Enrollment Trends at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

The student population at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is 5,094 (3,148 undergraduate and 1,946 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,764 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is 61.80% which is increased by 283 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,481 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.22 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,513 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 188.19% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 4,245 where 5,094 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

61.80% of total students is undergraduate students and 38.20% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 283 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,481 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.22 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Southern Arkansas University Main Campus than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	3,330	2,865	1,204	1,661	465	144	321
2013-14	3,404 74	2,960 95	1,236 32	1,724 63	444 -21	158 14	286 -35
2014-15	3,546 142	3,036 76	1,309 73	1,727 3	510 66	189 31	321 35
2015-16	4,095 549	3,123 87	1,363 54	1,760 33	972 462	611 422	361 40
2016-17	4,771 676	3,287 164	1,485 122	1,802 42	1,484 512	989 378	495 134
2017-18	4,643 -128	3,475 188	1,566 81	1,909 107	1,168 -316	589 -400	579 84
2018-19	4,472 -171	3,543 68	1,581 15	1,962 53	929 -239	342 -247	587 8
2019-20	4,475 3	3,586 43	1,568 -13	2,018 56	889 -40	299 -43	590 3
2020-21	4,432 -43	3,447 -139	1,521 -47	1,926 -92	985 96	322 23	663 73
2021-22	4,434 2	3,160 -287	1,372 -149	1,788 -138	1,274 289	449 127	825 162
2022-23	5,094 660	3,148 -12	1,349 -23	1,799 11	1,946 672	947 498	999 174
Average	4,245	3,239	1,414	1,825	1,006	458	548

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 3,239 where 3,148 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,865	2,415	1,045	1,370	450	159	291
2013-14	2,960	2,497	1,083	1,414	463	153	310
2014-15	3,036	2,531	1,138	1,393	505	171	334
2015-16	3,123	2,691	1,207	1,484	432	156	276
2016-17	3,287	2,834	1,302	1,532	453	183	270
2017-18	3,475	2,924	1,378	1,546	551	188	363
2018-19	3,543	3,019	1,368	1,651	524	213	311
2019-20	3,586	3,003	1,353	1,650	583	215	368
2020-21	3,447	2,950	1,325	1,625	497	196	301
2021-22	3,160	2,637	1,174	1,463	523	198	325
2022-23	3,148	2,648	1,170	1,478	500	179	321
Average	3,239	3,239	1,231	1,510	3,239	183	315

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 1,006 where 1,946 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	465	71	27	44	394	117	277
2013-14	444	64	28	36	380	130	250
2014-15	510	100	56	44	410	133	277
2015-16	972	336	267	69	636	344	292
2016-17	1,484	605	462	143	879	527	352
2017-18	1,168	947	528	419	221	61	160
2018-19	929	721	286	435	208	56	152
2019-20	889	136	55	81	753	244	509
2020-21	985	157	62	95	828	260	568
2021-22	1,274	276	137	139	998	312	686
2022-23	1,946	707	437	270	1,239	510	729
Average	1,006	1,006	213	161	1,006	245	387

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.32%. The percentage was 64.62% 10 years ago and Southern Arkansas University Main Campus still has a high percentage of white students. 0.75% of enrolled students is Asian and 17.53% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	16	24	923	74	19	2,152	1
2013-14	15	26	909	68	22	2,232	14
2014-15	17	25	945	77	28	2,233	41
2015-16	23	25	962	96	30	2,266	3
2016-17	27	31	976	106	23	2,434	10
2017-18	34	46	1,061	128	12	2,693	7
2018-19	32	50	1,033	151	8	2,857	9
2019-20	20	41	978	179	3	2,928	90
2020-21	22	39	956	192	0	2,931	98
2021-22	15	41	833	189	1	2,573	269
2022-23	14	38	893	223	2	2,665	239
Average	21	35	952	135	13	2,542	71

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,513 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 188.19% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,546	525	991	2,030
2015-16	4,095	538	1,500	2,057
2016-17	4,771	574	2,176	2,021
2017-18	4,643	722	1,707	2,214
2018-19	4,472	869	1,482	2,121
2019-20	4,475	1,005	1,493	1,977
2020-21	4,432	1,223	2,575	634
2021-22	4,434	1,384	2,101	949
2022-23	5,094	1,513	2,777	804
Average	4,440	928	1,867	1,645

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