Enrollment Trends at Kent State University at Ashtabula

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,955 where 1,739 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 2,288 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,723 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,288 to 1,739 students, a net loss of 549 (24%).

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

The percentage of white students is 78.49%. The percentage was 84.83% 10 years ago and Kent State University at Ashtabula still has a high percentage of white students. 1.32% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.79% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.10% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 84.83% to 78.49%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.14% to 1.32%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.07% to 6.79%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.23% to 6.10%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3729 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2760 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Kent State University at Ashtabula over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

1,141 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 66% of total students. The number of online students has increased 19.10% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Kent State University at Ashtabula from 2015 to 2025.