Enrollment Trends at Southern University and A & M

The student population at Southern University and A & M College is 8,279 (6,713 undergraduate and 1,566 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,878 (29.34%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Southern University and A & M is 81.08% which is increased by 1,463 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 415 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 51 male students for every 100 female students, down from 52 in 2015.
379 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 166.90% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,222 where 8,279 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 8,317 students in 2022 and was lowest at 5,877 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 6,401 to 8,279 students, a net gain of 1,878 (29.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Southern University and A & M College since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,401	5,250	1,854	3,396	1,151	342	809
2016-17	5,877 -524	4,926 -324	1,741 -113	3,185 -211	951 -200	286 -56	665 -144
2017-18	6,118 241	5,149 223	1,829 88	3,320 135	969 18	308 22	661 -4
2018-19	6,693 575	5,838 689	2,085 256	3,753 433	855 -114	264 -44	591 -70
2019-20	7,140 447	6,324 486	2,214 129	4,110 357	816 -39	237 -27	579 -12
2020-21	6,917 -223	6,145 -179	2,115 -99	4,030 -80	772 -44	218 -19	554 -25
2021-22	8,317 1,400	6,560 415	2,247 132	4,313 283	1,757 985	640 422	1,117 563
2022-23	8,226 -91	6,470 -90	2,133 -114	4,337 24	1,756 -1	667 27	1,089 -28
2023-24	8,249 23	6,571 101	2,121 -12	4,450 113	1,678 -78	647 -20	1,031 -58
2024-25	8,279 30	6,713 142	2,220 99	4,493 43	1,566 -112	561 -86	1,005 -26
Average	7,222	5,995	2,056	3,939	1,227	417	810

Southern University and A & M College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,995 where 6,713 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 Southern University and A & M College since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,250	4,643	1,683	2,960	607	171	436
2016-17	4,926	4,354	1,564	2,790	572	177	395
2017-18	5,149	4,530	1,650	2,880	619	179	440
2018-19	5,838	4,868	1,769	3,099	970	316	654
2019-20	6,324	4,875	1,691	3,184	1,449	523	926
2020-21	6,145	4,547	1,504	3,043	1,598	611	987
2021-22	6,560	5,050	1,695	3,355	1,510	552	958
2022-23	6,470	5,091	1,687	3,404	1,379	446	933
2023-24	6,571	5,336	1,722	3,614	1,235	399	836
2024-25	6,713	5,552	1,827	3,725	1,161	393	768
Average	5,995	5,995	1,679	3,205	5,995	377	733

Southern University and A & M College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,227 where 1,566 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 Southern University and A & M College since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,151	632	210	422	519	132	387
2016-17	951	491	164	327	460	122	338
2017-18	969	484	163	321	485	145	340
2018-19	855	443	143	300	412	121	291
2019-20	816	417	125	292	399	112	287
2020-21	772	376	124	252	396	94	302
2021-22	1,757	1,106	433	673	651	207	444
2022-23	1,756	1,075	406	669	681	261	420
2023-24	1,678	1,016	391	625	662	256	406
2024-25	1,566	947	335	612	619	226	393
Average	1,227	1,227	249	449	1,227	168	361

Southern University and A & M College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 4.37% and the percentage of black students is 87.34% at Southern University and A & M College. 1.61% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 1.90% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 2.84% to 4.37%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.41% to 1.61%. Black student enrollment decreased from 90.81% to 87.34%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.52% to 1.90%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2343 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.1736 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southern University and A & M College 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	17	154	5,813	33	2	182	100
2016-17	10	131	5,285	35	1	189	126
2017-18	9	108	5,618	33	2	172	104
2018-19	14	69	6,114	56	2	201	112
2019-20	21	70	6,366	57	7	246	146
2020-21	12	67	6,279	59	5	187	113
2021-22	16	139	7,187	117	5	473	120
2022-23	13	185	7,164	132	1	391	120
2023-24	9	203	7,168	128	3	404	120
2024-25	9	133	7,231	157	2	362	136
Average	13	126	6,423	81	3	281	120

Southern University and A & M College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

379 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 166.90% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southern University and A & M College from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	6,401	142	1,041	5,218
2016-17	5,877	96	1,134	4,647
2017-18	6,118	149	1,776	4,193
2018-19	6,693	275	1,257	5,161
2019-20	7,140	291	1,653	5,196
2020-21	6,917	1,044	3,921	1,952
2021-22	8,317	1,080	3,464	3,773
2022-23	8,226	1,067	3,604	3,555
2023-24	8,249	1,059	3,181	4,009
2024-25	8,279	379	3,466	4,434
Average	7,222	558	2,450	4,214

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Enrollment Trends at Southern University and A & M

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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