Enrollment Trends at AU

The student population at Anderson University is 4,121 (3,237 undergraduate and 884 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,199 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at AU is 78.55% which is increased by 610 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 589 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.87 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
872 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 376.50% since 2014.
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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 3,462 where 4,121 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
78.55% of total students is undergraduate students and 21.45% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 610 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 589 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.87 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in AU than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Anderson University since 2012.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2012-132,9222,6279151,712295153142
2013-142,966
44
2,652
25
882
-33
1,770
58
314
19
153
0
161
19
2014-153,112
146
2,780
128
897
15
1,883
113
332
18
153
0
179
18
2015-163,212
100
2,826
46
917
20
1,909
26
386
54
178
25
208
29
2016-173,432
220
2,944
118
919
2
2,025
116
488
102
221
43
267
59
2017-183,494
62
2,983
39
913
-6
2,070
45
511
23
239
18
272
5
2018-193,429
-65
2,881
-102
883
-30
1,998
-72
548
37
257
18
291
19
2019-203,543
114
2,893
12
896
13
1,997
-1
650
102
267
10
383
92
2020-213,848
305
3,083
190
977
81
2,106
109
765
115
337
70
428
45
2021-224,008
160
3,157
74
999
22
2,158
52
851
86
388
51
463
35
2022-234,121
113
3,237
80
1,068
69
2,169
11
884
33
368
-20
516
53
Average3,4622,9159331,982548247301
Anderson University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 2,915 where 3,237 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 Anderson University since 2012.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2012-132,6272,1517631,388476152324
2013-142,6522,1317321,399521150371
2014-152,7802,2867651,521494132362
2015-162,8262,3987841,614428133295
2016-172,9442,4808021,678464117347
2017-182,9832,5507941,756433119314
2018-192,8812,5257851,74035698258
2019-202,8932,5448051,73934991258
2020-213,0832,6738661,807410111299
2021-223,1572,7508841,866407115292
2022-233,2372,8579471,910380121259
Average2,9152,9158121,6742,915122307
Anderson University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 548 where 884 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 Anderson University since 2012.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2012-1329526917269144125
2013-1431425520289148141
2014-1533226422306149157
2015-163861575899229120109
2016-1748821088122278133145
2017-18511241100141270139131
2018-19548250106144298151147
2019-206505432113321075651
2020-217656612803811045747
2021-228517213074141308149
2022-238847592944651257451
Average548548133196548114105
Anderson University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 80.78%. The percentage was 80.80% 10 years ago and AU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.53% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.96% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Anderson University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2012-1322243397702,3610
2013-1418302868722,2910
2014-15223826810062,4240
2015-1681927610522,53564
2016-1761930711842,75082
2017-1862028112512,87191
2018-1942825411802,67969
2019-2073829614732,87064
2020-2195434216943,08390
2021-2265334919123,186101
2022-23563328013,3290
Average103530211222,76251
Anderson University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

872 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 376.50% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Anderson University from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-153,1121831,962967
2015-163,2122952,184733
2016-173,4326967561,980
2017-183,4946378192,038
2018-193,4295411,0361,852
2019-203,5435191,0261,998
2020-213,8488311,4701,547
2021-224,0087871,6721,549
2022-234,1218721,4881,761
Average3,5785961,3791,603
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