Enrollment Trends at Anderson

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.

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Trends by Subject

Student Population Changes

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.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,3251,9077401,167418230188
2016-172,232
-93
1,883
-24
754
14
1,129
-38
349
-69
193
-37
156
-32
2017-181,877
-355
1,566
-317
645
-109
921
-208
311
-38
177
-16
134
-22
2018-191,722
-155
1,445
-121
576
-69
869
-52
277
-34
160
-17
117
-17
2019-201,567
-155
1,311
-134
545
-31
766
-103
256
-21
149
-11
107
-10
2020-211,406
-161
1,205
-106
511
-34
694
-72
201
-55
110
-39
91
-16
2021-221,345
-61
1,159
-46
534
23
625
-69
186
-15
86
-24
100
9
2022-231,290
-55
1,129
-30
549
15
580
-45
161
-25
82
-4
79
-21
2023-241,255
-35
1,095
-34
534
-15
561
-19
160
-1
97
15
63
-16
2024-251,228
-27
1,092
-3
560
26
532
-29
136
-24
79
-18
57
-6
Average1,6251,379595784246136109
Anderson University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,9071,610639971297101196
2016-171,8831,59166193029293199
2017-181,5661,4315918401355481
2018-191,4451,3315308011144668
2019-201,3111,213509704983662
2020-211,2051,125486639802555
2021-221,1591,063504559963066
2022-231,1291,0285135151013665
2023-241,0951,017500517783444
2024-251,0921,025531494672938
Average1,3791,3795466971,3794887
Anderson University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-16418472720371203168
2016-17349342212315171144
2017-18311291910282158124
2018-19277362511241135106
2019-2025634221222212795
2020-21201231671789484
2021-221862210121647688
2022-2316110641517675
2023-24160161331448460
2024-25136201281166749
Average246246171024611999
Anderson University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-169242124061,75652
2016-1719373174871,6596
2017-1819341954251,4756
2018-193121316541,34771
2019-20291207211,21172
2020-2121211110421,04263
2021-2231612371298567
2022-2301814565093161
2023-2401713581290370
2024-2511612974086684
Average6201626631,21855
Anderson University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-162,325923211,912
2016-172,2321003081,824
2017-181,877902891,498
2018-191,7221192591,344
2019-201,567943411,132
2020-211,406113633660
2021-221,345124500721
2022-231,290118414758
2023-241,255136479640
2024-251,228108374746
Average1,6251093921,124

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