Enrollment Trends at Auburn

The student population at Auburn University is 34,145 (27,907 undergraduate and 6,238 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 6,858 (25.13%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Auburn is 81.73% which is increased by 6,121 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 737 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 95 male students for every 100 female students, down from 102 in 2015.
3,255 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 184.78% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 30,744 where 34,145 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment increased every year from 2016 to 2025, growing from 27,287 to 34,145 students, a gain of 6,858 (25.1%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	27,287	21,786	11,122	10,664	5,501	2,637	2,864
2016-17	28,290 1,003	22,658 872	11,613 491	11,045 381	5,632 131	2,696 59	2,936 72
2017-18	29,776 1,486	23,964 1,306	12,300 687	11,664 619	5,812 180	2,728 32	3,084 148
2018-19	30,440 664	24,628 664	12,709 409	11,919 255	5,812	2,711 -17	3,101 17
2019-20	30,460 20	24,594 -34	12,799 90	11,795 -124	5,866 54	2,739 28	3,127 26
2020-21	30,737 277	24,505 -89	12,611 -188	11,894 99	6,232 366	2,837 98	3,395 268
2021-22	31,526 789	24,931 426	12,602 -9	12,329 435	6,595 363	3,079 242	3,516 121
2022-23	31,764 238	25,379 448	12,684 82	12,695 366	6,385 -210	2,994 -85	3,391 -125
2023-24	33,015 1,251	26,874 1,495	13,370 686	13,504 809	6,141 -244	2,913 -81	3,228 -163
2024-25	34,145 1,130	27,907 1,033	13,718 348	14,189 685	6,238 97	2,953 40	3,285 57
Average	30,744	24,723	12,553	12,170	6,021	2,829	3,193

Auburn University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 24,723 where 27,907 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 Auburn University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	21,786	19,738	9,855	9,883	2,048	1,267	781
2016-17	22,658	20,396	10,129	10,267	2,262	1,484	778
2017-18	23,964	21,762	10,827	10,935	2,202	1,473	729
2018-19	24,628	22,460	11,341	11,119	2,168	1,368	800
2019-20	24,594	22,527	11,495	11,032	2,067	1,304	763
2020-21	24,505	22,458	11,388	11,070	2,047	1,223	824
2021-22	24,931	22,715	11,319	11,396	2,216	1,283	933
2022-23	25,379	22,979	11,374	11,605	2,400	1,310	1,090
2023-24	26,874	24,135	11,915	12,220	2,739	1,455	1,284
2024-25	27,907	25,204	12,345	12,859	2,703	1,373	1,330
Average	24,723	24,723	11,199	11,239	24,723	1,354	931

Auburn University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 6,021 where 6,238 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 Auburn University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,501	3,177	1,362	1,815	2,324	1,275	1,049
2016-17	5,632	3,186	1,353	1,833	2,446	1,343	1,103
2017-18	5,812	3,396	1,475	1,921	2,416	1,253	1,163
2018-19	5,812	3,346	1,450	1,896	2,466	1,261	1,205
2019-20	5,866	3,339	1,412	1,927	2,527	1,327	1,200
2020-21	6,232	3,388	1,391	1,997	2,844	1,446	1,398
2021-22	6,595	3,554	1,480	2,074	3,041	1,599	1,442
2022-23	6,385	3,500	1,455	2,045	2,885	1,539	1,346
2023-24	6,141	3,483	1,496	1,987	2,658	1,417	1,241
2024-25	6,238	3,652	1,555	2,097	2,586	1,398	1,188
Average	6,021	6,021	1,443	1,959	6,021	1,386	1,234

Auburn University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 78.96%. The percentage was 79.50% 10 years ago and Auburn still has a high percentage of white students. 2.88% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.77% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.46% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 79.50% to 78.96%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.46% to 2.88%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.93% to 4.77%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.04% to 4.46%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3704 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3615 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Auburn 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	162	670	1,892	829	7	21,694	189
2016-17	138	702	1,917	907	12	21,863	357
2017-18	117	698	1,893	986	16	22,752	503
2018-19	107	707	1,781	1,029	19	23,113	614
2019-20	83	760	1,664	1,050	19	23,036	708
2020-21	90	752	1,624	1,113	19	23,805	745
2021-22	82	780	1,680	1,211	18	24,624	824
2022-23	78	895	1,560	1,270	19	25,007	873
2023-24	94	916	1,615	1,412	20	26,107	937
2024-25	86	985	1,628	1,524	23	26,962	1,048
Average	104	787	1,725	1,133	17	23,896	680

Auburn University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,255 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 184.78% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Auburn University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	27,287	1,143	3,297	22,847
2016-17	28,290	1,209	4,245	22,836
2017-18	29,776	1,260	5,010	23,506
2018-19	30,440	1,508	5,589	23,343
2019-20	30,460	1,696	6,610	22,154
2020-21	30,737	2,210	8,320	20,207
2021-22	31,526	2,745	11,718	17,063
2022-23	31,764	3,101	10,493	18,170
2023-24	33,015	3,295	11,545	18,175
2024-25	34,145	3,255	10,871	20,019
Average	30,744	2,142	7,770	20,832

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Enrollment Trends at Auburn

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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