The student population at American Jewish University is 424 (290 undergraduate and 134 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 250 (143.68%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 172 where 424 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 424 students in 2025 and was lowest at 93 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 174 to 424 students, a net gain of 250 (143.7%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at American Jewish University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 174 | 73 | 36 | 37 | 101 | 50 | 51 |
| 2016-17 | 159 -15 | 65 -8 | 30 -6 | 35 -2 | 94 -7 | 35 -15 | 59 8 |
| 2017-18 | 153 -6 | 67 2 | 29 -1 | 38 3 | 86 -8 | 33 -2 | 53 -6 |
| 2018-19 | 168 15 | 68 1 | 25 -4 | 43 5 | 100 14 | 36 3 | 64 11 |
| 2019-20 | 108 -60 | 33 -35 | 10 -15 | 23 -20 | 75 -25 | 25 -11 | 50 -14 |
| 2020-21 | 93 -15 | 37 4 | 7 -3 | 30 7 | 56 -19 | 18 -7 | 38 -12 |
| 2021-22 | 124 31 | 48 11 | 7 | 41 11 | 76 20 | 19 1 | 57 19 |
| 2022-23 | 108 -16 | 42 -6 | 16 9 | 26 -15 | 66 -10 | 26 7 | 40 -17 |
| 2023-24 | 209 101 | 117 75 | 26 10 | 91 65 | 92 26 | 24 -2 | 68 28 |
| 2024-25 | 424 215 | 290 173 | 90 64 | 200 109 | 134 42 | 26 2 | 108 40 |
| Average | 172 | 84 | 28 | 56 | 88 | 29 | 59 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 84 where 290 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 American Jewish University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 73 | 68 | 33 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 65 | 61 | 27 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | 67 | 63 | 26 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 68 | 67 | 24 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 37 | 34 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 48 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 23 |
| 2022-23 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 15 | 13 |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 88 | 24 | 64 |
| 2024-25 | 290 | 28 | 1 | 27 | 262 | 89 | 173 |
| Average | 84 | 84 | 13 | 28 | 84 | 14 | 28 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 88 where 134 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 American Jewish University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 101 | 95 | 46 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 94 | 89 | 32 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | 86 | 82 | 30 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 100 | 64 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 7 | 29 |
| 2019-20 | 75 | 71 | 22 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 56 | 52 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | 76 | 63 | 15 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022-23 | 66 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| 2023-24 | 92 | 71 | 19 | 52 | 21 | 5 | 16 |
| 2024-25 | 134 | 122 | 24 | 98 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| Average | 88 | 88 | 25 | 50 | 88 | 4 | 9 |
The percentage of white students is 77.12%. The percentage was 20.69% 10 years ago and AJU still has a high percentage of white students. 0.71% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.89% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.44% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 20.69% to 77.12%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.15% to 0.71%. Black student enrollment decreased from 3.45% to 1.89%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.30% to 13.44%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3865 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.9552 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at American Jewish 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 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 80 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 140 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 327 | 7 |
| Average | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 80 | 3 |
353 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 83% of total students. The number of online students has increased 4,942.86% since 2020. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at American Jewish University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
| 2016-17 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 159 |
| 2017-18 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 2018-19 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| 2019-20 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 2020-21 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 86 |
| 2021-22 | 124 | 75 | 6 | 43 |
| 2022-23 | 108 | 39 | 2 | 67 |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 165 | 2 | 42 |
| 2024-25 | 424 | 353 | 0 | 71 |
| Average | 172 | 64 | 1 | 107 |
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