Enrollment Trends at Pitt State

The student population at Pittsburg State University is 5,755 (4,472 undergraduate and 1,283 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,489 (20.55%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Pitt State is 77.71% which is decreased by 1,621 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 132 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 89 male students for every 100 female students, down from 100 in 2015.
1,043 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 67.15% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,427 where 5,755 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 7,244 students in 2016 and was lowest at 5,722 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 7,244 to 5,755 students, a net loss of 1,489 (20.6%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,244	6,093	3,204	2,889	1,151	410	741
2016-17	7,102 -142	5,904 -189	3,076 -128	2,828 -61	1,198 47	438 28	760 19
2017-18	6,907 -195	5,706 -198	2,965 -111	2,741 -87	1,201 3	448 10	753 -7
2018-19	6,625 -282	5,402 -304	2,753 -212	2,649 -92	1,223 22	455 7	768 15
2019-20	6,645 20	5,181 -221	2,616 -137	2,565 -84	1,464 241	555 100	909 141
2020-21	6,398 -247	4,825 -356	2,400 -216	2,425 -140	1,573 109	607 52	966 57
2021-22	6,017 -381	4,560 -265	2,261 -139	2,299 -126	1,457 -116	564 -43	893 -73
2022-23	5,858 -159	4,489 -71	2,247 -14	2,242 -57	1,369 -88	549 -15	820 -73
2023-24	5,722 -136	4,426 -63	2,183 -64	2,243 1	1,296 -73	553 4	743 -77
2024-25	5,755 33	4,472 46	2,184 1	2,288 45	1,283 -13	523 -30	760 17
Average	6,427	5,106	2,589	2,517	1,322	510	811

Pittsburg State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,106 where 4,472 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 Pittsburg State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,093	5,455	2,884	2,571	638	320	318
2016-17	5,904	5,342	2,812	2,530	562	264	298
2017-18	5,706	5,109	2,694	2,415	597	271	326
2018-19	5,402	4,865	2,522	2,343	537	231	306
2019-20	5,181	4,650	2,371	2,279	531	245	286
2020-21	4,825	4,260	2,161	2,099	565	239	326
2021-22	4,560	4,045	2,047	1,998	515	214	301
2022-23	4,489	4,015	2,026	1,989	474	221	253
2023-24	4,426	3,903	1,951	1,952	523	232	291
2024-25	4,472	3,929	1,932	1,997	543	252	291
Average	5,106	5,106	2,340	2,217	5,106	249	300

Pittsburg State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,322 where 1,283 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 Pittsburg State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,151	370	176	194	781	234	547
2016-17	1,198	367	184	183	831	254	577
2017-18	1,201	309	159	150	892	289	603
2018-19	1,223	296	149	147	927	306	621
2019-20	1,464	342	174	168	1,122	381	741
2020-21	1,573	346	173	173	1,227	434	793
2021-22	1,457	420	199	221	1,037	365	672
2022-23	1,369	387	191	196	982	358	624
2023-24	1,296	444	224	220	852	329	523
2024-25	1,283	399	193	206	884	330	554
Average	1,322	1,322	182	186	1,322	328	626

Pittsburg State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.95%. The percentage was 76.12% 10 years ago and Pitt State still has a high percentage of white students. 1.08% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.99% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.30% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 76.12% to 75.95%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.83% to 1.08%. Black student enrollment decreased from 3.77% to 2.99%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.61% to 7.30%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4130 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4141 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pittsburg 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	108	60	273	334	8	5,514	377
2016-17	91	60	243	345	5	5,467	388
2017-18	96	60	237	366	9	5,356	392
2018-19	90	66	226	350	7	5,163	410
2019-20	74	62	210	363	4	5,248	401
2020-21	78	68	227	404	4	5,066	369
2021-22	250	114	296	253	14	4,802	54
2022-23	89	54	193	383	9	4,512	306
2023-24	78	52	166	381	9	4,355	330
2024-25	90	62	172	420	14	4,371	343
Average	104	66	224	360	8	4,985	337

Pittsburg State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,043 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 67.15% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pittsburg State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	7,244	624	1,282	5,338
2016-17	7,102	641	1,759	4,702
2017-18	6,907	694	1,738	4,475
2018-19	6,625	742	1,922	3,961
2019-20	6,645	1,020	2,101	3,524
2020-21	6,398	1,161	2,316	2,921
2021-22	6,017	1,002	2,928	2,087
2022-23	5,858	1,072	3,250	1,536
2023-24	5,722	985	3,312	1,425
2024-25	5,755	1,043	2,435	2,277
Average	6,427	898	2,304	3,225

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Enrollment Trends at Pitt State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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