Enrollment Trends at Arkansas State

The student population at Arkansas State University is 15,726 (9,985 undergraduate and 5,741 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,316 (17.27%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Arkansas State is 63.49% which is increased by 393 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,923 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 52 male students for every 100 female students, down from 68 in 2015.
7,752 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 142.71% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,741 where 15,726 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 15,726 students in 2025 and was lowest at 12,863 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 13,410 to 15,726 students, a net gain of 2,316 (17.3%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	13,410	9,592	4,112	5,480	3,818	1,334	2,484
2016-17	14,085 675	9,839 247	4,185 73	5,654 174	4,246 428	1,440 106	2,806 322
2017-18	13,930 -155	9,604 -235	3,881 -304	5,723 69	4,326 80	1,456 16	2,870 64
2018-19	13,709 -221	9,350 -254	3,739 -142	5,611 -112	4,359 33	1,436 -20	2,923 53
2019-20	13,356 -353	8,928 -422	3,586 -153	5,342 -269	4,428 69	1,442 6	2,986 63
2020-21	13,106 -250	8,486 -442	3,284 -302	5,202 -140	4,620 192	1,417 -25	3,203 217
2021-22	12,863 -243	8,241 -245	3,126 -158	5,115 -87	4,622 2	1,366 -51	3,256 53
2022-23	13,190 327	8,201 -40	3,127 1	5,074 -41	4,989 367	1,466 100	3,523 267
2023-24	14,032 842	8,760 559	3,349 222	5,411 337	5,272 283	1,568 102	3,704 181
2024-25	15,726 1,694	9,985 1,225	3,717 368	6,268 857	5,741 469	1,629 61	4,112 408
Average	13,741	9,099	3,611	5,488	4,642	1,455	3,187

Arkansas State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,099 where 9,985 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 Arkansas State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,592	7,295	3,193	4,102	2,297	919	1,378
2016-17	9,839	7,305	3,222	4,083	2,534	963	1,571
2017-18	9,604	6,894	2,958	3,936	2,710	923	1,787
2018-19	9,350	6,789	2,887	3,902	2,561	852	1,709
2019-20	8,928	6,439	2,739	3,700	2,489	847	1,642
2020-21	8,486	5,836	2,335	3,501	2,650	949	1,701
2021-22	8,241	5,401	2,191	3,210	2,840	935	1,905
2022-23	8,201	5,138	2,123	3,015	3,063	1,004	2,059
2023-24	8,760	5,310	2,208	3,102	3,450	1,141	2,309
2024-25	9,985	5,548	2,219	3,329	4,437	1,498	2,939
Average	9,099	9,099	2,608	3,588	9,099	1,003	1,900

Arkansas State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,642 where 5,741 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 Arkansas State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,818	736	338	398	3,082	996	2,086
2016-17	4,246	756	322	434	3,490	1,118	2,372
2017-18	4,326	703	289	414	3,623	1,167	2,456
2018-19	4,359	667	252	415	3,692	1,184	2,508
2019-20	4,428	650	241	409	3,778	1,201	2,577
2020-21	4,620	629	219	410	3,991	1,198	2,793
2021-22	4,622	651	247	404	3,971	1,119	2,852
2022-23	4,989	549	181	368	4,440	1,285	3,155
2023-24	5,272	560	182	378	4,712	1,386	3,326
2024-25	5,741	600	226	374	5,141	1,403	3,738
Average	4,642	4,642	250	400	4,642	1,206	2,786

Arkansas State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 63.68%. The percentage was 74.54% 10 years ago and Arkansas State still has a high percentage of white students. 1.41% of enrolled students is Asian and 16.41% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.06% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 74.54% to 63.68%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.83% to 1.41%. Black student enrollment increased from 13.33% to 16.41%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.42% to 5.06%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5636 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4256 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Arkansas State 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	54	111	1,788	324	12	9,996	242
2016-17	59	116	1,836	350	10	10,448	249
2017-18	54	118	1,831	358	7	10,381	269
2018-19	49	126	1,737	414	5	10,281	280
2019-20	54	117	1,725	456	9	9,956	280
2020-21	48	124	1,733	516	8	9,724	292
2021-22	45	147	1,805	512	15	9,199	368
2022-23	42	149	1,892	569	15	9,174	403
2023-24	47	192	2,145	648	11	9,444	448
2024-25	62	222	2,581	796	15	10,015	533
Average	51	142	1,907	494	11	9,862	336

Arkansas State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

7,752 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 49% of total students. The number of online students has increased 142.71% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Arkansas State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	13,410	3,194	3,553	6,663
2016-17	14,085	3,843	3,682	6,560
2017-18	13,930	4,130	3,577	6,223
2018-19	13,709	4,220	3,494	5,995
2019-20	13,356	4,478	3,461	5,417
2020-21	13,106	5,152	4,677	3,277
2021-22	12,863	5,279	3,587	3,997
2022-23	13,190	5,823	2,988	4,379
2023-24	14,032	6,582	3,338	4,112
2024-25	15,726	7,752	3,350	4,624
Average	13,741	5,045	3,571	5,125

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Enrollment Trends at Arkansas State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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