The student population at Andrews University is 2,940 (1,384 undergraduate and 1,556 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 426 (12.66%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,150 where 2,940 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 3,407 students in 2019 and was lowest at 2,837 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,366 to 2,940 students, a net loss of 426 (12.7%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Andrews University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,366 | 1,733 | 771 | 962 | 1,633 | 1,064 | 569 |
| 2016-17 | 3,317 -49 | 1,673 -60 | 766 -5 | 907 -55 | 1,644 11 | 1,081 17 | 563 -6 |
| 2017-18 | 3,300 -17 | 1,704 31 | 762 -4 | 942 35 | 1,596 -48 | 1,041 -40 | 555 -8 |
| 2018-19 | 3,407 107 | 1,702 -2 | 751 -11 | 951 9 | 1,705 109 | 1,071 30 | 634 79 |
| 2019-20 | 3,390 -17 | 1,693 -9 | 779 28 | 914 -37 | 1,697 -8 | 1,053 -18 | 644 10 |
| 2020-21 | 3,162 -228 | 1,579 -114 | 745 -34 | 834 -80 | 1,583 -114 | 959 -94 | 624 -20 |
| 2021-22 | 2,927 -235 | 1,358 -221 | 660 -85 | 698 -136 | 1,569 -14 | 960 1 | 609 -15 |
| 2022-23 | 2,858 -69 | 1,295 -63 | 645 -15 | 650 -48 | 1,563 -6 | 990 30 | 573 -36 |
| 2023-24 | 2,837 -21 | 1,312 17 | 637 -8 | 675 25 | 1,525 -38 | 966 -24 | 559 -14 |
| 2024-25 | 2,940 103 | 1,384 72 | 661 24 | 723 48 | 1,556 31 | 963 -3 | 593 34 |
| Average | 3,150 | 1,543 | 718 | 826 | 1,607 | 1,015 | 592 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,543 where 1,384 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 Andrews University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,733 | 1,415 | 621 | 794 | 318 | 150 | 168 |
| 2016-17 | 1,673 | 1,371 | 611 | 760 | 302 | 155 | 147 |
| 2017-18 | 1,704 | 1,344 | 598 | 746 | 360 | 164 | 196 |
| 2018-19 | 1,702 | 1,346 | 584 | 762 | 356 | 167 | 189 |
| 2019-20 | 1,693 | 1,352 | 614 | 738 | 341 | 165 | 176 |
| 2020-21 | 1,579 | 1,258 | 591 | 667 | 321 | 154 | 167 |
| 2021-22 | 1,358 | 1,198 | 570 | 628 | 160 | 90 | 70 |
| 2022-23 | 1,295 | 1,100 | 545 | 555 | 195 | 100 | 95 |
| 2023-24 | 1,312 | 1,157 | 553 | 604 | 155 | 84 | 71 |
| 2024-25 | 1,384 | 1,118 | 526 | 592 | 266 | 135 | 131 |
| Average | 1,543 | 1,543 | 581 | 685 | 1,543 | 136 | 141 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,607 where 1,556 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 Andrews University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,633 | 875 | 524 | 351 | 758 | 540 | 218 |
| 2016-17 | 1,644 | 850 | 539 | 311 | 794 | 542 | 252 |
| 2017-18 | 1,596 | 900 | 586 | 314 | 696 | 455 | 241 |
| 2018-19 | 1,705 | 961 | 591 | 370 | 744 | 480 | 264 |
| 2019-20 | 1,697 | 875 | 527 | 348 | 822 | 526 | 296 |
| 2020-21 | 1,583 | 799 | 506 | 293 | 784 | 453 | 331 |
| 2021-22 | 1,569 | 616 | 406 | 210 | 953 | 554 | 399 |
| 2022-23 | 1,563 | 563 | 380 | 183 | 1,000 | 610 | 390 |
| 2023-24 | 1,525 | 858 | 572 | 286 | 667 | 394 | 273 |
| 2024-25 | 1,556 | 887 | 575 | 312 | 669 | 388 | 281 |
| Average | 1,607 | 1,607 | 521 | 298 | 1,607 | 494 | 295 |
The percentage of white students is 21.94% and the percentage of black students is 18.91% at Andrews University. 9.42% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 20.17% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 31.67% to 21.94%. Asian enrollment declined from 9.89% to 9.42%. Black student enrollment decreased from 20.17% to 18.91%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 13.64% to 20.17%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8655 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.8303 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Andrews 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 | 7 | 333 | 679 | 459 | 11 | 1,066 | 56 |
| 2016-17 | 9 | 327 | 659 | 529 | 8 | 1,012 | 72 |
| 2017-18 | 12 | 323 | 637 | 503 | 11 | 928 | 97 |
| 2018-19 | 8 | 328 | 647 | 541 | 10 | 939 | 105 |
| 2019-20 | 8 | 320 | 643 | 551 | 15 | 894 | 120 |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 316 | 571 | 543 | 19 | 760 | 113 |
| 2021-22 | 18 | 296 | 586 | 485 | 19 | 672 | 127 |
| 2022-23 | 8 | 282 | 562 | 518 | 20 | 649 | 113 |
| 2023-24 | 8 | 270 | 572 | 537 | 20 | 611 | 95 |
| 2024-25 | 8 | 277 | 556 | 593 | 19 | 645 | 93 |
| Average | 9 | 307 | 611 | 526 | 15 | 818 | 99 |
515 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 61.95% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Andrews University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3,366 | 318 | 161 | 2,887 |
| 2016-17 | 3,317 | 350 | 207 | 2,760 |
| 2017-18 | 3,300 | 401 | 17 | 2,882 |
| 2018-19 | 3,407 | 458 | 36 | 2,913 |
| 2019-20 | 3,390 | 428 | 490 | 2,472 |
| 2020-21 | 3,162 | 385 | 508 | 2,269 |
| 2021-22 | 2,927 | 442 | 576 | 1,909 |
| 2022-23 | 2,858 | 559 | 511 | 1,788 |
| 2023-24 | 2,837 | 541 | 441 | 1,855 |
| 2024-25 | 2,940 | 515 | 338 | 2,087 |
| Average | 3,150 | 440 | 329 | 2,382 |
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