The student population at Piedmont University is 1,857 (1,159 undergraduate and 698 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 407 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Piedmont is 62.41% which is decreased by 125 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 282 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 2.63 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
617 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,180 where 1,857 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
62.41% of total students is undergraduate students and 37.59% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 125 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 282 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.63 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Piedmont than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Piedmont University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,264 | 1,284 | 433 | 851 | 980 | 206 | 774 |
| 2016-17 | 2,266 2 | 1,295 11 | 471 38 | 824 -27 | 971 -9 | 210 4 | 761 -13 |
| 2017-18 | 2,361 95 | 1,281 -14 | 434 -37 | 847 23 | 1,080 109 | 212 2 | 868 107 |
| 2018-19 | 2,449 88 | 1,263 -18 | 437 3 | 826 -21 | 1,186 106 | 192 -20 | 994 126 |
| 2019-20 | 2,510 61 | 1,283 20 | 450 13 | 833 7 | 1,227 41 | 207 15 | 1,020 26 |
| 2020-21 | 2,350 -160 | 1,278 -5 | 440 -10 | 838 5 | 1,072 -155 | 176 -31 | 896 -124 |
| 2021-22 | 2,060 -290 | 1,255 -23 | 416 -24 | 839 1 | 805 -267 | 161 -15 | 644 -252 |
| 2022-23 | 1,843 -217 | 1,245 -10 | 382 -34 | 863 24 | 598 -207 | 139 -22 | 459 -185 |
| 2023-24 | 1,840 -3 | 1,261 16 | 401 19 | 860 -3 | 579 -19 | 100 -39 | 479 20 |
| 2024-25 | 1,857 17 | 1,159 -102 | 389 -12 | 770 -90 | 698 119 | 122 22 | 576 97 |
| Average | 2,180 | 1,260 | 425 | 835 | 920 | 173 | 747 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,260 where 1,159 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 Piedmont University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,284 | 1,133 | 386 | 747 | 151 | 47 | 104 |
| 2016-17 | 1,295 | 1,177 | 438 | 739 | 118 | 33 | 85 |
| 2017-18 | 1,281 | 1,160 | 409 | 751 | 121 | 25 | 96 |
| 2018-19 | 1,263 | 1,153 | 403 | 750 | 110 | 34 | 76 |
| 2019-20 | 1,283 | 1,155 | 419 | 736 | 128 | 31 | 97 |
| 2020-21 | 1,278 | 1,151 | 403 | 748 | 127 | 37 | 90 |
| 2021-22 | 1,255 | 1,117 | 385 | 732 | 138 | 31 | 107 |
| 2022-23 | 1,245 | 1,135 | 359 | 776 | 110 | 23 | 87 |
| 2023-24 | 1,261 | 1,171 | 381 | 790 | 90 | 20 | 70 |
| 2024-25 | 1,159 | 1,067 | 368 | 699 | 92 | 21 | 71 |
| Average | 1,260 | 1,260 | 395 | 747 | 1,260 | 30 | 88 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 920 where 698 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 Piedmont University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 980 | 330 | 88 | 242 | 650 | 118 | 532 |
| 2016-17 | 971 | 380 | 96 | 284 | 591 | 114 | 477 |
| 2017-18 | 1,080 | 387 | 94 | 293 | 693 | 118 | 575 |
| 2018-19 | 1,186 | 523 | 96 | 427 | 663 | 96 | 567 |
| 2019-20 | 1,227 | 454 | 94 | 360 | 773 | 113 | 660 |
| 2020-21 | 1,072 | 462 | 89 | 373 | 610 | 87 | 523 |
| 2021-22 | 805 | 309 | 67 | 242 | 496 | 94 | 402 |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 131 | 33 | 98 | 467 | 106 | 361 |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 126 | 20 | 106 | 453 | 80 | 373 |
| 2024-25 | 698 | 295 | 43 | 252 | 403 | 79 | 324 |
| Average | 920 | 920 | 72 | 268 | 920 | 101 | 479 |
The percentage of white students is 62.41%. The percentage was 74.65% 10 years ago and Piedmont still has a high percentage of white students. 0.75% of enrolled students is Asian and 21.00% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.89% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 74.65% to 62.41%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.02% to 0.75%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.89% to 21.00%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.53% to 8.89%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5579 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4314 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Piedmont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 8 | 23 | 224 | 80 | 7 | 1,690 | 37 |
| 2016-17 | 10 | 32 | 232 | 119 | 6 | 1,650 | 48 |
| 2017-18 | 7 | 26 | 271 | 137 | 1 | 1,704 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | 7 | 27 | 279 | 113 | 4 | 1,813 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | 11 | 28 | 283 | 132 | 3 | 1,874 | 13 |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 29 | 292 | 123 | 2 | 1,732 | 19 |
| 2021-22 | 5 | 22 | 292 | 127 | 1 | 1,485 | 26 |
| 2022-23 | 4 | 21 | 300 | 146 | 0 | 1,255 | 31 |
| 2023-24 | 4 | 22 | 294 | 161 | 1 | 1,238 | 36 |
| 2024-25 | 8 | 14 | 390 | 165 | 1 | 1,159 | 42 |
| Average | 7 | 24 | 286 | 130 | 3 | 1,560 | 26 |
617 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Piedmont University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,264 | 0 | 0 | 2,264 |
| 2016-17 | 2,266 | 46 | 159 | 2,061 |
| 2017-18 | 2,361 | 41 | 393 | 1,927 |
| 2018-19 | 2,449 | 18 | 407 | 2,024 |
| 2019-20 | 2,510 | 70 | 517 | 1,923 |
| 2020-21 | 2,350 | 889 | 508 | 953 |
| 2021-22 | 2,060 | 754 | 439 | 867 |
| 2022-23 | 1,843 | 572 | 573 | 698 |
| 2023-24 | 1,840 | 533 | 419 | 888 |
| 2024-25 | 1,857 | 617 | 411 | 829 |
| Average | 2,180 | 354 | 383 | 1,443 |
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