Enrollment Trends for Louisiana Colleges

Louisiana Colleges Enrollment Trends Summary (2015-2025)

Overall Population Change:
- Total Enrollment: 187,427 students were enrolled in Louisiana colleges.
- 10-Year Change: The total student population increased by 10% compared to a decade ago.
Student Level Trends:
- Undergraduate Growth: Undergraduate enrollment saw a increase of 6.67% compared to a decade ago.
- Graduate Growth: Graduate enrollment saw a increase of 25.49% compared to a decade ago.
Gender Dynamics:
- Current Ratio: There are more women students than men, with a ratio of 1.54 women to 1 man.
- Women Enrollment: Women students total 113,660 and have increased by 14.21% compared to a decade ago.
- Men Enrollment: Men students total 73,767 and have increased by 4.61% compared to a decade ago.
Online Education Growth:
- Online Exclusively: 39,765 students (21.22%) are enrolled exclusively in online programs.
- Online Growth: The number of students enrolled completely online has seen a dramatic increase of 223% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 176,638, and 187,427 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 78.46% are undergraduate students and 21.54% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students increased by 9,192, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 8,184.

The women to men ratio is 1.54 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Louisiana Colleges than men students.

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	170,031	137,844	57,262	80,582	32,187	13,252	18,935
2015-16	171,922 1,891	139,624 1,780	57,911 649	81,713 1,131	32,298 111	13,111 -141	19,187 252
2016-17	171,042 -880	139,711 87	57,584 -327	82,127 414	31,331 -967	12,787 -324	18,544 -643
2017-18	170,441 -601	139,204 -507	56,694 -890	82,510 383	31,237 -94	11,843 -944	19,394 850
2018-19	174,736 4,295	139,959 755	56,556 -138	83,403 893	34,777 3,540	13,601 1,758	21,176 1,782
2019-20	176,864 2,128	139,753 -206	56,060 -496	83,693 290	37,111 2,334	14,455 854	22,656 1,480
2020-21	182,778 5,914	142,894 3,141	55,935 -125	86,959 3,266	39,884 2,773	15,241 786	24,643 1,987
2021-22	179,775 -3,003	141,028 -1,866	55,244 -691	85,784 -1,175	38,747 -1,137	14,355 -886	24,392 -251
2022-23	177,217 -2,558	139,599 -1,429	55,223 -21	84,376 -1,408	37,618 -1,129	14,221 -134	23,397 -995
2023-24	180,783 3,566	142,025 2,426	56,240 1,017	85,785 1,409	38,758 1,140	14,885 664	23,873 476
2024-25	187,427 6,644	147,036 5,011	58,467 2,227	88,569 2,784	40,391 1,633	15,300 415	25,091 1,218
Average	176,638	140,789	56,652	84,136	35,849	13,914	21,935

Louisiana Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 140,789. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 9,192 from 137,844 to 147,036.

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

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	137,844	107,847	45,682	62,165	29,997	11,580	18,417
2015-16	139,624	108,717	46,213	62,504	30,907	11,698	19,209
2016-17	139,711	107,228	45,231	61,997	32,483	12,353	20,130
2017-18	139,204	107,201	44,985	62,216	32,003	11,709	20,294
2018-19	139,959	109,717	45,381	64,336	30,242	11,175	19,067
2019-20	139,753	110,099	44,974	65,125	29,654	11,086	18,568
2020-21	142,894	110,669	44,249	66,420	32,225	11,686	20,539
2021-22	141,028	108,757	43,509	65,248	32,271	11,735	20,536
2022-23	139,599	106,458	42,897	63,561	33,141	12,326	20,815
2023-24	142,025	108,291	43,678	64,613	33,734	12,562	21,172
2024-25	147,036	111,873	45,015	66,858	35,163	13,452	21,711
Average	140,789	140,789	44,710	64,095	140,789	11,942	20,042

Louisiana Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 35,849. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 8,204 from 32,187 to 40,391.

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

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	32,187	20,233	9,050	11,183	11,954	4,202	7,752
2015-16	32,298	19,998	8,773	11,225	12,300	4,338	7,962
2016-17	31,331	19,373	8,372	11,001	11,958	4,415	7,543
2017-18	31,237	19,142	7,907	11,235	12,095	3,936	8,159
2018-19	34,777	19,707	7,908	11,799	15,070	5,693	9,377
2019-20	37,111	19,760	7,718	12,042	17,351	6,737	10,614
2020-21	39,884	21,635	8,425	13,210	18,249	6,816	11,433
2021-22	38,747	21,341	8,108	13,233	17,406	6,247	11,159
2022-23	37,618	20,481	7,910	12,571	17,137	6,311	10,826
2023-24	38,758	21,024	7,977	13,047	17,734	6,908	10,826
2024-25	40,391	21,651	8,215	13,436	18,740	7,085	11,655
Average	35,849	35,849	8,215	12,180	35,849	5,699	9,755

Louisiana Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.97%. The percentage was 59.31% 10 years ago and Louisiana Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 3.13% of enrolled students is Asian and 26.81% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Louisiana 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	861	4,695	39,789	7,403	134	100,849	4,033
2015-16	952	4,846	40,718	8,262	165	99,782	4,310
2016-17	922	4,859	39,947	8,709	135	97,930	4,281
2017-18	1,052	4,881	41,389	8,996	158	97,125	4,502
2018-19	1,028	5,076	42,418	9,678	222	98,181	4,764
2019-20	1,093	5,247	43,562	10,155	163	98,495	5,024
2020-21	1,251	5,533	46,026	11,030	160	100,755	5,363
2021-22	1,362	5,692	45,909	10,744	164	98,629	5,204
2022-23	1,135	5,686	45,495	10,823	153	95,071	5,434
2023-24	959	5,913	46,948	11,358	149	96,168	5,804
2024-25	952	5,874	50,251	12,321	156	97,389	7,459
Average	1,052	5,300	43,859	9,953	160	98,216	5,107

Louisiana Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

39,765 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 343.81% since 2013.

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

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	174,060	8,960	24,024	141,076
2013-14	170,123	9,412	29,029	131,682
2014-15	170,031	12,317	32,841	124,873
2015-16	171,922	14,288	35,904	121,730
2016-17	171,042	15,514	36,887	118,641
2017-18	170,441	17,845	46,245	106,351
2018-19	174,736	21,329	40,842	112,565
2019-20	176,864	24,299	43,083	109,482
2020-21	182,779	45,660	84,668	52,451
2021-22	179,775	34,293	63,892	81,590
2022-23	177,217	34,482	58,008	84,727
2023-24	180,783	37,544	56,799	86,440
2024-25	187,427	39,765	59,981	87,681
Average	175,938	24,285	47,093	104,561