Enrollment Trends at GSU

The student population at Georgia State University is 34,944 (27,415 undergraduate and 7,529 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,886 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at GSU is 78.45% which is increased by 2,275 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 611 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.54 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

5,247 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 3,967.44% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 34,624 where 34,944 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

78.45% of total students is undergraduate students and 21.55% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,275 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 611 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.54 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in GSU than male students.

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	32,058	25,140	10,309	14,831	6,918	2,703	4,215
2016-17	32,237 179	25,228 88	10,309	14,919 88	7,009 91	2,772 69	4,237 22
2017-18	32,816 579	25,770 542	10,493 184	15,277 358	7,046 37	2,719 -53	4,327 90
2018-19	34,316 1,500	27,231 1,461	11,204 711	16,027 750	7,085 39	2,687 -32	4,398 71
2019-20	35,041 725	27,961 730	11,456 252	16,505 478	7,080 -5	2,688 1	4,392 -6
2020-21	36,360 1,319	28,787 826	11,545 89	17,242 737	7,573 493	2,801 113	4,772 380
2021-22	36,973 613	28,985 198	11,451 -94	17,534 292	7,988 415	2,900 99	5,088 316
2022-23	36,516 -457	28,924 -61	11,671 220	17,253 -281	7,592 -396	2,694 -206	4,898 -190
2023-24	34,974 -1,542	27,588 -1,336	11,173 -498	16,415 -838	7,386 -206	2,595 -99	4,791 -107
2024-25	34,944 -30	27,415 -173	11,162 -11	16,253 -162	7,529 143	2,581 -14	4,948 157
Average	34,624	27,303	11,077	16,226	7,321	2,714	4,607

Georgia State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 27,303 where 27,415 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 State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	25,140	18,813	7,639	11,174	6,327	2,670	3,657
2016-17	25,228	19,208	7,782	11,426	6,020	2,527	3,493
2017-18	25,770	19,882	8,046	11,836	5,888	2,447	3,441
2018-19	27,231	21,057	8,620	12,437	6,174	2,584	3,590
2019-20	27,961	21,958	8,975	12,983	6,003	2,481	3,522
2020-21	28,787	22,356	8,918	13,438	6,431	2,627	3,804
2021-22	28,985	21,992	8,650	13,342	6,993	2,801	4,192
2022-23	28,924	21,604	8,716	12,888	7,320	2,955	4,365
2023-24	27,588	20,926	8,549	12,377	6,662	2,624	4,038
2024-25	27,415	20,474	8,466	12,008	6,941	2,696	4,245
Average	27,303	27,303	8,436	12,391	27,303	2,641	3,835

Georgia State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,321 where 7,529 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 State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,918	5,075	2,121	2,954	1,843	582	1,261
2016-17	7,009	5,250	2,182	3,068	1,759	590	1,169
2017-18	7,046	5,107	2,053	3,054	1,939	666	1,273
2018-19	7,085	5,100	2,030	3,070	1,985	657	1,328
2019-20	7,080	5,113	2,012	3,101	1,967	676	1,291
2020-21	7,573	5,471	2,079	3,392	2,102	722	1,380
2021-22	7,988	5,705	2,163	3,542	2,283	737	1,546
2022-23	7,592	5,416	1,999	3,417	2,176	695	1,481
2023-24	7,386	5,407	1,996	3,411	1,979	599	1,380
2024-25	7,529	5,616	2,025	3,591	1,913	556	1,357
Average	7,321	7,321	2,066	3,260	7,321	648	1,347

Georgia State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 18.56% and the percentage of black students is 39.95% at Georgia State University. 14.35% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 13.17% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 30.66% to 18.56%. Asian enrollment grew from 11.00% to 14.35%. Black student enrollment increased from 37.44% to 39.95%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.41% to 13.17%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7659 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7447 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Georgia State 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	47	3,525	12,002	2,696	21	9,829	1,405
2016-17	40	3,817	12,065	2,896	16	9,276	1,746
2017-18	41	3,950	12,435	3,104	19	9,098	1,799
2018-19	34	4,294	13,051	3,521	15	9,153	1,965
2019-20	36	4,586	13,194	3,839	17	9,015	2,015
2020-21	25	4,882	13,939	4,276	19	9,023	2,019
2021-22	34	5,051	14,338	4,434	20	8,591	1,913
2022-23	34	5,062	14,256	4,572	21	7,830	1,821
2023-24	25	5,058	13,597	4,498	17	7,037	1,667
2024-25	28	5,015	13,959	4,601	13	6,487	1,624
Average	34	4,524	13,284	3,844	18	8,534	1,797

Georgia State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,247 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 3,967.44% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Georgia State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	32,058	129	5,734	26,195
2016-17	32,237	54	5,760	26,423
2017-18	32,816	226	7,569	25,021
2018-19	34,316	291	9,120	24,905
2019-20	35,041	850	1,069	33,122
2020-21	36,360	19,725	13,833	2,802
2021-22	36,973	4,700	19,669	12,604
2022-23	36,516	4,715	19,798	12,003
2023-24	34,974	4,606	18,748	11,620
2024-25	34,944	5,247	18,242	11,455
Average	34,624	4,054	11,954	18,615

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Enrollment Trends at GSU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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