Enrollment Trends at Campbell

The student population at Campbell University is 4,963 (2,699 undergraduate and 2,264 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,521 (23.46%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Campbell is 54.38% which is decreased by 1,756 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 235 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 76 male students for every 100 female students, down from 87 in 2015.
711 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 106.09% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,944 where 4,963 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 1 year-over-year increase and 8 decreases. It peaked at 6,786 students in 2017 and was lowest at 4,963 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 6,484 to 4,963 students, a net loss of 1,521 (23.5%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,484	4,455	2,118	2,337	2,029	906	1,123
2016-17	6,786 302	4,560 105	2,149 31	2,411 74	2,226 197	987 81	1,239 116
2017-18	6,604 -182	4,384 -176	2,100 -49	2,284 -127	2,220 -6	958 -29	1,262 23
2018-19	6,448 -156	4,242 -142	2,033 -67	2,209 -75	2,206 -14	938 -20	1,268 6
2019-20	6,185 -263	3,980 -262	1,906 -127	2,074 -135	2,205 -1	928 -10	1,277 9
2020-21	5,964 -221	3,720 -260	1,744 -162	1,976 -98	2,244 39	889 -39	1,355 78
2021-22	5,622 -342	3,325 -395	1,580 -164	1,745 -231	2,297 53	879 -10	1,418 63
2022-23	5,272 -350	2,965 -360	1,419 -161	1,546 -199	2,307 10	909 30	1,398 -20
2023-24	5,115 -157	2,813 -152	1,350 -69	1,463 -83	2,302 -5	890 -19	1,412 14
2024-25	4,963 -152	2,699 -114	1,275 -75	1,424 -39	2,264 -38	867 -23	1,397 -15
Average	5,944	3,714	1,767	1,947	2,230	915	1,315

Campbell University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,714 where 2,699 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 Campbell University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,455	3,614	1,563	2,051	841	555	286
2016-17	4,560	3,737	1,652	2,085	823	497	326
2017-18	4,384	3,634	1,636	1,998	750	464	286
2018-19	4,242	3,471	1,558	1,913	771	475	296
2019-20	3,980	3,257	1,473	1,784	723	433	290
2020-21	3,720	3,098	1,381	1,717	622	363	259
2021-22	3,325	2,766	1,251	1,515	559	329	230
2022-23	2,965	2,468	1,132	1,336	497	287	210
2023-24	2,813	2,375	1,090	1,285	438	260	178
2024-25	2,699	2,281	1,060	1,221	418	215	203
Average	3,714	3,714	1,380	1,691	3,714	388	256

Campbell University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,230 where 2,264 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 Campbell University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,029	1,812	817	995	217	89	128
2016-17	2,226	1,999	895	1,104	227	92	135
2017-18	2,220	1,996	880	1,116	224	78	146
2018-19	2,206	1,986	858	1,128	220	80	140
2019-20	2,205	2,002	849	1,153	203	79	124
2020-21	2,244	1,963	789	1,174	281	100	181
2021-22	2,297	1,925	762	1,163	372	117	255
2022-23	2,307	1,925	797	1,128	382	112	270
2023-24	2,302	1,883	762	1,121	419	128	291
2024-25	2,264	1,899	747	1,152	365	120	245
Average	2,230	2,230	816	1,123	2,230	100	192

Campbell University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.79%. The percentage was 65.99% 10 years ago and Campbell still has a high percentage of white students. 4.69% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.32% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.64% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 65.99% to 60.79%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.59% to 4.69%. Black student enrollment decreased from 14.96% to 13.32%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.46% to 10.64%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5976 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5363 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Campbell 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	45	233	970	419	13	4,279	114
2016-17	42	246	969	460	14	4,129	170
2017-18	36	242	900	476	13	4,046	202
2018-19	27	213	856	483	11	3,915	239
2019-20	22	240	814	493	10	3,842	250
2020-21	16	248	818	486	15	3,702	241
2021-22	12	241	777	501	7	3,536	221
2022-23	15	255	692	499	7	3,290	184
2023-24	26	250	713	511	5	3,133	186
2024-25	30	233	661	528	4	3,017	197
Average	27	240	817	486	10	3,689	200

Campbell University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

711 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 106.09% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Campbell University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	6,484	345	684	5,455
2016-17	6,786	661	1,101	5,024
2017-18	6,604	502	684	5,418
2018-19	6,448	627	647	5,174
2019-20	6,185	610	338	5,237
2020-21	5,964	641	373	4,950
2021-22	5,622	715	830	4,077
2022-23	5,272	730	832	3,710
2023-24	5,115	782	1,260	3,073
2024-25	4,963	711	675	3,577
Average	5,944	632	742	4,570

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Enrollment Trends at Campbell

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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