Enrollment Trends at National

The student population at National University is 22,115 (11,237 undergraduate and 10,878 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 4,627 (26.46%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at National is 50.81% which is increased by 2,387 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,240 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 63 male students for every 100 female students, down from 64 in 2015.
18,317 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 59.82% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 18,125 where 22,115 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 22,115 students in 2025 and was lowest at 16,670 in 2020. Overall, enrollment rose from 17,488 to 22,115 students, a net gain of 4,627 (26.5%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	17,488	8,850	3,842	5,008	8,638	3,003	5,635
2016-17	17,192 -296	8,319 -531	3,718 -124	4,601 -407	8,873 235	3,037 34	5,836 201
2017-18	17,097 -95	7,877 -442	3,510 -208	4,367 -234	9,220 347	3,080 43	6,140 304
2018-19	16,930 -167	7,735 -142	3,313 -197	4,422 55	9,195 -25	2,973 -107	6,222 82
2019-20	16,670 -260	7,356 -379	3,261 -52	4,095 -327	9,314 119	2,991 18	6,323 101
2020-21	18,070 1,400	8,441 1,085	3,948 687	4,493 398	9,629 315	2,991	6,638 315
2021-22	17,135 -935	7,648 -793	3,601 -347	4,047 -446	9,487 -142	2,720 -271	6,767 129
2022-23	18,631 1,496	8,485 837	3,956 355	4,529 482	10,146 659	2,909 189	7,237 470
2023-24	19,924 1,293	10,151 1,666	4,662 706	5,489 960	9,773 -373	2,920 11	6,853 -384
2024-25	22,115 2,191	11,237 1,086	5,235 573	6,002 513	10,878 1,105	3,289 369	7,589 736
Average	18,125	8,610	3,905	4,705	9,515	2,991	6,524

National University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,610 where 11,237 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 National University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,850	3,241	1,451	1,790	5,609	2,391	3,218
2016-17	8,319	3,027	1,392	1,635	5,292	2,326	2,966
2017-18	7,877	2,899	1,303	1,596	4,978	2,207	2,771
2018-19	7,735	2,884	1,267	1,617	4,851	2,046	2,805
2019-20	7,356	2,856	1,281	1,575	4,500	1,980	2,520
2020-21	8,441	3,292	1,524	1,768	5,149	2,424	2,725
2021-22	7,648	2,932	1,403	1,529	4,716	2,198	2,518
2022-23	8,485	4,353	2,021	2,332	4,132	1,935	2,197
2023-24	10,151	4,039	1,867	2,172	6,112	2,795	3,317
2024-25	11,237	6,442	3,078	3,364	4,795	2,157	2,638
Average	8,610	8,610	1,659	1,938	8,610	2,246	2,768

National University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 9,515 where 10,878 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 National University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,638	5,289	1,849	3,440	3,349	1,154	2,195
2016-17	8,873	5,541	1,875	3,666	3,332	1,162	2,170
2017-18	9,220	5,490	1,843	3,647	3,730	1,237	2,493
2018-19	9,195	5,150	1,661	3,489	4,045	1,312	2,733
2019-20	9,314	4,836	1,555	3,281	4,478	1,436	3,042
2020-21	9,629	5,915	1,873	4,042	3,714	1,118	2,596
2021-22	9,487	5,498	1,573	3,925	3,989	1,147	2,842
2022-23	10,146	7,104	1,983	5,121	3,042	926	2,116
2023-24	9,773	6,344	1,919	4,425	3,429	1,001	2,428
2024-25	10,878	7,986	2,389	5,597	2,892	900	1,992
Average	9,515	9,515	1,852	4,063	9,515	1,139	2,461

National University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 29.88% and the percentage of black students is 14.77% at National University. 7.45% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 35.46% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 40.57% to 29.88%. Asian enrollment declined from 8.82% to 7.45%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.31% to 14.77%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 25.44% to 35.46%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7570 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7501 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at National 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	84	1,542	1,803	4,449	229	7,095	774
2016-17	83	1,469	1,666	4,527	203	6,950	788
2017-18	72	1,326	1,528	4,444	175	6,397	764
2018-19	72	1,316	1,532	4,663	172	6,056	852
2019-20	63	1,273	1,426	4,854	168	5,904	897
2020-21	74	0	1,674	5,618	331	6,339	570
2021-22	68	1,286	1,599	5,660	152	5,619	893
2022-23	68	1,367	1,992	6,414	147	5,793	968
2023-24	109	1,471	2,624	7,036	178	6,117	682
2024-25	145	1,648	3,267	7,841	184	6,607	519
Average	84	1,270	1,911	5,551	194	6,288	771

National University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

18,317 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 83% of total students. The number of online students has increased 59.82% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at National University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	17,488	11,461	1,776	4,251
2016-17	17,192	11,599	1,569	4,024
2017-18	17,097	11,742	1,498	3,857
2018-19	16,930	7,627	2,685	6,618
2019-20	16,670	6,014	2,755	7,901
2020-21	18,070	4,683	3,276	10,111
2021-22	17,135	11,960	1,745	3,430
2022-23	18,631	11,757	764	6,110
2023-24	19,924	16,569	633	2,722
2024-25	22,115	18,317	799	2,999
Average	18,125	11,173	1,750	5,202

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Enrollment Trends at National

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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