Enrollment Trends at ISU

The student population at Indiana State University is 7,895 (6,224 undergraduate and 1,671 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 5,689 (41.88%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at ISU is 78.83% which is decreased by 5,033 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 656 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 75 male students for every 100 female students, down from 84 in 2015.
2,163 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 3.34% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,125 where 7,895 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 1 year-over-year increase and 8 decreases. It peaked at 13,763 students in 2018 and was lowest at 7,895 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 13,584 to 7,895 students, a net loss of 5,689 (41.9%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	13,584	11,257	5,286	5,971	2,327	901	1,426
2016-17	13,565 -19	11,202 -55	5,132 -154	6,070 99	2,363 36	910 9	1,453 27
2017-18	13,763 198	11,583 381	5,240 108	6,343 273	2,180 -183	816 -94	1,364 -89
2018-19	13,044 -719	10,950 -633	4,825 -415	6,125 -218	2,094 -86	789 -27	1,305 -59
2019-20	12,144 -900	10,214 -736	4,458 -367	5,756 -369	1,930 -164	722 -67	1,208 -97
2020-21	10,829 -1,315	8,938 -1,276	3,879 -579	5,059 -697	1,891 -39	661 -61	1,230 22
2021-22	9,459 -1,370	7,704 -1,234	3,368 -511	4,336 -723	1,755 -136	635 -26	1,120 -110
2022-23	8,658 -801	6,965 -739	3,016 -352	3,949 -387	1,693 -62	606 -29	1,087 -33
2023-24	8,304 -354	6,668 -297	2,902 -114	3,766 -183	1,636 -57	610 4	1,026 -61
2024-25	7,895 -409	6,224 -444	2,756 -146	3,468 -298	1,671 35	624 14	1,047 21
Average	11,125	9,171	4,086	5,084	1,954	727	1,227

Indiana State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,171 where 6,224 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 Indiana State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	11,257	9,658	4,576	5,082	1,599	710	889
2016-17	11,202	9,364	4,328	5,036	1,838	804	1,034
2017-18	11,583	9,369	4,346	5,023	2,214	894	1,320
2018-19	10,950	8,891	3,983	4,908	2,059	842	1,217
2019-20	10,214	8,105	3,564	4,541	2,109	894	1,215
2020-21	8,938	7,420	3,190	4,230	1,518	689	829
2021-22	7,704	6,280	2,712	3,568	1,424	656	768
2022-23	6,965	5,738	2,479	3,259	1,227	537	690
2023-24	6,668	5,579	2,425	3,154	1,089	477	612
2024-25	6,224	5,373	2,369	3,004	851	387	464
Average	9,171	9,171	3,397	4,181	9,171	689	904

Indiana State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,954 where 1,671 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 Indiana State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,327	991	391	600	1,336	510	826
2016-17	2,363	1,055	431	624	1,308	479	829
2017-18	2,180	961	356	605	1,219	460	759
2018-19	2,094	902	324	578	1,192	465	727
2019-20	1,930	884	312	572	1,046	410	636
2020-21	1,891	886	297	589	1,005	364	641
2021-22	1,755	830	270	560	925	365	560
2022-23	1,693	802	285	517	891	321	570
2023-24	1,636	780	298	482	856	312	544
2024-25	1,671	761	281	480	910	343	567
Average	1,954	1,954	325	561	1,954	403	666

Indiana State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 66.46%. The percentage was 65.78% 10 years ago and ISU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.94% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.57% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.66% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 65.78% to 66.46%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.31% to 1.94%. Black student enrollment decreased from 16.78% to 15.57%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.37% to 6.66%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5273 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5368 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Indiana 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	36	178	2,279	458	6	8,936	437
2016-17	36	176	2,269	476	4	8,840	440
2017-18	37	178	2,325	553	4	9,100	506
2018-19	43	174	2,111	569	8	8,791	486
2019-20	38	173	2,005	589	10	8,383	497
2020-21	30	194	1,723	576	11	7,530	429
2021-22	20	173	1,304	541	14	6,750	364
2022-23	16	145	1,299	551	10	6,019	364
2023-24	15	142	1,290	535	10	5,651	365
2024-25	18	153	1,229	526	6	5,247	350
Average	29	169	1,783	537	8	7,525	424

Indiana State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,163 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 3.34% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Indiana State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	13,584	2,093	2,857	8,634
2016-17	13,565	2,367	2,874	8,324
2017-18	13,763	2,582	2,745	8,436
2018-19	13,044	2,638	2,979	7,427
2019-20	12,144	2,774	2,974	6,396
2020-21	10,829	3,078	4,345	3,406
2021-22	9,459	2,797	2,947	3,715
2022-23	8,658	2,524	2,343	3,791
2023-24	8,304	2,335	2,178	3,791
2024-25	7,895	2,163	2,426	3,306
Average	11,125	2,535	2,867	5,723

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Enrollment Trends at ISU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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