Enrollment Trends at Grambling

The student population at Grambling State University is 5,150 (4,313 undergraduate and 837 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 609 (13.41%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Grambling is 83.75% which is increased by 742 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 133 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 58 male students for every 100 female students, down from 66 in 2015.
2,183 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 289.13% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,106 where 5,150 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 5,438 students in 2021 and was lowest at 4,541 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 4,541 to 5,150 students, a net gain of 609 (13.4%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,541	3,571	1,525	2,046	970	278	692
2016-17	4,863 322	3,883 312	1,652 127	2,231 185	980 10	264 -14	716 24
2017-18	5,191 328	4,079 196	1,705 53	2,374 143	1,112 132	314 50	798 82
2018-19	5,205 14	4,110 31	1,629 -76	2,481 107	1,095 -17	300 -14	795 -3
2019-20	5,232 27	4,153 43	1,562 -67	2,591 110	1,079 -16	280 -20	799 4
2020-21	5,438 206	4,511 358	1,599 37	2,912 321	927 -152	239 -41	688 -111
2021-22	5,270 -168	4,405 -106	1,592 -7	2,813 -99	865 -62	224 -15	641 -47
2022-23	5,058 -212	4,201 -204	1,523 -69	2,678 -135	857 -8	222 -2	635 -6
2023-24	5,114 56	4,279 78	1,518 -5	2,761 83	835 -22	206 -16	629 -6
2024-25	5,150 36	4,313 34	1,679 161	2,634 -127	837 2	216 10	621 -8
Average	5,106	4,151	1,598	2,552	956	254	701

Grambling State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,151 where 4,313 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 Grambling State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,571	3,308	1,437	1,871	263	88	175
2016-17	3,883	3,598	1,529	2,069	285	123	162
2017-18	4,079	3,734	1,562	2,172	345	143	202
2018-19	4,110	3,805	1,516	2,289	305	113	192
2019-20	4,153	3,813	1,423	2,390	340	139	201
2020-21	4,511	4,041	1,440	2,601	470	159	311
2021-22	4,405	3,836	1,407	2,429	569	185	384
2022-23	4,201	3,689	1,359	2,330	512	164	348
2023-24	4,279	3,703	1,338	2,365	576	180	396
2024-25	4,313	3,755	1,483	2,272	558	196	362
Average	4,151	4,151	1,449	2,279	4,151	149	273

Grambling State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 956 where 837 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 Grambling State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	970	337	109	228	633	169	464
2016-17	980	286	94	192	694	170	524
2017-18	1,112	317	111	206	795	203	592
2018-19	1,095	293	94	199	802	206	596
2019-20	1,079	283	77	206	796	203	593
2020-21	927	228	70	158	699	169	530
2021-22	865	194	56	138	671	168	503
2022-23	857	206	71	135	651	151	500
2023-24	835	216	65	151	619	141	478
2024-25	837	254	81	173	583	135	448
Average	956	956	83	179	956	172	523

Grambling State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 0.76% and the percentage of black students is 88.27% at Grambling State University. 0.12% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 1.69% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 1.56% to 0.76%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.15% to 0.12%. Black student enrollment decreased from 91.26% to 88.27%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.12% to 1.69%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2201 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.1666 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Grambling 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	12	7	4,144	51	1	71	61
2016-17	11	5	4,435	53	2	52	69
2017-18	7	6	4,692	67	2	76	73
2018-19	6	14	4,738	71	1	68	91
2019-20	9	7	4,874	39	0	52	0
2020-21	8	7	4,921	70	0	41	107
2021-22	6	6	4,795	64	0	39	103
2022-23	8	4	4,637	66	1	27	103
2023-24	9	8	4,750	75	1	38	116
2024-25	2	6	4,546	87	1	39	100
Average	8	7	4,653	64	1	50	82

Grambling State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,183 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 42% of total students. The number of online students has increased 289.13% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Grambling State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	4,541	561	1,912	2,068
2016-17	4,863	561	1,924	2,378
2017-18	5,191	777	2,215	2,199
2018-19	5,205	741	2,176	2,288
2019-20	5,232	682	1,809	2,741
2020-21	5,438	702	3,980	756
2021-22	5,270	1,169	3,500	601
2022-23	5,058	1,132	3,575	351
2023-24	5,114	1,374	3,292	448
2024-25	5,150	2,183	2,843	124
Average	5,106	988	2,723	1,395

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Enrollment Trends at Grambling

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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