Enrollment Trends at Colorado State University Global

The student population at Colorado State University Global is 10,257 (7,157 undergraduate and 3,100 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 419 (4.26%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Colorado State University Global is 69.78% which is decreased by 38 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 457 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 85 male students for every 100 female students, up from 81 in 2015.
10,257 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 4.26% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,172 where 10,257 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 12,670 students in 2020 and was lowest at 9,507 in 2024. Overall, enrollment rose from 9,838 to 10,257 students, a net gain of 419 (4.3%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,838	7,195	3,364	3,831	2,643	1,036	1,607
2016-17	11,605 1,767	8,168 973	3,633 269	4,535 704	3,437 794	1,305 269	2,132 525
2017-18	12,381 776	8,459 291	3,661 28	4,798 263	3,922 485	1,475 170	2,447 315
2018-19	12,476 95	8,054 -405	3,396 -265	4,658 -140	4,422 500	1,625 150	2,797 350
2019-20	12,670 194	8,114 60	3,495 99	4,619 -39	4,556 134	1,639 14	2,917 120
2020-21	12,578 -92	7,970 -144	3,593 98	4,377 -242	4,608 52	1,682 43	2,926 9
2021-22	10,844 -1,734	6,897 -1,073	3,175 -418	3,722 -655	3,947 -661	1,516 -166	2,431 -495
2022-23	9,565 -1,279	6,433 -464	2,958 -217	3,475 -247	3,132 -815	1,213 -303	1,919 -512
2023-24	9,507 -58	6,568 135	3,144 186	3,424 -51	2,939 -193	1,201 -12	1,738 -181
2024-25	10,257 750	7,157 589	3,394 250	3,763 339	3,100 161	1,308 107	1,792 54
Average	11,172	7,502	3,381	4,120	3,671	1,400	2,271

Colorado State University Global Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,502 where 7,157 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 Colorado State University Global since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,195	1,943	849	1,094	5,252	2,515	2,737
2016-17	8,168	2,181	918	1,263	5,987	2,715	3,272
2017-18	8,459	2,170	892	1,278	6,289	2,769	3,520
2018-19	8,054	2,047	780	1,267	6,007	2,616	3,391
2019-20	8,114	1,796	728	1,068	6,318	2,767	3,551
2020-21	7,970	2,080	923	1,157	5,890	2,670	3,220
2021-22	6,897	1,767	826	941	5,130	2,349	2,781
2022-23	6,433	1,525	722	803	4,908	2,236	2,672
2023-24	6,568	1,841	888	953	4,727	2,256	2,471
2024-25	7,157	2,173	1,032	1,141	4,984	2,362	2,622
Average	7,502	7,502	856	1,097	7,502	2,526	3,024

Colorado State University Global Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,671 where 3,100 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 Colorado State University Global since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,643	139	54	85	2,504	982	1,522
2016-17	3,437	171	55	116	3,266	1,250	2,016
2017-18	3,922	221	92	129	3,701	1,383	2,318
2018-19	4,422	290	109	181	4,132	1,516	2,616
2019-20	4,556	295	112	183	4,261	1,527	2,734
2020-21	4,608	343	117	226	4,265	1,565	2,700
2021-22	3,947	287	106	181	3,660	1,410	2,250
2022-23	3,132	194	88	106	2,938	1,125	1,813
2023-24	2,939	207	91	116	2,732	1,110	1,622
2024-25	3,100	282	132	150	2,818	1,176	1,642
Average	3,671	3,671	96	147	3,671	1,304	2,123

Colorado State University Global Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.52%. The percentage was 62.06% 10 years ago and Colorado State University Global still has a high percentage of white students. 4.98% of enrolled students is Asian and 12.11% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 17.89% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 62.06% to 50.52%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.30% to 4.98%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.11% to 12.11%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.49% to 17.89%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6940 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5967 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Colorado State University Global 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	81	325	601	1,130	40	6,105	99
2016-17	77	427	834	1,406	45	7,841	289
2017-18	70	487	940	1,549	42	8,333	349
2018-19	89	567	988	1,630	45	8,031	347
2019-20	121	601	1,029	1,754	61	8,275	331
2020-21	92	585	994	1,822	3	7,911	536
2021-22	54	482	802	1,615	7	6,664	288
2022-23	45	460	781	1,488	7	5,547	175
2023-24	0	488	885	1,599	17	5,280	143
2024-25	59	511	1,242	1,835	22	5,182	407
Average	69	493	910	1,583	29	6,917	296

Colorado State University Global Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

10,257 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has increased 4.26% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Colorado State University Global from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely
2015-16	9,838	9,838
2016-17	11,605	11,605
2017-18	12,381	12,381
2018-19	12,476	12,476
2019-20	12,670	12,670
2020-21	12,578	12,578
2021-22	10,844	10,844
2022-23	9,565	9,565
2023-24	9,507	9,507
2024-25	10,257	10,257
Average	11,172	11,172

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Enrollment Trends at Colorado State University Global

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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