Enrollment Trends at Azusa Pacific

The student population at Azusa Pacific University is 6,272 (2,759 undergraduate and 3,513 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,703 (37.12%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Azusa Pacific is 43.99% which is decreased by 3,124 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 579 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 42 male students for every 100 female students, down from 48 in 2015.
979 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 44.61% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,637 where 6,272 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 10,095 students in 2019 and was lowest at 6,272 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 9,975 to 6,272 students, a net loss of 3,703 (37.1%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,975	5,883	2,044	3,839	4,092	1,188	2,904
2016-17	10,020 45	5,770 -113	1,952 -92	3,818 -21	4,250 158	1,156 -32	3,094 190
2017-18	9,926 -94	5,671 -99	1,923 -29	3,748 -70	4,255 5	1,174 18	3,081 -13
2018-19	10,095 169	5,657 -14	1,929 6	3,728 -20	4,438 183	1,284 110	3,154 73
2019-20	9,297 -798	5,136 -521	1,755 -174	3,381 -347	4,161 -277	1,171 -113	2,990 -164
2020-21	9,006 -291	4,498 -638	1,509 -246	2,989 -392	4,508 347	1,198 27	3,310 320
2021-22	8,126 -880	3,939 -559	1,251 -258	2,688 -301	4,187 -321	1,085 -113	3,102 -208
2022-23	7,169 -957	3,348 -591	1,068 -183	2,280 -408	3,821 -366	968 -117	2,853 -249
2023-24	6,487 -682	2,977 -371	941 -127	2,036 -244	3,510 -311	957 -11	2,553 -300
2024-25	6,272 -215	2,759 -218	893 -48	1,866 -170	3,513 3	950 -7	2,563 10
Average	8,637	4,564	1,527	3,037	4,074	1,113	2,960

Azusa Pacific University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,564 where 2,759 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 Azusa Pacific University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,883	5,356	1,893	3,463	527	151	376
2016-17	5,770	5,259	1,803	3,456	511	149	362
2017-18	5,671	5,075	1,738	3,337	596	185	411
2018-19	5,657	5,003	1,741	3,262	654	188	466
2019-20	5,136	4,411	1,541	2,870	725	214	511
2020-21	4,498	3,804	1,301	2,503	694	208	486
2021-22	3,939	3,373	1,071	2,302	566	180	386
2022-23	3,348	2,943	937	2,006	405	131	274
2023-24	2,977	2,627	826	1,801	350	115	235
2024-25	2,759	2,443	803	1,640	316	90	226
Average	4,564	4,564	1,365	2,664	4,564	161	373

Azusa Pacific University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,074 where 3,513 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 Azusa Pacific University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,092	1,915	546	1,369	2,177	642	1,535
2016-17	4,250	1,999	545	1,454	2,251	611	1,640
2017-18	4,255	2,157	606	1,551	2,098	568	1,530
2018-19	4,438	2,191	650	1,541	2,247	634	1,613
2019-20	4,161	2,063	600	1,463	2,098	571	1,527
2020-21	4,508	1,564	391	1,173	2,944	807	2,137
2021-22	4,187	1,982	516	1,466	2,205	569	1,636
2022-23	3,821	1,894	498	1,396	1,927	470	1,457
2023-24	3,510	1,719	494	1,225	1,791	463	1,328
2024-25	3,513	1,758	485	1,273	1,755	465	1,290
Average	4,074	4,074	533	1,391	4,074	580	1,569

Azusa Pacific University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 22.64% and the percentage of black students is 6.31% at Azusa Pacific University. 15.74% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 39.59% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 41.56% to 22.64%. Asian enrollment grew from 10.34% to 15.74%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.01% to 6.31%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 27.24% to 39.59%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7617 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7363 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Azusa Pacific 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	25	1,031	599	2,717	106	4,146	485
2016-17	25	1,050	623	2,894	97	3,961	483
2017-18	34	1,101	626	2,957	104	3,667	470
2018-19	39	1,157	682	3,093	110	3,530	464
2019-20	29	1,093	616	3,013	93	3,015	437
2020-21	25	1,193	631	3,071	82	2,711	410
2021-22	24	1,124	549	2,890	74	2,351	350
2022-23	23	1,027	491	2,643	65	1,914	308
2023-24	23	996	441	2,525	65	1,597	273
2024-25	21	987	396	2,483	53	1,420	241
Average	27	1,076	565	2,829	85	2,831	392

Azusa Pacific University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

979 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 44.61% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Azusa Pacific University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	9,975	677	1,406	7,892
2016-17	10,020	762	1,360	7,898
2017-18	9,926	896	1,393	7,637
2018-19	10,095	2,345	1,321	6,429
2019-20	9,297	892	1,858	6,547
2020-21	9,006	9,006	0	0
2021-22	8,126	913	1,851	5,362
2022-23	7,169	1,117	2,338	3,714
2023-24	6,487	651	1,715	4,121
2024-25	6,272	979	2,334	2,959
Average	8,637	1,824	1,558	5,256

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Enrollment Trends at Azusa Pacific

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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