Enrollment Trends at KSU

The student population at Kennesaw State University is 47,764 (42,760 undergraduate and 5,004 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 14,512 (43.64%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at KSU is 89.52% which is increased by 12,280 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,232 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 96 male students for every 100 female students, down from 101 in 2015.
10,435 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 352.91% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 39,745 where 47,764 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 47,764 students in 2025 and was lowest at 33,252 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 33,252 to 47,764 students, a net gain of 14,512 (43.6%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	33,252	30,480	15,566	14,914	2,772	1,142	1,630
2016-17	35,018 1,766	32,166 1,686	16,685 1,119	15,481 567	2,852 80	1,160 18	1,692 62
2017-18	35,846 828	32,945 779	17,294 609	15,651 170	2,901 49	1,183 23	1,718 26
2018-19	35,420 -426	32,274 -671	16,910 -384	15,364 -287	3,146 245	1,244 61	1,902 184
2019-20	37,807 2,387	34,499 2,225	17,896 986	16,603 1,239	3,308 162	1,298 54	2,010 108
2020-21	41,181 3,374	37,390 2,891	18,927 1,031	18,463 1,860	3,791 483	1,489 191	2,302 292
2021-22	42,899 1,718	38,891 1,501	19,295 368	19,596 1,133	4,008 217	1,606 117	2,402 100
2022-23	43,190 291	38,927 36	19,423 128	19,504 -92	4,263 255	1,844 238	2,419 17
2023-24	45,069 1,879	40,509 1,582	20,272 849	20,237 733	4,560 297	1,989 145	2,571 152
2024-25	47,764 2,695	42,760 2,251	21,237 965	21,523 1,286	5,004 444	2,102 113	2,902 331
Average	39,745	36,084	18,351	17,734	3,661	1,506	2,155

Kennesaw State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 36,084 where 42,760 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 Kennesaw State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	30,480	22,974	11,625	11,349	7,506	3,941	3,565
2016-17	32,166	24,412	12,498	11,914	7,754	4,187	3,567
2017-18	32,945	24,869	12,869	12,000	8,076	4,425	3,651
2018-19	32,274	24,150	12,374	11,776	8,124	4,536	3,588
2019-20	34,499	25,745	13,174	12,571	8,754	4,722	4,032
2020-21	37,390	27,688	13,834	13,854	9,702	5,093	4,609
2021-22	38,891	28,629	14,065	14,564	10,262	5,230	5,032
2022-23	38,927	28,771	14,264	14,507	10,156	5,159	4,997
2023-24	40,509	30,203	14,940	15,263	10,306	5,332	4,974
2024-25	42,760	31,520	15,535	15,985	11,240	5,702	5,538
Average	36,084	36,084	13,518	13,378	36,084	4,833	4,355

Kennesaw State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,661 where 5,004 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 Kennesaw State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,772	929	357	572	1,843	785	1,058
2016-17	2,852	841	338	503	2,011	822	1,189
2017-18	2,901	899	377	522	2,002	806	1,196
2018-19	3,146	975	376	599	2,171	868	1,303
2019-20	3,308	1,034	384	650	2,274	914	1,360
2020-21	3,791	1,190	435	755	2,601	1,054	1,547
2021-22	4,008	1,369	527	842	2,639	1,079	1,560
2022-23	4,263	1,582	694	888	2,681	1,150	1,531
2023-24	4,560	1,883	840	1,043	2,677	1,149	1,528
2024-25	5,004	2,022	894	1,128	2,982	1,208	1,774
Average	3,661	3,661	522	750	3,661	984	1,405

Kennesaw State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 39.65% and the percentage of black students is 27.85% at Kennesaw State University. 5.94% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 15.76% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 57.88% to 39.65%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.29% to 5.94%. Black student enrollment increased from 20.37% to 27.85%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.19% to 15.76%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7346 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6133 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Kennesaw 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	72	1,425	6,772	2,724	41	19,245	1,359
2016-17	65	1,597	7,408	3,041	33	19,845	1,442
2017-18	59	1,726	7,643	3,307	40	19,891	1,569
2018-19	56	1,768	7,566	3,414	34	19,456	1,560
2019-20	52	1,943	8,146	4,121	45	20,261	1,673
2020-21	56	2,131	9,726	4,955	58	20,694	1,925
2021-22	63	2,235	10,581	5,510	55	20,645	2,026
2022-23	62	2,368	10,805	5,886	56	19,655	2,049
2023-24	59	2,597	11,910	6,589	44	19,163	2,065
2024-25	73	2,836	13,304	7,526	37	18,938	2,290
Average	62	2,063	9,386	4,707	44	19,779	1,796

Kennesaw State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

10,435 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 352.91% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Kennesaw State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	33,252	2,304	7,752	23,196
2016-17	35,018	2,760	6,040	26,218
2017-18	35,846	3,549	10,655	21,642
2018-19	35,420	3,899	11,083	20,438
2019-20	37,807	5,107	13,253	19,447
2020-21	41,181	15,280	23,580	2,321
2021-22	42,899	8,760	16,478	17,661
2022-23	43,190	8,754	18,078	16,358
2023-24	45,069	9,346	21,710	14,013
2024-25	47,764	10,435	25,369	11,960
Average	39,745	7,019	15,400	17,325

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Enrollment Trends at KSU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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