Enrollment Trends at Aspen

The student population at Aspen University is 3,511 (1,475 undergraduate and 2,036 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,366 (63.68%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Aspen is 42.01% which is increased by 671 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 695 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 20 male students for every 100 female students, down from 51 in 2015.
3,511 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 63.68% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,781 where 3,511 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 9,989 students in 2022 and was lowest at 2,145 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 2,145 to 3,511 students, a net gain of 1,366 (63.7%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,145	804	228	576	1,341	500	841
2016-17	2,729 584	1,519 715	231 3	1,288 712	1,210 -131	310 -190	900 59
2017-18	4,973 2,244	3,130 1,611	489 258	2,641 1,353	1,843 633	414 104	1,429 529
2018-19	5,424 451	3,389 259	482 -7	2,907 266	2,035 192	426 12	1,609 180
2019-20	6,893 1,469	4,537 1,148	661 179	3,876 969	2,356 321	471 45	1,885 276
2020-21	9,563 2,670	6,399 1,862	884 223	5,515 1,639	3,164 808	594 123	2,570 685
2021-22	9,989 426	6,385 -14	838 -46	5,547 32	3,604 440	599 5	3,005 435
2022-23	7,386 -2,603	4,086 -2,299	547 -291	3,539 -2,008	3,300 -304	532 -67	2,768 -237
2023-24	5,195 -2,191	2,398 -1,688	354 -193	2,044 -1,495	2,797 -503	460 -72	2,337 -431
2024-25	3,511 -1,684	1,475 -923	233 -121	1,242 -802	2,036 -761	348 -112	1,688 -649
Average	5,781	3,412	495	2,918	2,369	465	1,903

Aspen University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,412 where 1,475 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 Aspen University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	804	14	6	8	790	222	568
2016-17	1,519	79	20	59	1,440	211	1,229
2017-18	3,130	84	27	57	3,046	462	2,584
2018-19	3,389	401	74	327	2,988	408	2,580
2019-20	4,537	802	113	689	3,735	548	3,187
2020-21	6,399	2,238	290	1,948	4,161	594	3,567
2021-22	6,385	1,772	209	1,563	4,613	629	3,984
2022-23	4,086	642	90	552	3,444	457	2,987
2023-24	2,398	252	30	222	2,146	324	1,822
2024-25	1,475	60	9	51	1,415	224	1,191
Average	3,412	3,412	87	548	3,412	408	2,370

Aspen University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,369 where 2,036 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 Aspen University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,341	8	5	3	1,333	495	838
2016-17	1,210	92	27	65	1,118	283	835
2017-18	1,843	152	38	114	1,691	376	1,315
2018-19	2,035	1,020	208	812	1,015	218	797
2019-20	2,356	978	200	778	1,378	271	1,107
2020-21	3,164	1,071	186	885	2,093	408	1,685
2021-22	3,604	1,027	192	835	2,577	407	2,170
2022-23	3,300	689	137	552	2,611	395	2,216
2023-24	2,797	421	85	336	2,376	375	2,001
2024-25	2,036	205	50	155	1,831	298	1,533
Average	2,369	2,369	113	454	2,369	353	1,450

Aspen University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 45.49% and the percentage of black students is 24.44% at Aspen University. 8.35% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 9.66% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 31.10% to 45.49%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.45% to 8.35%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.28% to 24.44%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.68% to 9.66%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7160 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.8899 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Aspen 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	11	117	199	79	7	667	43
2016-17	19	109	238	86	5	838	79
2017-18	12	88	205	82	6	750	60
2018-19	43	102	591	286	16	842	57
2019-20	52	264	1,089	582	45	2,316	144
2020-21	106	523	1,845	1,133	60	4,510	313
2021-22	72	581	2,093	1,319	70	4,853	330
2022-23	55	479	1,612	790	53	3,658	239
2023-24	33	375	1,192	494	39	2,512	163
2024-25	18	293	858	339	25	1,597	115
Average	42	293	992	519	33	2,254	154

Aspen University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,511 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has increased 63.68% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Aspen University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	2,145	2,145	0	0
2016-17	2,729	2,729	0	0
2017-18	4,973	4,973	0	0
2018-19	5,424	5,343	81	0
2019-20	6,893	6,769	124	0
2020-21	9,563	7,636	1,927	0
2021-22	9,989	7,740	571	1,678
2022-23	7,386	6,290	1,096	0
2023-24	5,195	4,916	279	0
2024-25	3,511	3,511	0	0
Average	5,781	5,205	408	168

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Enrollment Trends at Aspen

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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