Enrollment Trends at Georgia Southern

The student population at Georgia Southern University is 27,423 (23,541 undergraduate and 3,882 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 6,964 (34.04%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Georgia Southern is 85.84% which is increased by 5,578 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,386 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 67 male students for every 100 female students, down from 92 in 2015.
6,106 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 229.16% since 2015.

School Home 2024 Student Population

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 24,698 where 27,423 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 27,423 students in 2025 and was lowest at 20,418 in 2018. Overall, enrollment rose from 20,459 to 27,423 students, a net gain of 6,964 (34%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	20,459	17,963	8,945	9,018	2,496	841	1,655
2016-17	20,673 214	18,005 42	8,879 -66	9,126 108	2,668 172	874 33	1,794 139
2017-18	20,418 -255	17,759 -246	8,804 -75	8,955 -171	2,659 -9	873 -1	1,786 -8
2018-19	26,408 5,990	23,130 5,371	10,500 1,696	12,630 3,675	3,278 619	1,011 138	2,267 481
2019-20	26,054 -354	22,715 -415	10,001 -499	12,714 84	3,339 61	944 -67	2,395 128
2020-21	26,949 895	23,469 754	9,986 -15	13,483 769	3,480 141	917 -27	2,563 168
2021-22	27,076 127	23,527 58	9,902 -84	13,625 142	3,549 69	1,006 89	2,543 -20
2022-23	25,481 -1,595	21,979 -1,548	9,347 -555	12,632 -993	3,502 -47	962 -44	2,540 -3
2023-24	26,041 560	22,295 316	9,583 236	12,712 80	3,746 244	1,031 69	2,715 175
2024-25	27,423 1,382	23,541 1,246	9,969 386	13,572 860	3,882 136	1,072 41	2,810 95
Average	24,698	21,438	9,592	11,847	3,260	953	2,307

Georgia Southern University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 21,438 where 23,541 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 Georgia Southern University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	17,963	15,872	7,946	7,926	2,091	999	1,092
2016-17	18,005	15,976	7,866	8,110	2,029	1,013	1,016
2017-18	17,759	15,755	7,791	7,964	2,004	1,013	991
2018-19	23,130	19,502	8,907	10,595	3,628	1,593	2,035
2019-20	22,715	19,172	8,483	10,689	3,543	1,518	2,025
2020-21	23,469	19,453	8,252	11,201	4,016	1,734	2,282
2021-22	23,527	19,307	8,190	11,117	4,220	1,712	2,508
2022-23	21,979	17,907	7,644	10,263	4,072	1,703	2,369
2023-24	22,295	18,163	7,830	10,333	4,132	1,753	2,379
2024-25	23,541	18,876	8,073	10,803	4,665	1,896	2,769
Average	21,438	21,438	8,098	9,900	21,438	1,493	1,947

Georgia Southern University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,260 where 3,882 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 Georgia Southern University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,496	1,032	391	641	1,464	450	1,014
2016-17	2,668	1,146	418	728	1,522	456	1,066
2017-18	2,659	1,118	411	707	1,541	462	1,079
2018-19	3,278	1,341	448	893	1,937	563	1,374
2019-20	3,339	1,359	409	950	1,980	535	1,445
2020-21	3,480	1,400	378	1,022	2,080	539	1,541
2021-22	3,549	1,425	424	1,001	2,124	582	1,542
2022-23	3,502	1,511	460	1,051	1,991	502	1,489
2023-24	3,746	1,662	483	1,179	2,084	548	1,536
2024-25	3,882	1,674	496	1,178	2,208	576	1,632
Average	3,260	3,260	432	935	3,260	521	1,372

Georgia Southern University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.83%. The percentage was 61.78% 10 years ago and Georgia Southern still has a high percentage of white students. 1.95% of enrolled students is Asian and 23.05% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.77% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 61.78% to 54.83%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.65% to 1.95%. Black student enrollment decreased from 25.99% to 23.05%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.68% to 6.77%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6391 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5479 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Georgia Southern 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	84	338	5,318	957	21	12,640	389
2016-17	77	376	5,213	1,031	17	12,802	426
2017-18	89	391	4,889	1,076	19	12,747	498
2018-19	88	588	6,495	1,698	32	15,865	953
2019-20	87	583	6,425	1,791	22	15,546	947
2020-21	92	602	7,011	1,866	41	15,758	1,012
2021-22	112	615	7,186	1,958	42	15,575	975
2022-23	75	550	6,319	1,928	29	14,832	1,112
2023-24	68	521	6,281	2,031	19	15,137	1,188
2024-25	66	534	6,321	1,857	36	15,037	1,263
Average	84	510	6,146	1,619	28	14,594	876

Georgia Southern University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,106 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 229.16% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Georgia Southern University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	20,459	1,855	3,870	14,734
2016-17	20,673	2,037	4,002	14,634
2017-18	20,418	1,940	4,431	14,047
2018-19	26,408	2,652	6,726	17,030
2019-20	26,054	2,707	8,060	15,287
2020-21	26,949	3,796	17,254	5,899
2021-22	27,076	3,981	13,579	9,516
2022-23	25,481	4,018	13,198	8,265
2023-24	26,041	5,117	13,118	7,806
2024-25	27,423	6,106	13,620	7,697
Average	24,698	3,421	9,786	11,492

Most Searched Georgia Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Public, 4-year | Atlanta
University of Georgia Public, 4-year | Athens
Savannah College of Art and Design Private, 4-year | Savannah
Emory University Private, 4-year | Atlanta
Kennesaw State University Public, 4-year | Kennesaw
Georgia Southern University Public, 4-year | Statesboro
Georgia State University Public, 4-year | Atlanta
Emory University-Oxford College Private, 2-4 year | Oxford
University of North Georgia Public, 4-year | Dahlonega
Mercer University Private, 4-year | Macon

compare schools

Graduate

University of North Georgia Public, 4-year | Dahlonega
University of Georgia Public, 4-year | Athens
Valdosta State University Public, 4-year | Valdosta
Savannah State University Public, 4-year | Savannah
Clark Atlanta University Private, 4-year | Atlanta
Savannah College of Art and Design Private, 4-year | Savannah
Georgia Southern University Public, 4-year | Statesboro
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Public, 4-year | Atlanta
Kennesaw State University Public, 4-year | Kennesaw
Point University Private, 4-year | West Point

compare schools

Online Schools

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Public, 4-year | Atlanta
Gwinnett Technical College Public, 2-4 year | Lawrenceville
Georgia Southern University Public, 4-year | Statesboro
Valdosta State University Public, 4-year | Valdosta
Savannah State University Public, 4-year | Savannah
Albany State University Public, 4-year | Albany
Georgia Southwestern State University Public, 4-year | Americus
Morehouse College Private, 4-year | Atlanta
Georgia State University Public, 4-year | Atlanta
Savannah College of Art and Design Private, 4-year | Savannah

compare schools

Trade Schools

Gwinnett College Private, 2-4 year | Roswell
Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus Private, 2-4 year | Marietta
Chattahoochee Technical College Public, 2-4 year | Marietta
Elaine Sterling Institute Private, Less than 2-year | Atlanta
Empire Beauty School-Kennesaw Private, Less than 2-year | Kennesaw
Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails Private, Less than 2-year | Columbus
Paul Mitchell the School-Esani Private, Less than 2-year | Roswell
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media Private, 2-4 year | Duluth
Lanier Technical College Public, 2-4 year | Gainesville
Kennesaw State University Public, 4-year | Kennesaw

compare schools

Enrollment Trends at Georgia Southern

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Ratings & Review