The student population at Albany State University is 6,768 (6,154 undergraduate and 614 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,276 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Albany State is 90.93% which is increased by 3,163 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 113 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 2.82 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
2,391 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 577.34% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,809 where 6,768 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
90.93% of total students is undergraduate students and 9.07% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 3,163 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 113 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.82 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Albany State than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Albany State University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,492 | 2,991 | 1,029 | 1,962 | 501 | 91 | 410 |
| 2016-17 | 3,041 -451 | 2,594 -397 | 889 -140 | 1,705 -257 | 447 -54 | 107 16 | 340 -70 |
| 2017-18 | 6,615 3,574 | 6,262 3,668 | 1,812 923 | 4,450 2,745 | 353 -94 | 101 -6 | 252 -88 |
| 2018-19 | 6,371 -244 | 6,001 -261 | 1,670 -142 | 4,331 -119 | 370 17 | 87 -14 | 283 31 |
| 2019-20 | 6,122 -249 | 5,778 -223 | 1,594 -76 | 4,184 -147 | 344 -26 | 67 -20 | 277 -6 |
| 2020-21 | 6,509 387 | 6,102 324 | 1,718 124 | 4,384 200 | 407 63 | 77 10 | 330 53 |
| 2021-22 | 6,297 -212 | 5,824 -278 | 1,521 -197 | 4,303 -81 | 473 66 | 86 9 | 387 57 |
| 2022-23 | 6,334 37 | 5,812 -12 | 1,522 1 | 4,290 -13 | 522 49 | 83 -3 | 439 52 |
| 2023-24 | 6,544 210 | 6,018 206 | 1,583 61 | 4,435 145 | 526 4 | 80 -3 | 446 7 |
| 2024-25 | 6,768 224 | 6,154 136 | 1,652 69 | 4,502 67 | 614 88 | 120 40 | 494 48 |
| Average | 5,809 | 5,354 | 1,499 | 3,855 | 456 | 90 | 366 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,354 where 6,154 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 Albany State University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,991 | 2,554 | 901 | 1,653 | 437 | 128 | 309 |
| 2016-17 | 2,594 | 2,194 | 749 | 1,445 | 400 | 140 | 260 |
| 2017-18 | 6,262 | 3,927 | 1,235 | 2,692 | 2,335 | 577 | 1,758 |
| 2018-19 | 6,001 | 4,190 | 1,207 | 2,983 | 1,811 | 463 | 1,348 |
| 2019-20 | 5,778 | 4,109 | 1,153 | 2,956 | 1,669 | 441 | 1,228 |
| 2020-21 | 6,102 | 4,226 | 1,240 | 2,986 | 1,876 | 478 | 1,398 |
| 2021-22 | 5,824 | 3,880 | 1,077 | 2,803 | 1,944 | 444 | 1,500 |
| 2022-23 | 5,812 | 4,195 | 1,193 | 3,002 | 1,617 | 329 | 1,288 |
| 2023-24 | 6,018 | 4,353 | 1,210 | 3,143 | 1,665 | 373 | 1,292 |
| 2024-25 | 6,154 | 4,463 | 1,287 | 3,176 | 1,691 | 365 | 1,326 |
| Average | 5,354 | 5,354 | 1,125 | 2,684 | 5,354 | 374 | 1,171 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 456 where 614 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 Albany State University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 501 | 191 | 32 | 159 | 310 | 59 | 251 |
| 2016-17 | 447 | 215 | 44 | 171 | 232 | 63 | 169 |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 166 | 49 | 117 | 187 | 52 | 135 |
| 2018-19 | 370 | 177 | 41 | 136 | 193 | 46 | 147 |
| 2019-20 | 344 | 166 | 33 | 133 | 178 | 34 | 144 |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 212 | 43 | 169 | 195 | 34 | 161 |
| 2021-22 | 473 | 260 | 50 | 210 | 213 | 36 | 177 |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 310 | 47 | 263 | 212 | 36 | 176 |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 345 | 46 | 299 | 181 | 34 | 147 |
| 2024-25 | 614 | 307 | 63 | 244 | 307 | 57 | 250 |
| Average | 456 | 456 | 45 | 190 | 456 | 45 | 176 |
The percentage of white students is 6.59% and the percentage of black students is 82.85% at Albany State University. 0.34% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 3.66% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 6.27% to 6.59%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.23% to 0.34%. Black student enrollment decreased from 88.66% to 82.85%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.55% to 3.66%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3075 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2097 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Albany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 6 | 8 | 3,096 | 54 | 2 | 219 | 26 |
| 2016-17 | 9 | 6 | 2,708 | 49 | 0 | 169 | 31 |
| 2017-18 | 17 | 40 | 4,614 | 148 | 5 | 1,452 | 94 |
| 2018-19 | 15 | 44 | 4,609 | 277 | 2 | 1,022 | 92 |
| 2019-20 | 15 | 38 | 4,552 | 304 | 2 | 839 | 113 |
| 2020-21 | 14 | 26 | 5,021 | 373 | 0 | 744 | 138 |
| 2021-22 | 9 | 35 | 4,860 | 335 | 0 | 667 | 130 |
| 2022-23 | 13 | 26 | 4,990 | 296 | 0 | 581 | 124 |
| 2023-24 | 13 | 28 | 5,288 | 269 | 0 | 496 | 124 |
| 2024-25 | 12 | 23 | 5,607 | 248 | 0 | 446 | 137 |
| Average | 12 | 27 | 4,535 | 235 | 1 | 664 | 101 |
2,391 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 35% of total students. The number of online students has increased 577.34% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Albany State University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3,492 | 353 | 992 | 2,147 |
| 2016-17 | 3,041 | 389 | 896 | 1,756 |
| 2017-18 | 6,615 | 1,334 | 1,955 | 3,326 |
| 2018-19 | 6,371 | 1,289 | 1,889 | 3,193 |
| 2019-20 | 6,122 | 1,277 | 1,922 | 2,923 |
| 2020-21 | 6,509 | 1,801 | 2,344 | 2,364 |
| 2021-22 | 6,297 | 2,093 | 2,436 | 1,768 |
| 2022-23 | 6,334 | 2,088 | 2,719 | 1,527 |
| 2023-24 | 6,544 | 2,193 | 2,914 | 1,437 |
| 2024-25 | 6,768 | 2,391 | 3,130 | 1,247 |
| Average | 5,809 | 1,521 | 2,120 | 2,169 |
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