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.
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.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,856 | 2,358 | 660 | 1,698 | 498 | 169 | 329 |
| 2016-17 | 2,872 16 | 2,323 -35 | 607 -53 | 1,716 18 | 549 51 | 178 9 | 371 42 |
| 2017-18 | 2,838 -34 | 2,251 -72 | 612 5 | 1,639 -77 | 587 38 | 189 11 | 398 27 |
| 2018-19 | 2,792 -46 | 2,196 -55 | 651 39 | 1,545 -94 | 596 9 | 177 -12 | 419 21 |
| 2019-20 | 2,731 -61 | 2,123 -73 | 643 -8 | 1,480 -65 | 608 12 | 164 -13 | 444 25 |
| 2020-21 | 2,560 -171 | 2,045 -78 | 653 10 | 1,392 -88 | 515 -93 | 152 -12 | 363 -81 |
| 2021-22 | 2,536 -24 | 2,032 -13 | 691 38 | 1,341 -51 | 504 -11 | 156 4 | 348 -15 |
| 2022-23 | 2,484 -52 | 2,018 -14 | 738 47 | 1,280 -61 | 466 -38 | 142 -14 | 324 -24 |
| 2023-24 | 2,485 1 | 2,050 32 | 758 20 | 1,292 12 | 435 -31 | 127 -15 | 308 -16 |
| 2024-25 | 2,796 311 | 2,192 142 | 776 18 | 1,416 124 | 604 169 | 139 12 | 465 157 |
| Average | 2,695 | 2,159 | 679 | 1,480 | 536 | 159 | 377 |
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.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,358 | 1,765 | 521 | 1,244 | 593 | 139 | 454 |
| 2016-17 | 2,323 | 1,719 | 483 | 1,236 | 604 | 124 | 480 |
| 2017-18 | 2,251 | 1,670 | 502 | 1,168 | 581 | 110 | 471 |
| 2018-19 | 2,196 | 1,690 | 565 | 1,125 | 506 | 86 | 420 |
| 2019-20 | 2,123 | 1,656 | 566 | 1,090 | 467 | 77 | 390 |
| 2020-21 | 2,045 | 1,655 | 577 | 1,078 | 390 | 76 | 314 |
| 2021-22 | 2,032 | 1,641 | 615 | 1,026 | 391 | 76 | 315 |
| 2022-23 | 2,018 | 1,670 | 659 | 1,011 | 348 | 79 | 269 |
| 2023-24 | 2,050 | 1,716 | 695 | 1,021 | 334 | 63 | 271 |
| 2024-25 | 2,192 | 1,735 | 687 | 1,048 | 457 | 89 | 368 |
| Average | 2,159 | 2,159 | 587 | 1,105 | 2,159 | 92 | 375 |
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.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 498 | 165 | 57 | 108 | 333 | 112 | 221 |
| 2016-17 | 549 | 204 | 75 | 129 | 345 | 103 | 242 |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 234 | 77 | 157 | 353 | 112 | 241 |
| 2018-19 | 596 | 256 | 73 | 183 | 340 | 104 | 236 |
| 2019-20 | 608 | 275 | 74 | 201 | 333 | 90 | 243 |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 257 | 75 | 182 | 258 | 77 | 181 |
| 2021-22 | 504 | 278 | 90 | 188 | 226 | 66 | 160 |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 263 | 87 | 176 | 203 | 55 | 148 |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 230 | 77 | 153 | 205 | 50 | 155 |
| 2024-25 | 604 | 257 | 67 | 190 | 347 | 72 | 275 |
| Average | 536 | 536 | 75 | 167 | 536 | 84 | 210 |
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).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 7 | 34 | 335 | 206 | 1 | 1,943 | 35 |
| 2016-17 | 7 | 43 | 302 | 221 | 2 | 2,006 | 43 |
| 2017-18 | 8 | 51 | 272 | 247 | 0 | 1,877 | 50 |
| 2018-19 | 7 | 45 | 319 | 283 | 0 | 1,892 | 60 |
| 2019-20 | 7 | 45 | 312 | 298 | 0 | 1,854 | 78 |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 41 | 295 | 311 | 3 | 1,682 | 80 |
| 2021-22 | 9 | 58 | 266 | 326 | 2 | 1,624 | 68 |
| 2022-23 | 9 | 48 | 255 | 318 | 2 | 1,593 | 76 |
| 2023-24 | 4 | 39 | 254 | 360 | 1 | 1,552 | 74 |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 49 | 270 | 425 | 1 | 1,779 | 88 |
| Average | 7 | 45 | 288 | 300 | 1 | 1,780 | 65 |
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.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,856 | 290 | 154 | 2,412 |
| 2016-17 | 2,872 | 268 | 507 | 2,097 |
| 2017-18 | 2,838 | 350 | 466 | 2,022 |
| 2018-19 | 2,792 | 364 | 368 | 2,060 |
| 2019-20 | 2,731 | 339 | 393 | 1,999 |
| 2020-21 | 2,560 | 366 | 525 | 1,669 |
| 2021-22 | 2,536 | 292 | 583 | 1,661 |
| 2022-23 | 2,484 | 286 | 575 | 1,623 |
| 2023-24 | 2,485 | 319 | 579 | 1,587 |
| 2024-25 | 2,796 | 566 | 671 | 1,559 |
| Average | 2,695 | 344 | 482 | 1,869 |
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