Student Population

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,132 where 2,901 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 3,404 students in 2016 and was lowest at 2,854 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,404 to 2,901 students, a net loss of 503 (14.8%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Adams State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,404	2,110	1,092	1,018	1,294	427	867
2016-17	3,370 -34	2,014 -96	1,036 -56	978 -40	1,356 62	426 -1	930 63
2017-18	3,314 -56	1,960 -54	1,040 4	920 -58	1,354 -2	456 30	898 -32
2018-19	3,110 -204	1,997 37	1,114 74	883 -37	1,113 -241	355 -101	758 -140
2019-20	3,114 4	1,955 -42	1,058 -56	897 14	1,159 46	351 -4	808 50
2020-21	3,164 50	1,902 -53	1,004 -54	898 1	1,262 103	375 24	887 79
2021-22	3,138 -26	1,835 -67	968 -36	867 -31	1,303 41	379 4	924 37
2022-23	2,854 -284	1,588 -247	838 -130	750 -117	1,266 -37	371 -8	895 -29
2023-24	2,950 96	1,576 -12	807 -31	769 19	1,374 108	405 34	969 74
2024-25	2,901 -49	1,605 29	873 66	732 -37	1,296 -78	416 11	880 -89
Average	3,132	1,854	983	871	1,278	396	882

Adams State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,854 where 1,605 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Adams State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,110	1,747	916	831	363	176	187
2016-17	2,014	1,625	830	795	389	206	183
2017-18	1,960	1,514	773	741	446	267	179
2018-19	1,997	1,483	791	692	514	323	191
2019-20	1,955	1,362	703	659	593	355	238
2020-21	1,902	1,264	636	628	638	368	270
2021-22	1,835	1,173	611	562	662	357	305
2022-23	1,588	1,075	589	486	513	249	264
2023-24	1,576	1,067	575	492	509	232	277
2024-25	1,605	942	493	449	663	380	283
Average	1,854	1,854	692	634	1,854	291	238

Adams State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,278 where 1,296 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Adams State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,294	340	96	244	954	331	623
2016-17	1,356	401	110	291	955	316	639
2017-18	1,354	350	83	267	1,004	373	631
2018-19	1,113	395	87	308	718	268	450
2019-20	1,159	543	109	434	616	242	374
2020-21	1,262	612	132	480	650	243	407
2021-22	1,303	739	154	585	564	225	339
2022-23	1,266	680	148	532	586	223	363
2023-24	1,374	775	198	577	599	207	392
2024-25	1,296	1,095	317	778	201	99	102
Average	1,278	1,278	143	450	1,278	253	432

Adams State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.95%. The percentage was 54.08% 10 years ago and Adams State still has a high percentage of white students. 1.93% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.48% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 25.09% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 54.08% to 52.95%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.23% to 1.93%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.41% to 6.48%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 24.71% to 25.09%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6503 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6420 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Adams State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	33	42	184	841	10	1,841	122
2016-17	44	37	212	879	15	1,858	112
2017-18	50	25	176	884	15	1,746	114
2018-19	43	39	209	866	16	1,599	85
2019-20	31	38	191	846	17	1,583	87
2020-21	37	39	180	852	18	1,676	99
2021-22	40	40	199	874	18	1,574	107
2022-23	27	45	172	809	16	1,412	101
2023-24	36	38	162	799	21	1,412	115
2024-25	38	56	188	728	25	1,536	113
Average	38	40	187	838	17	1,624	106

Adams State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,544 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 53% of total students. The number of online students has increased 15.40% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Adams State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	3,404	1,338	187	1,879
2016-17	3,370	1,112	433	1,825
2017-18	3,314	1,560	253	1,501
2018-19	3,110	1,427	168	1,515
2019-20	3,114	1,424	162	1,528
2020-21	3,164	1,175	601	1,388
2021-22	3,138	1,116	650	1,372
2022-23	2,854	901	752	1,201
2023-24	2,950	913	899	1,138
2024-25	2,901	1,544	412	945
Average	3,132	1,251	452	1,429

Most Searched Colorado Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

University of Colorado Boulder Public, 4-year | Boulder
Colorado School of Mines Public, 4-year | Golden
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Private, 4-year | Colorado Springs
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Public, 4-year | Colorado Springs
United States Air Force Academy Public, 4-year | USAF Academy
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver Private, 2-4 year | Denver
Colorado Mesa University Public, 4-year | Grand Junction
University of Northern Colorado Public, 4-year | Greeley
Altierus Career College-Thornton Private, 2-4 year | Thornton
The Salon Professional Academy-Grand Junction Private, 2-4 year | Grand Junction

compare schools

Graduate

Adams State University Public, 4-year | Alamosa
Denver Seminary Private, 4-year | Littleton
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Public, 4-year | Fort Collins
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Public, 4-year | Denver
Colorado Chinese Medicine University Private, 4-year | Denver
Naropa University Private, 4-year | Boulder
Colorado School of Healing Arts Private, Less than 2-year | Lakewood
National American University-Centennial Private, 4-year | Centennial
Technical College of the Rockies Public, Less than 2-year | Delta
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs Private, 2-4 year | Colorado Springs

compare schools

Online Schools

IBMC College Private, 2-4 year | Fort Collins
Colorado Christian University Private, 4-year | Lakewood
Arapahoe Community College Public, 4-year | Littleton
Colorado State University Global Public, 4-year | Denver
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Public, 4-year | Denver
Naropa University Private, 4-year | Boulder
Colorado School of Healing Arts Private, Less than 2-year | Lakewood
National American University-Centennial Private, 4-year | Centennial
Technical College of the Rockies Public, Less than 2-year | Delta
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs Private, 2-4 year | Colorado Springs

compare schools

Trade Schools

University of Phoenix-Colorado Private, 4-year | Lone Tree
Tuana European Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-year | Fort Collins
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver Private, 2-4 year | Denver
IBMC College Private, 2-4 year | Fort Collins
Emily Griffith Technical College Public, Less than 2-year | Denver
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Public, 4-year | Denver
Naropa University Private, 4-year | Boulder
Colorado School of Healing Arts Private, Less than 2-year | Lakewood
National American University-Centennial Private, 4-year | Centennial
Technical College of the Rockies Public, Less than 2-year | Delta

compare schools

Enrollment Trends at Adams State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Ratings & Review