Enrollment Trends at Augie

The student population at Augustana University is 2,390 (2,003 undergraduate and 387 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 553 (30.10%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Augie is 83.81% which is increased by 390 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 163 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 64 male students for every 100 female students, up from 62 in 2015.
106 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -47.78% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,078 where 2,390 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 2,390 students in 2025 and was lowest at 1,837 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,837 to 2,390 students, a net gain of 553 (30.1%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,837	1,613	651	962	224	51	173
2016-17	1,937 100	1,665 52	677 26	988 26	272 48	49 -2	223 50
2017-18	2,080 143	1,749 84	677	1,072 84	331 59	61 12	270 47
2018-19	2,133 53	1,807 58	674 -3	1,133 61	326 -5	64 3	262 -8
2019-20	2,113 -20	1,818 11	666 -8	1,152 19	295 -31	58 -6	237 -25
2020-21	2,019 -94	1,735 -83	667 1	1,068 -84	284 -11	60 2	224 -13
2021-22	2,022 3	1,715 -20	642 -25	1,073 5	307 23	80 20	227 3
2022-23	2,086 64	1,831 116	696 54	1,135 62	255 -52	59 -21	196 -31
2023-24	2,158 72	1,871 40	724 28	1,147 12	287 32	108 49	179 -17
2024-25	2,390 232	2,003 132	790 66	1,213 66	387 100	147 39	240 61
Average	2,078	1,781	686	1,094	297	74	223

Augustana University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,781 where 2,003 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 Augustana University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,613	1,516	607	909	97	44	53
2016-17	1,665	1,574	627	947	91	50	41
2017-18	1,749	1,679	635	1,044	70	42	28
2018-19	1,807	1,717	625	1,092	90	49	41
2019-20	1,818	1,727	624	1,103	91	42	49
2020-21	1,735	1,665	629	1,036	70	38	32
2021-22	1,715	1,626	595	1,031	89	47	42
2022-23	1,831	1,742	652	1,090	89	44	45
2023-24	1,871	1,787	683	1,104	84	41	43
2024-25	2,003	1,944	763	1,181	59	27	32
Average	1,781	1,781	644	1,054	1,781	42	41

Augustana University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 297 where 387 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 Augustana University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	224	0	0	0	224	51	173
2016-17	272	10	1	9	262	48	214
2017-18	331	25	9	16	306	52	254
2018-19	326	37	15	22	289	49	240
2019-20	295	43	13	30	252	45	207
2020-21	284	45	13	32	239	47	192
2021-22	307	75	41	34	232	39	193
2022-23	255	82	28	54	173	31	142
2023-24	287	156	81	75	131	27	104
2024-25	387	257	117	140	130	30	100
Average	297	297	32	41	297	42	182

Augustana University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 72.68%. The percentage was 84.76% 10 years ago and Augie still has a high percentage of white students. 2.34% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.73% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.10% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 84.76% to 72.68%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.76% to 2.34%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.91% to 5.73%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.29% to 5.10%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4645 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2803 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Augustana 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	3	14	35	42	1	1,557	37
2016-17	7	18	41	55	0	1,617	37
2017-18	10	26	40	60	1	1,761	29
2018-19	10	27	46	51	2	1,787	35
2019-20	17	33	43	83	1	1,770	32
2020-21	17	36	57	1	2	1,729	49
2021-22	13	40	53	82	0	1,655	43
2022-23	12	41	61	95	1	1,622	47
2023-24	14	53	86	111	3	1,612	59
2024-25	15	56	137	122	2	1,737	69
Average	12	34	60	70	1	1,685	44

Augustana University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

106 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -47.78% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Augustana University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	1,837	203	71	1,563
2016-17	1,937	240	0	1,697
2017-18	2,080	288	0	1,792
2018-19	2,133	274	0	1,859
2019-20	2,113	237	5	1,871
2020-21	2,019	223	3	1,793
2021-22	2,022	211	289	1,522
2022-23	2,086	149	132	1,805
2023-24	2,158	102	241	1,815
2024-25	2,390	106	956	1,328
Average	2,078	203	170	1,705

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Enrollment Trends at Augie

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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