Enrollment Trends for Arkansas Colleges

Arkansas Colleges Enrollment Trends Summary (2015-2025)

Overall Population Change:
- Total Enrollment: 118,438 students were enrolled in Arkansas colleges.
- 10-Year Change: The total student population increased by 3% compared to a decade ago.
Student Level Trends:
- Undergraduate Growth: Undergraduate enrollment saw a decrease of -3.32% compared to a decade ago.
- Graduate Growth: Graduate enrollment saw a increase of 38.30% compared to a decade ago.
Gender Dynamics:
- Current Ratio: There are more women students than men, with a ratio of 1.48 women to 1 man.
- Women Enrollment: Women students total 70,647 and have increased by 9.61% compared to a decade ago.
- Men Enrollment: Men students total 47,791 and have decreased by -4.66% compared to a decade ago.
Online Education Growth:
- Online Exclusively: 30,680 students (25.90%) are enrolled exclusively in online programs.
- Online Growth: The number of students enrolled completely online has seen a dramatic increase of 159% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 113,954, and 118,438 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 78.51% are undergraduate students and 21.49% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 3,196, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 7,050.

The women to men ratio is 1.48 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Arkansas Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Arkansas Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	114,584	96,178	42,906	53,272	18,406	7,223	11,183
2015-16	116,310 1,726	96,547 369	42,951 45	53,596 324	19,763 1,357	7,931 708	11,832 649
2016-17	117,481 1,171	96,123 -424	42,486 -465	53,637 41	21,358 1,595	8,608 677	12,750 918
2017-18	116,058 -1,423	95,031 -1,092	41,803 -683	53,228 -409	21,027 -331	8,093 -515	12,934 184
2018-19	114,692 -1,366	94,190 -841	41,167 -636	53,023 -205	20,502 -525	7,629 -464	12,873 -61
2019-20	112,562 -2,130	92,223 -1,967	39,784 -1,383	52,439 -584	20,339 -163	7,609 -20	12,730 -143
2020-21	108,582 -3,980	87,974 -4,249	37,193 -2,591	50,781 -1,658	20,608 269	7,694 85	12,914 184
2021-22	107,489 -1,093	85,698 -2,276	35,986 -1,207	49,712 -1,069	21,791 1,183	7,827 133	13,964 1,050
2022-23	113,722 6,233	90,225 4,527	37,798 1,812	52,427 2,715	23,497 1,706	8,674 847	14,823 859
2023-24	113,573 -149	90,487 262	37,871 73	52,616 189	23,086 -411	8,578 -96	14,508 -315
2024-25	118,438 4,865	92,982 2,495	38,675 804	54,307 1,691	25,456 2,370	9,116 538	16,340 1,832
Average	113,954	92,514	39,875	52,640	21,439	8,089	13,350

Arkansas Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 92,514. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 3,196 from 96,178 to 92,982.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Arkansas Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	96,178	74,757	33,894	40,863	21,421	9,012	12,409
2015-16	96,547	74,887	33,877	41,010	21,660	9,074	12,586
2016-17	96,123	74,610	33,539	41,071	21,513	8,947	12,566
2017-18	95,031	74,063	33,133	40,930	20,968	8,670	12,298
2018-19	94,190	73,136	32,497	40,639	21,054	8,670	12,384
2019-20	92,223	71,070	31,208	39,862	21,153	8,576	12,577
2020-21	87,974	67,946	29,147	38,799	20,028	8,046	11,982
2021-22	85,698	65,844	28,257	37,587	19,854	7,729	12,125
2022-23	90,225	67,239	29,086	38,153	22,986	8,712	14,274
2023-24	90,487	67,770	29,211	38,559	22,717	8,660	14,057
2024-25	92,982	69,925	30,057	39,868	23,057	8,618	14,439
Average	92,514	92,514	31,264	39,758	92,514	8,610	12,882

Arkansas Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 21,439. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 7,050 from 18,406 to 25,456.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Arkansas Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	18,406	7,230	3,200	4,030	11,176	4,023	7,153
2015-16	19,763	7,588	3,485	4,103	12,175	4,446	7,729
2016-17	21,358	8,020	3,661	4,359	13,338	4,947	8,391
2017-18	21,027	8,471	3,693	4,778	12,556	4,400	8,156
2018-19	20,502	8,157	3,249	4,908	12,345	4,380	7,965
2019-20	20,339	7,547	3,059	4,488	12,792	4,550	8,242
2020-21	20,608	7,874	3,170	4,704	12,734	4,524	8,210
2021-22	21,791	8,255	3,262	4,993	13,536	4,565	8,971
2022-23	23,497	9,034	3,701	5,333	14,463	4,973	9,490
2023-24	23,086	8,875	3,593	5,282	14,211	4,985	9,226
2024-25	25,456	9,609	3,652	5,957	15,847	5,464	10,383
Average	21,439	21,439	3,430	4,812	21,439	4,660	8,538

Arkansas Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.22%. The percentage was 69.46% 10 years ago and Arkansas Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 2.36% of enrolled students is Asian and 14.25% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Arkansas Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2014-15	1,016	2,100	16,905	5,619	105	79,587	3,416
2015-16	960	2,167	16,954	6,152	103	79,905	3,721
2016-17	931	2,196	16,926	6,486	99	79,926	3,955
2017-18	886	2,252	16,496	6,529	84	79,076	4,258
2018-19	826	2,311	15,959	6,945	77	78,114	4,666
2019-20	792	2,399	15,412	7,157	103	75,932	4,999
2020-21	769	2,455	14,842	7,469	134	72,314	5,274
2021-22	756	2,545	14,390	7,659	119	70,766	5,357
2022-23	804	2,736	16,073	8,824	146	72,938	5,390
2023-24	818	2,694	15,461	9,167	151	72,594	5,423
2024-25	837	2,790	16,883	10,604	133	73,697	5,714
Average	854	2,422	16,027	7,510	114	75,895	4,743

Arkansas Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

30,680 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 26% of total students. The number of online students has increased 240.40% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Arkansas Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	114,399	9,013	21,678	83,708
2013-14	114,272	11,167	23,873	79,232
2014-15	114,584	11,829	23,408	79,347
2015-16	116,310	13,436	25,075	77,799
2016-17	117,481	15,091	24,507	77,883
2017-18	116,058	16,208	26,984	72,866
2018-19	114,692	16,736	27,223	70,733
2019-20	112,562	18,764	29,121	64,677
2020-21	108,585	34,420	49,664	24,501
2021-22	107,489	23,803	31,569	52,117
2022-23	113,722	28,909	31,948	52,865
2023-24	113,573	27,391	31,723	54,459
2024-25	118,438	30,680	32,461	55,297
Average	114,013	19,804	29,172	65,037