Enrollment Trends at Alvernia

The student population at Alvernia University is 2,796 (2,192 undergraduate and 604 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 60 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Alvernia is 78.40% which is decreased by 166 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 106 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.06 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

566 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 95.17% since 2015.

Trends by Subject

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,695 where 2,796 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

78.40% of total students is undergraduate students and 21.60% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 166 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 106 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.06 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Alvernia than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,8562,3586601,698498169329
2016-172,872
16
2,323
-35
607
-53
1,716
18
549
51
178
9
371
42
2017-182,838
-34
2,251
-72
612
5
1,639
-77
587
38
189
11
398
27
2018-192,792
-46
2,196
-55
651
39
1,545
-94
596
9
177
-12
419
21
2019-202,731
-61
2,123
-73
643
-8
1,480
-65
608
12
164
-13
444
25
2020-212,560
-171
2,045
-78
653
10
1,392
-88
515
-93
152
-12
363
-81
2021-222,536
-24
2,032
-13
691
38
1,341
-51
504
-11
156
4
348
-15
2022-232,484
-52
2,018
-14
738
47
1,280
-61
466
-38
142
-14
324
-24
2023-242,485
1
2,050
32
758
20
1,292
12
435
-31
127
-15
308
-16
2024-252,796
311
2,192
142
776
18
1,416
124
604
169
139
12
465
157
Average2,6952,1596791,480536159377
Alvernia University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,159 where 2,192 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 Alvernia University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,3581,7655211,244593139454
2016-172,3231,7194831,236604124480
2017-182,2511,6705021,168581110471
2018-192,1961,6905651,12550686420
2019-202,1231,6565661,09046777390
2020-212,0451,6555771,07839076314
2021-222,0321,6416151,02639176315
2022-232,0181,6706591,01134879269
2023-242,0501,7166951,02133463271
2024-252,1921,7356871,04845789368
Average2,1592,1595871,1052,15992375
Alvernia University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 536 where 604 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 Alvernia University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1649816557108333112221
2016-1754920475129345103242
2017-1858723477157353112241
2018-1959625673183340104236
2019-206082757420133390243
2020-215152577518225877181
2021-225042789018822666160
2022-234662638717620355148
2023-244352307715320550155
2024-256042576719034772275
Average5365367516753684210
Alvernia University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 63.63%. The percentage was 68.03% 10 years ago and Alvernia still has a high percentage of white students. 1.75% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.66% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 15.20% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.03% to 63.63%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.19% to 1.75%. Black student enrollment decreased from 11.73% to 9.66%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.21% to 15.20%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5614 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5179 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1673433520611,94335
2016-1774330222122,00643
2017-1885127224701,87750
2018-1974531928301,89260
2019-2074531229801,85478
2020-2154129531131,68280
2021-2295826632621,62468
2022-2394825531821,59376
2023-2443925436011,55274
2024-2544927042511,77988
Average74528830011,78065
Alvernia University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

566 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 95.17% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Alvernia University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-162,8562901542,412
2016-172,8722685072,097
2017-182,8383504662,022
2018-192,7923643682,060
2019-202,7313393931,999
2020-212,5603665251,669
2021-222,5362925831,661
2022-232,4842865751,623
2023-242,4853195791,587
2024-252,7965666711,559
Average2,6953444821,869

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