The student population at Aurora University is 5,923 (4,106 undergraduate and 1,817 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 500 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Aurora is 69.32% which is increased by 526 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 26 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 2.54 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
1,827 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 319.04% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,936 where 5,923 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
69.32% of total students is undergraduate students and 30.68% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 526 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 26 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.54 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Aurora than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Aurora University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 5,423 | 3,580 | 1,286 | 2,294 | 1,843 | 431 | 1,412 |
| 2016-17 | 5,643 220 | 3,796 216 | 1,339 53 | 2,457 163 | 1,847 4 | 426 -5 | 1,421 9 |
| 2017-18 | 5,833 190 | 3,933 137 | 1,394 55 | 2,539 82 | 1,900 53 | 433 7 | 1,467 46 |
| 2018-19 | 6,005 172 | 4,020 87 | 1,404 10 | 2,616 77 | 1,985 85 | 447 14 | 1,538 71 |
| 2019-20 | 6,246 241 | 4,104 84 | 1,415 11 | 2,689 73 | 2,142 157 | 441 -6 | 1,701 163 |
| 2020-21 | 6,265 19 | 4,158 54 | 1,431 16 | 2,727 38 | 2,107 -35 | 428 -13 | 1,679 -22 |
| 2021-22 | 6,165 -100 | 4,114 -44 | 1,383 -48 | 2,731 4 | 2,051 -56 | 424 -4 | 1,627 -52 |
| 2022-23 | 5,918 -247 | 4,048 -66 | 1,323 -60 | 2,725 -6 | 1,870 -181 | 370 -54 | 1,500 -127 |
| 2023-24 | 5,935 17 | 4,098 50 | 1,367 44 | 2,731 6 | 1,837 -33 | 331 -39 | 1,506 6 |
| 2024-25 | 5,923 -12 | 4,106 8 | 1,347 -20 | 2,759 28 | 1,817 -20 | 324 -7 | 1,493 -13 |
| Average | 5,936 | 3,996 | 1,369 | 2,627 | 1,940 | 406 | 1,534 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,996 where 4,106 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 Aurora University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,580 | 3,132 | 1,174 | 1,958 | 448 | 112 | 336 |
| 2016-17 | 3,796 | 3,302 | 1,218 | 2,084 | 494 | 121 | 373 |
| 2017-18 | 3,933 | 3,461 | 1,278 | 2,183 | 472 | 116 | 356 |
| 2018-19 | 4,020 | 3,537 | 1,268 | 2,269 | 483 | 136 | 347 |
| 2019-20 | 4,104 | 3,679 | 1,303 | 2,376 | 425 | 112 | 313 |
| 2020-21 | 4,158 | 3,822 | 1,344 | 2,478 | 336 | 87 | 249 |
| 2021-22 | 4,114 | 3,779 | 1,284 | 2,495 | 335 | 99 | 236 |
| 2022-23 | 4,048 | 3,663 | 1,229 | 2,434 | 385 | 94 | 291 |
| 2023-24 | 4,098 | 3,704 | 1,272 | 2,432 | 394 | 95 | 299 |
| 2024-25 | 4,106 | 3,660 | 1,253 | 2,407 | 446 | 94 | 352 |
| Average | 3,996 | 3,996 | 1,262 | 2,312 | 3,996 | 107 | 315 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,940 where 1,817 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 Aurora University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,843 | 569 | 75 | 494 | 1,274 | 356 | 918 |
| 2016-17 | 1,847 | 681 | 91 | 590 | 1,166 | 335 | 831 |
| 2017-18 | 1,900 | 719 | 112 | 607 | 1,181 | 321 | 860 |
| 2018-19 | 1,985 | 830 | 128 | 702 | 1,155 | 319 | 836 |
| 2019-20 | 2,142 | 919 | 155 | 764 | 1,223 | 286 | 937 |
| 2020-21 | 2,107 | 904 | 151 | 753 | 1,203 | 277 | 926 |
| 2021-22 | 2,051 | 943 | 176 | 767 | 1,108 | 248 | 860 |
| 2022-23 | 1,870 | 925 | 164 | 761 | 945 | 206 | 739 |
| 2023-24 | 1,837 | 948 | 154 | 794 | 889 | 177 | 712 |
| 2024-25 | 1,817 | 958 | 160 | 798 | 859 | 164 | 695 |
| Average | 1,940 | 1,940 | 137 | 703 | 1,940 | 269 | 831 |
The percentage of white students is 44.74% and the percentage of black students is 8.41% at Aurora University. 2.82% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 34.59% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 61.48% to 44.74%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.07% to 2.82%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.04% to 8.41%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 19.69% to 34.59%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6715 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5759 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Aurora 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 | 17 | 112 | 436 | 1,068 | 3 | 3,334 | 114 |
| 2016-17 | 14 | 119 | 468 | 1,238 | 5 | 3,334 | 139 |
| 2017-18 | 15 | 122 | 541 | 1,391 | 10 | 3,238 | 155 |
| 2018-19 | 10 | 132 | 520 | 1,526 | 8 | 3,272 | 161 |
| 2019-20 | 13 | 150 | 530 | 1,681 | 8 | 3,281 | 162 |
| 2020-21 | 10 | 175 | 515 | 1,832 | 5 | 3,167 | 171 |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 172 | 442 | 1,903 | 7 | 3,078 | 157 |
| 2022-23 | 11 | 184 | 453 | 1,897 | 7 | 2,818 | 143 |
| 2023-24 | 8 | 187 | 464 | 2,065 | 4 | 2,678 | 142 |
| 2024-25 | 10 | 167 | 498 | 2,049 | 6 | 2,650 | 169 |
| Average | 11 | 152 | 487 | 1,665 | 6 | 3,085 | 151 |
1,827 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 319.04% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Aurora University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 5,423 | 436 | 193 | 4,794 |
| 2016-17 | 5,643 | 542 | 211 | 4,890 |
| 2017-18 | 5,833 | 696 | 312 | 4,825 |
| 2018-19 | 6,005 | 882 | 192 | 4,931 |
| 2019-20 | 6,246 | 1,123 | 129 | 4,994 |
| 2020-21 | 6,265 | 5,585 | 243 | 437 |
| 2021-22 | 6,165 | 1,638 | 485 | 4,042 |
| 2022-23 | 5,918 | 1,615 | 510 | 3,793 |
| 2023-24 | 5,935 | 1,766 | 561 | 3,608 |
| 2024-25 | 5,923 | 1,827 | 802 | 3,294 |
| Average | 5,936 | 1,611 | 364 | 3,961 |
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