Enrollment Trends at AAMU

The student population at Alabama A & M University is 7,295 (6,370 undergraduate and 925 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,668 (29.64%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at AAMU is 87.32% which is increased by 1,867 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 199 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 68 male students for every 100 female students, down from 75 in 2015.
325 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 622.22% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,163 where 7,295 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 7,295 students in 2025 and was lowest at 5,627 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 5,627 to 7,295 students, a net gain of 1,668 (29.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Alabama A & M University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,627	4,503	2,080	2,423	1,124	328	796
2016-17	5,859 232	4,851 348	2,101 21	2,750 327	1,008 -116	312 -16	696 -100
2017-18	6,001 142	5,038 187	2,134 33	2,904 154	963 -45	295 -17	668 -28
2018-19	6,106 105	5,143 105	2,106 -28	3,037 133	963	275 -20	688 20
2019-20	6,172 66	5,273 130	2,091 -15	3,182 145	899 -64	273 -2	626 -62
2020-21	5,977 -195	5,093 -180	2,026 -65	3,067 -115	884 -15	276 3	608 -18
2021-22	5,969 -8	5,107 14	2,072 46	3,035 -32	862 -22	281 5	581 -27
2022-23	6,007 38	5,206 99	2,111 39	3,095 60	801 -61	258 -23	543 -38
2023-24	6,614 607	5,845 639	2,417 306	3,428 333	769 -32	254 -4	515 -28
2024-25	7,295 681	6,370 525	2,655 238	3,715 287	925 156	304 50	621 106
Average	6,163	5,243	2,179	3,064	920	286	634

Alabama A & M University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,243 where 6,370 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 Alabama A & M University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,503	3,731	1,676	2,055	772	404	368
2016-17	4,851	4,436	1,919	2,517	415	182	233
2017-18	5,038	4,714	1,990	2,724	324	144	180
2018-19	5,143	4,842	1,967	2,875	301	139	162
2019-20	5,273	4,975	1,951	3,024	298	140	158
2020-21	5,093	4,663	1,849	2,814	430	177	253
2021-22	5,107	4,529	1,823	2,706	578	249	329
2022-23	5,206	4,794	1,937	2,857	412	174	238
2023-24	5,845	5,221	2,142	3,079	624	275	349
2024-25	6,370	5,673	2,376	3,297	697	279	418
Average	5,243	5,243	1,963	2,795	5,243	216	269

Alabama A & M University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 920 where 925 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 Alabama A & M University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,124	649	159	490	475	169	306
2016-17	1,008	604	171	433	404	141	263
2017-18	963	621	180	441	342	115	227
2018-19	963	650	173	477	313	102	211
2019-20	899	597	167	430	302	106	196
2020-21	884	586	174	412	298	102	196
2021-22	862	535	163	372	327	118	209
2022-23	801	468	137	331	333	121	212
2023-24	769	439	140	299	330	114	216
2024-25	925	618	184	434	307	120	187
Average	920	920	165	412	920	121	222

Alabama A & M University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 2.39% and the percentage of black students is 86.72% at Alabama A & M University. 0.22% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 2.14% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 5.15% to 2.39%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.32% to 0.22%. Black student enrollment decreased from 89.94% to 86.72%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.64% to 2.14%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2465 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.1878 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Alabama A & M 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	12	18	5,061	36	9	290	125
2016-17	14	20	5,245	42	10	250	211
2017-18	12	17	5,361	51	10	232	57
2018-19	15	16	5,417	49	8	165	65
2019-20	15	14	5,415	50	6	121	65
2020-21	17	13	5,140	62	4	111	76
2021-22	16	13	5,092	61	5	119	57
2022-23	16	16	5,136	63	8	119	66
2023-24	9	12	5,664	88	6	128	104
2024-25	6	16	6,326	156	5	174	155
Average	13	16	5,386	66	7	171	98

Alabama A & M University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

325 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has increased 622.22% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Alabama A & M University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	5,627	45	820	4,762
2016-17	5,859	54	883	4,922
2017-18	6,001	121	993	4,887
2018-19	6,106	120	1,089	4,897
2019-20	6,172	102	1,213	4,857
2020-21	5,977	1,869	3,890	218
2021-22	5,969	426	2,513	3,030
2022-23	6,007	429	3,269	2,309
2023-24	6,614	406	2,630	3,578
2024-25	7,295	325	4,821	2,149
Average	6,163	390	2,212	3,561

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Enrollment Trends at AAMU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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