Enrollment Trends at American Public University System

The student population at American Public University System is 48,668 (39,206 undergraduate and 9,462 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 9,447 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at American Public University System is 80.56% which is decreased by 6,566 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 2,881 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 0.57 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.

48,668 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -15.42% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 50,635 where 48,668 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

80.56% of total students is undergraduate students and 19.44% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 6,566 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 2,881 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.57 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in American Public University System than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at American Public University System since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	58,115	45,772	28,201	17,571	12,343	7,583	4,760
2013-14	55,422 -2,693	43,964 -1,808	26,433 -1,768	17,531 -40	11,458 -885	6,923 -660	4,535 -225
2014-15	57,539 2,117	46,997 3,033	29,288 2,855	17,709 178	10,542 -916	6,242 -681	4,300 -235
2015-16	52,513 -5,026	42,893 -4,104	27,263 -2,025	15,630 -2,079	9,620 -922	5,654 -588	3,966 -334
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
Average	50,635	40,983	25,872	15,111	9,651	5,753	3,898

American Public University System Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 40,983 where 39,206 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at American Public University System since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	45,772	3,287	1,528	1,759	42,485	26,673	15,812
2013-14	43,964	3,275	1,505	1,770	40,689	24,928	15,761
2014-15	46,997	3,076	1,483	1,593	43,921	27,805	16,116
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
Average	40,983	40,983	1,406	1,446	40,983	24,466	13,665

American Public University System Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 9,651 where 9,462 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at American Public University System since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	12,343	611	327	284	11,732	7,256	4,476
2013-14	11,458	511	270	241	10,947	6,653	4,294
2014-15	10,542	475	260	215	10,067	5,982	4,085
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
Average	9,651	9,651	303	238	9,651	5,450	3,660

American Public University System Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 48.81% and the percentage of black students is 15.94% at American Public University System. 2.90% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at American Public University System over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	391	1,204	12,272	5,734	624	33,059	1,874
2013-14	387	1,029	12,459	5,275	481	31,087	1,818
2014-15	397	1,106	11,842	5,656	526	32,587	2,053
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
Average	318	1,136	9,103	6,239	470	27,687	1,971

American Public University System Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

48,668 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -15.42% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at American Public University System from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely
2014-15	57,539	57,539
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
Average	49,272	49,272

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