Enrollment Trends at Full Sail

The student population at Full Sail University is 27,169 (25,777 undergraduate and 1,392 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 7,144 (35.68%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Full Sail is 94.88% which is increased by 7,887 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 743 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 197 male students for every 100 female students, down from 245 in 2015.
22,753 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 73.99% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 23,049 where 27,169 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 27,169 students in 2025 and was lowest at 18,605 in 2018. Overall, enrollment rose from 20,025 to 27,169 students, a net gain of 7,144 (35.7%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	20,025	17,890	13,085	4,805	2,135	1,143	992
2016-17	19,443 -582	17,564 -326	12,813 -272	4,751 -54	1,879 -256	988 -155	891 -101
2017-18	18,605 -838	16,908 -656	12,227 -586	4,681 -70	1,697 -182	908 -80	789 -102
2018-19	20,170 1,565	18,577 1,669	13,345 1,118	5,232 551	1,593 -104	872 -36	721 -68
2019-20	21,666 1,496	19,985 1,408	14,077 732	5,908 676	1,681 88	890 18	791 70
2020-21	24,627 2,961	23,030 3,045	15,969 1,892	7,061 1,153	1,597 -84	854 -36	743 -48
2021-22	25,622 995	24,187 1,157	16,803 834	7,384 323	1,435 -162	794 -60	641 -102
2022-23	26,737 1,115	25,532 1,345	17,639 836	7,893 509	1,205 -230	664 -130	541 -100
2023-24	26,421 -316	25,195 -337	17,403 -236	7,792 -101	1,226 21	659 -5	567 26
2024-25	27,169 748	25,777 582	17,249 -154	8,528 736	1,392 166	757 98	635 68
Average	23,049	21,465	15,061	6,404	1,584	853	731

Full Sail University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 21,465 where 25,777 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 Full Sail University since 2015.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	17,890	17,890	13,085	4,805	0
2016-17	17,564	17,564	12,813	4,751	0
2017-18	16,908	16,908	12,227	4,681	0
2018-19	18,577	18,577	13,345	5,232	0
2019-20	19,985	19,985	14,077	5,908	0
2020-21	23,030	23,030	15,969	7,061	0
2021-22	24,187	24,187	16,803	7,384	0
2022-23	25,532	25,532	17,639	7,893	0
2023-24	25,195	25,195	17,403	7,792	0
2024-25	25,777	25,777	17,249	8,528	0
Average	21,465	21,465	15,061	6,404	21,465

Full Sail University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,584 where 1,392 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 Full Sail University since 2015.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,135	2,135	1,143	992	0
2016-17	1,879	1,879	988	891	0
2017-18	1,697	1,697	908	789	0
2018-19	1,593	1,593	872	721	0
2019-20	1,681	1,681	890	791	0
2020-21	1,597	1,597	854	743	0
2021-22	1,435	1,435	794	641	0
2022-23	1,205	1,205	664	541	0
2023-24	1,226	1,226	659	567	0
2024-25	1,392	1,392	757	635	0
Average	1,584	1,584	853	731	1,584

Full Sail University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 34.66% and the percentage of black students is 32.17% at Full Sail University. 1.89% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 19.45% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 47.62% to 34.66%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.05% to 1.89%. Black student enrollment increased from 25.14% to 32.17%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.03% to 19.45%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7335 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7018 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Full Sail 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	173	411	5,035	606	91	9,536	1,651
2016-17	104	445	4,734	3,120	65	7,826	1,047
2017-18	111	491	4,676	3,179	56	7,436	1,009
2018-19	133	513	5,319	3,441	72	7,617	1,152
2019-20	161	529	5,755	3,477	50	8,369	1,250
2020-21	172	524	6,520	4,263	52	9,365	1,451
2021-22	175	546	6,815	4,633	45	9,522	1,556
2022-23	182	505	7,486	4,885	58	9,665	1,587
2023-24	182	508	8,100	4,964	59	9,680	1,809
2024-25	204	513	8,741	5,285	71	9,416	1,851
Average	160	499	6,318	3,785	62	8,843	1,436

Full Sail University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

22,753 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 84% of total students. The number of online students has increased 73.99% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Full Sail University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	20,025	13,077	6,862	86
2016-17	19,443	12,983	6,290	170
2017-18	18,605	12,626	5,586	393
2018-19	20,170	14,554	5,168	448
2019-20	21,666	16,164	5,474	28
2020-21	24,627	19,654	4,961	12
2021-22	25,622	20,796	4,811	15
2022-23	26,737	21,969	4,762	6
2023-24	26,421	21,880	4,541	0
2024-25	27,169	22,753	4,408	8
Average	23,049	17,646	5,286	117

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Enrollment Trends at Full Sail

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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