The student population at Anderson University is 1,228 (1,092 undergraduate and 136 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,097 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Anderson is 88.93% which is decreased by 815 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 282 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 0.92 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
108 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 17.39% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,625 where 1,228 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
88.93% of total students is undergraduate students and 11.07% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 815 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 282 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 0.92 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Anderson.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Anderson University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,325 | 1,907 | 740 | 1,167 | 418 | 230 | 188 |
| 2016-17 | 2,232 -93 | 1,883 -24 | 754 14 | 1,129 -38 | 349 -69 | 193 -37 | 156 -32 |
| 2017-18 | 1,877 -355 | 1,566 -317 | 645 -109 | 921 -208 | 311 -38 | 177 -16 | 134 -22 |
| 2018-19 | 1,722 -155 | 1,445 -121 | 576 -69 | 869 -52 | 277 -34 | 160 -17 | 117 -17 |
| 2019-20 | 1,567 -155 | 1,311 -134 | 545 -31 | 766 -103 | 256 -21 | 149 -11 | 107 -10 |
| 2020-21 | 1,406 -161 | 1,205 -106 | 511 -34 | 694 -72 | 201 -55 | 110 -39 | 91 -16 |
| 2021-22 | 1,345 -61 | 1,159 -46 | 534 23 | 625 -69 | 186 -15 | 86 -24 | 100 9 |
| 2022-23 | 1,290 -55 | 1,129 -30 | 549 15 | 580 -45 | 161 -25 | 82 -4 | 79 -21 |
| 2023-24 | 1,255 -35 | 1,095 -34 | 534 -15 | 561 -19 | 160 -1 | 97 15 | 63 -16 |
| 2024-25 | 1,228 -27 | 1,092 -3 | 560 26 | 532 -29 | 136 -24 | 79 -18 | 57 -6 |
| Average | 1,625 | 1,379 | 595 | 784 | 246 | 136 | 109 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,379 where 1,092 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 Anderson University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,907 | 1,610 | 639 | 971 | 297 | 101 | 196 |
| 2016-17 | 1,883 | 1,591 | 661 | 930 | 292 | 93 | 199 |
| 2017-18 | 1,566 | 1,431 | 591 | 840 | 135 | 54 | 81 |
| 2018-19 | 1,445 | 1,331 | 530 | 801 | 114 | 46 | 68 |
| 2019-20 | 1,311 | 1,213 | 509 | 704 | 98 | 36 | 62 |
| 2020-21 | 1,205 | 1,125 | 486 | 639 | 80 | 25 | 55 |
| 2021-22 | 1,159 | 1,063 | 504 | 559 | 96 | 30 | 66 |
| 2022-23 | 1,129 | 1,028 | 513 | 515 | 101 | 36 | 65 |
| 2023-24 | 1,095 | 1,017 | 500 | 517 | 78 | 34 | 44 |
| 2024-25 | 1,092 | 1,025 | 531 | 494 | 67 | 29 | 38 |
| Average | 1,379 | 1,379 | 546 | 697 | 1,379 | 48 | 87 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 246 where 136 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 Anderson University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 418 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 371 | 203 | 168 |
| 2016-17 | 349 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 315 | 171 | 144 |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 282 | 158 | 124 |
| 2018-19 | 277 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 241 | 135 | 106 |
| 2019-20 | 256 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 222 | 127 | 95 |
| 2020-21 | 201 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 178 | 94 | 84 |
| 2021-22 | 186 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 164 | 76 | 88 |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 151 | 76 | 75 |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 144 | 84 | 60 |
| 2024-25 | 136 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 116 | 67 | 49 |
| Average | 246 | 246 | 17 | 10 | 246 | 119 | 99 |
The percentage of white students is 70.52%. The percentage was 75.53% 10 years ago and Anderson still has a high percentage of white students. 1.30% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.50% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.03% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.53% to 70.52%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.03% to 1.30%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.12% to 10.50%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.72% to 6.03%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4832 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4203 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Anderson 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 | 9 | 24 | 212 | 40 | 6 | 1,756 | 52 |
| 2016-17 | 19 | 37 | 317 | 48 | 7 | 1,659 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | 19 | 34 | 195 | 42 | 5 | 1,475 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 12 | 131 | 65 | 4 | 1,347 | 71 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 9 | 120 | 72 | 1 | 1,211 | 72 |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 12 | 111 | 104 | 2 | 1,042 | 63 |
| 2021-22 | 3 | 16 | 123 | 71 | 2 | 985 | 67 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 18 | 145 | 65 | 0 | 931 | 61 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 17 | 135 | 81 | 2 | 903 | 70 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 16 | 129 | 74 | 0 | 866 | 84 |
| Average | 6 | 20 | 162 | 66 | 3 | 1,218 | 55 |
108 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 17.39% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Anderson University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,325 | 92 | 321 | 1,912 |
| 2016-17 | 2,232 | 100 | 308 | 1,824 |
| 2017-18 | 1,877 | 90 | 289 | 1,498 |
| 2018-19 | 1,722 | 119 | 259 | 1,344 |
| 2019-20 | 1,567 | 94 | 341 | 1,132 |
| 2020-21 | 1,406 | 113 | 633 | 660 |
| 2021-22 | 1,345 | 124 | 500 | 721 |
| 2022-23 | 1,290 | 118 | 414 | 758 |
| 2023-24 | 1,255 | 136 | 479 | 640 |
| 2024-25 | 1,228 | 108 | 374 | 746 |
| Average | 1,625 | 109 | 392 | 1,124 |
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