Enrollment Trends at PBA

The student population at Palm Beach Atlantic University is 4,147 (3,312 undergraduate and 835 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 229 (5.84%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at PBA is 79.86% which is increased by 273 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 44 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 56 male students for every 100 female students, down from 57 in 2015.
304 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 213.40% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,816 where 4,147 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 4,147 students in 2025 and was lowest at 3,687 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 3,918 to 4,147 students, a net gain of 229 (5.8%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,918	3,039	1,116	1,923	879	305	574
2016-17	3,764 -154	2,926 -113	1,037 -79	1,889 -34	838 -41	266 -39	572 -2
2017-18	3,839 75	3,003 77	1,097 60	1,906 17	836 -2	254 -12	582 10
2018-19	3,705 -134	2,855 -148	1,061 -36	1,794 -112	850 14	252 -2	598 16
2019-20	3,691 -14	2,883 28	1,053 -8	1,830 36	808 -42	249 -3	559 -39
2020-21	3,704 13	2,916 33	1,063 10	1,853 23	788 -20	248 -1	540 -19
2021-22	3,687 -17	2,837 -79	1,049 -14	1,788 -65	850 62	297 49	553 13
2022-23	3,828 141	3,027 190	1,109 60	1,918 130	801 -49	273 -24	528 -25
2023-24	3,875 47	3,094 67	1,145 36	1,949 31	781 -20	267 -6	514 -14
2024-25	4,147 272	3,312 218	1,199 54	2,113 164	835 54	298 31	537 23
Average	3,816	2,989	1,093	1,896	827	271	556

Palm Beach Atlantic University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,989 where 3,312 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 Palm Beach Atlantic University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,039	2,418	838	1,580	621	278	343
2016-17	2,926	2,300	778	1,522	626	259	367
2017-18	3,003	2,350	824	1,526	653	273	380
2018-19	2,855	2,269	803	1,466	586	258	328
2019-20	2,883	2,264	781	1,483	619	272	347
2020-21	2,916	2,240	769	1,471	676	294	382
2021-22	2,837	2,136	754	1,382	701	295	406
2022-23	3,027	2,287	786	1,501	740	323	417
2023-24	3,094	2,316	796	1,520	778	349	429
2024-25	3,312	2,480	806	1,674	832	393	439
Average	2,989	2,989	794	1,513	2,989	299	384

Palm Beach Atlantic University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 827 where 835 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 Palm Beach Atlantic University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	879	790	278	512	89	27	62
2016-17	838	587	174	413	251	92	159
2017-18	836	589	176	413	247	78	169
2018-19	850	570	164	406	280	88	192
2019-20	808	578	169	409	230	80	150
2020-21	788	572	167	405	216	81	135
2021-22	850	527	163	364	323	134	189
2022-23	801	505	156	349	296	117	179
2023-24	781	526	174	352	255	93	162
2024-25	835	492	153	339	343	145	198
Average	827	827	177	396	827	94	160

Palm Beach Atlantic University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.52%. The percentage was 59.14% 10 years ago and PBA still has a high percentage of white students. 2.12% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.60% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 19.27% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.14% to 52.52%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.76% to 2.12%. Black student enrollment decreased from 12.58% to 9.60%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 17.25% to 19.27%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6763 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6030 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Palm Beach Atlantic 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	15	108	493	676	11	2,317	114
2016-17	14	114	463	615	9	2,192	114
2017-18	8	119	446	612	10	2,303	136
2018-19	4	98	371	618	7	2,057	113
2019-20	4	86	401	627	7	2,010	111
2020-21	6	106	404	678	7	2,094	83
2021-22	5	88	386	633	5	1,961	90
2022-23	10	79	357	688	4	2,047	88
2023-24	12	89	397	684	4	1,891	289
2024-25	8	88	398	799	0	2,178	136
Average	9	98	412	663	6	2,105	127

Palm Beach Atlantic University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

304 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 213.40% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Palm Beach Atlantic University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	3,918	97	868	2,953
2016-17	3,764	81	508	3,175
2017-18	3,839	79	513	3,247
2018-19	3,705	122	592	2,991
2019-20	3,691	124	775	2,792
2020-21	3,704	193	1,289	2,222
2021-22	3,687	231	1,286	2,170
2022-23	3,828	280	1,331	2,217
2023-24	3,875	218	1,341	2,316
2024-25	4,147	304	1,589	2,254
Average	3,816	173	1,009	2,634

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Enrollment Trends at PBA

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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