Enrollment Trends at American Public University System

The student population at American Public University System is 50,715 (41,620 undergraduate and 9,095 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,798 (3.42%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at American Public University System is 82.07% which is decreased by 1,273 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 525 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 174 male students for every 100 female students, up from 168 in 2015.
50,715 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -3.42% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 48,681 where 50,715 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 52,513 students in 2016 and was lowest at 45,249 in 2020. Overall, enrollment dropped from 52,513 to 50,715 students, a net loss of 1,798 (3.4%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	52,513	42,893	27,263	15,630	9,620	5,654	3,966
2016-17	48,623 -3,890	39,662 -3,231	25,473 -1,790	14,189 -1,441	8,961 -659	5,245 -409	3,716 -250
2017-18	46,420 -2,203	37,910 -1,752	24,225 -1,248	13,685 -504	8,510 -451	4,889 -356	3,621 -95
2018-19	46,088 -332	37,746 -164	24,129 -96	13,617 -68	8,342 -168	4,796 -93	3,546 -75
2019-20	45,249 -839	37,335 -411	23,850 -279	13,485 -132	7,914 -428	4,542 -254	3,372 -174
2020-21	50,047 4,798	40,362 3,027	25,860 2,010	14,502 1,017	9,685 1,771	5,855 1,313	3,830 458
2021-22	48,298 -1,749	38,969 -1,393	24,796 -1,064	14,173 -329	9,329 -356	5,701 -154	3,628 -202
2022-23	48,668 370	39,206 237	25,072 276	14,134 -39	9,462 133	5,856 155	3,606 -22
2023-24	50,187 1,519	40,478 1,272	26,139 1,067	14,339 205	9,709 247	6,014 158	3,695 89
2024-25	50,715 528	41,620 1,142	26,741 602	14,879 540	9,095 -614	5,494 -520	3,601 -94
Average	48,681	39,618	25,355	14,263	9,063	5,405	3,658

American Public University System Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 39,618 where 41,620 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 Public University System since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	42,893	3,759	1,853	1,906	39,134	25,410	13,724
2016-17	39,662	2,451	1,197	1,254	37,211	24,276	12,935
2017-18	37,910	2,914	1,493	1,421	34,996	22,732	12,264
2018-19	37,746	2,324	1,152	1,172	35,422	22,977	12,445
2019-20	37,335	2,425	1,182	1,243	34,910	22,668	12,242
2020-21	40,362	2,522	1,333	1,189	37,840	24,527	13,313
2021-22	38,969	2,405	1,188	1,217	36,564	23,608	12,956
2022-23	39,206	2,934	1,547	1,387	36,272	23,525	12,747
2023-24	40,478	3,294	1,804	1,490	37,184	24,335	12,849
2024-25	41,620	3,663	1,973	1,690	37,957	24,768	13,189
Average	39,618	39,618	1,472	1,397	39,618	23,883	12,866

American Public University System Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 9,063 where 9,095 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 Public University System since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,620	531	298	233	9,089	5,356	3,733
2016-17	8,961	378	194	184	8,583	5,051	3,532
2017-18	8,510	455	228	227	8,055	4,661	3,394
2018-19	8,342	406	226	180	7,936	4,570	3,366
2019-20	7,914	462	268	194	7,452	4,274	3,178
2020-21	9,685	662	384	278	9,023	5,471	3,552
2021-22	9,329	657	401	256	8,672	5,300	3,372
2022-23	9,462	802	479	323	8,660	5,377	3,283
2023-24	9,709	906	553	353	8,803	5,461	3,342
2024-25	9,095	933	559	374	8,162	4,935	3,227
Average	9,063	9,063	359	260	9,063	5,046	3,398

American Public University System Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 44.99% and the percentage of black students is 17.67% at American Public University System. 3.12% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 18.94% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 57.40% to 44.99%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.00% to 3.12%. Black student enrollment decreased from 18.56% to 17.67%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.44% to 18.94%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7273 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6234 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at American Public University System 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	328	1,048	9,747	5,483	489	30,142	1,893
2016-17	302	999	8,370	5,356	416	27,890	1,843
2017-18	294	992	7,535	5,429	443	26,217	1,856
2018-19	259	1,038	7,498	5,824	401	25,321	1,910
2019-20	275	1,008	7,433	6,155	403	24,287	1,908
2020-21	290	1,311	7,730	7,597	463	26,083	2,171
2021-22	289	1,343	7,493	7,803	453	24,132	2,168
2022-23	285	1,413	7,756	8,321	468	23,754	2,190
2023-24	267	1,536	8,311	9,011	465	23,566	2,334
2024-25	277	1,581	8,959	9,605	486	22,816	2,365
Average	287	1,227	8,083	7,058	449	25,421	2,064

American Public University System Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

50,715 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -3.42% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at American Public University System from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely
2015-16	52,513	52,513
2016-17	48,623	48,623
2017-18	46,420	46,420
2018-19	46,088	46,088
2019-20	45,249	45,249
2020-21	50,047	50,047
2021-22	48,298	48,298
2022-23	48,668	48,668
2023-24	50,187	50,187
2024-25	50,715	50,715
Average	48,681	48,681

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Enrollment Trends at American Public University System

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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