Enrollment Trends at Anderson

The student population at Anderson University is 4,710 (3,683 undergraduate and 1,027 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,498 (46.64%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Anderson is 78.20% which is increased by 857 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 641 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 71 male students for every 100 female students, up from 52 in 2015.
615 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 108.47% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,812 where 4,710 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 4,710 students in 2025 and was lowest at 3,212 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 3,212 to 4,710 students, a net gain of 1,498 (46.6%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,212	2,826	917	1,909	386	178	208
2016-17	3,432 220	2,944 118	919 2	2,025 116	488 102	221 43	267 59
2017-18	3,494 62	2,983 39	913 -6	2,070 45	511 23	239 18	272 5
2018-19	3,429 -65	2,881 -102	883 -30	1,998 -72	548 37	257 18	291 19
2019-20	3,543 114	2,893 12	896 13	1,997 -1	650 102	267 10	383 92
2020-21	3,848 305	3,083 190	977 81	2,106 109	765 115	337 70	428 45
2021-22	4,008 160	3,157 74	999 22	2,158 52	851 86	388 51	463 35
2022-23	4,121 113	3,237 80	1,068 69	2,169 11	884 33	368 -20	516 53
2023-24	4,325 204	3,413 176	1,248 180	2,165 -4	912 28	407 39	505 -11
2024-25	4,710 385	3,683 270	1,424 176	2,259 94	1,027 115	531 124	496 -9
Average	3,812	3,110	1,024	2,086	702	319	383

Anderson University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,110 where 3,683 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
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,826	2,398	784	1,614	428	133	295
2016-17	2,944	2,480	802	1,678	464	117	347
2017-18	2,983	2,550	794	1,756	433	119	314
2018-19	2,881	2,525	785	1,740	356	98	258
2019-20	2,893	2,544	805	1,739	349	91	258
2020-21	3,083	2,673	866	1,807	410	111	299
2021-22	3,157	2,750	884	1,866	407	115	292
2022-23	3,237	2,857	947	1,910	380	121	259
2023-24	3,413	2,993	1,097	1,896	420	151	269
2024-25	3,683	3,084	1,171	1,913	599	253	346
Average	3,110	3,110	894	1,792	3,110	131	294

Anderson University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 702 where 1,027 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
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	386	157	58	99	229	120	109
2016-17	488	210	88	122	278	133	145
2017-18	511	241	100	141	270	139	131
2018-19	548	250	106	144	298	151	147
2019-20	650	543	211	332	107	56	51
2020-21	765	661	280	381	104	57	47
2021-22	851	721	307	414	130	81	49
2022-23	884	759	294	465	125	74	51
2023-24	912	405	128	277	507	279	228
2024-25	1,027	430	161	269	597	370	227
Average	702	702	173	264	702	146	119

Anderson University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 74.20%. The percentage was 78.92% 10 years ago and Anderson still has a high percentage of white students. 2.00% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.28% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.95% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.92% to 74.20%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.59% to 2.00%. Black student enrollment decreased from 8.59% to 8.28%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.27% to 4.95%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4394 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3682 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
Year	2015-16	8	19	276	105	2	2,535	64
2016-17	6	19	307	118	4	2,750	82
2017-18	6	20	281	125	1	2,871	91
2018-19	4	28	254	118	0	2,679	69
2019-20	7	38	296	147	3	2,870	64
2020-21	9	54	342	169	4	3,083	90
2021-22	6	53	349	191	2	3,186	101
2022-23	5	63	328	0	1	3,329	0
2023-24	4	63	339	214	1	3,374	109
2024-25	4	94	390	233	2	3,495	82
Average	6	45	316	142	2	3,017	75

Anderson University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

615 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 108.47% 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	3,212	295	2,184	733
2016-17	3,432	696	756	1,980
2017-18	3,494	637	819	2,038
2018-19	3,429	541	1,036	1,852
2019-20	3,543	519	1,026	1,998
2020-21	3,848	831	1,470	1,547
2021-22	4,008	787	1,672	1,549
2022-23	4,121	872	1,488	1,761
2023-24	4,325	716	1,723	1,886
2024-25	4,710	615	2,149	1,946
Average	3,812	651	1,432	1,729

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Enrollment Trends at Anderson

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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