Enrollment Trends at The University of Alabama

The student population at The University of Alabama is 40,846 (34,389 undergraduate and 6,457 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,748 (10.10%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at The University of Alabama is 84.19% which is increased by 2,431 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,317 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 74 male students for every 100 female students, down from 81 in 2015.
6,289 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 85.30% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 38,508 where 40,846 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 40,846 students in 2025 and was lowest at 37,098 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 37,098 to 40,846 students, a net gain of 3,748 (10.1%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	37,098	31,958	14,424	17,534	5,140	2,140	3,000
2016-17	37,663 565	32,563 605	14,451 27	18,112 578	5,100 -40	2,138 -2	2,962 -38
2017-18	38,563 900	33,305 742	14,689 238	18,616 504	5,258 158	2,181 43	3,077 115
2018-19	38,390 -173	33,028 -277	14,586 -103	18,442 -174	5,362 104	2,120 -61	3,242 165
2019-20	38,100 -290	32,795 -233	14,518 -68	18,277 -165	5,305 -57	2,094 -26	3,211 -31
2020-21	37,840 -260	31,670 -1,125	13,833 -685	17,837 -440	6,170 865	2,308 214	3,862 651
2021-22	38,316 476	31,685 15	13,780 -53	17,905 68	6,631 461	2,448 140	4,183 321
2022-23	38,644 328	32,458 773	14,152 372	18,306 401	6,186 -445	2,354 -94	3,832 -351
2023-24	39,622 978	33,435 977	14,587 435	18,848 542	6,187 1	2,354	3,833 1
2024-25	40,846 1,224	34,389 954	14,970 383	19,419 571	6,457 270	2,398 44	4,059 226
Average	38,508	32,729	14,399	18,330	5,780	2,254	3,526

The University of Alabama Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 32,729 where 34,389 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 The University of Alabama since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	31,958	28,689	13,092	15,597	3,269	1,332	1,937
2016-17	32,563	29,220	13,135	16,085	3,343	1,316	2,027
2017-18	33,305	29,923	13,413	16,510	3,382	1,276	2,106
2018-19	33,028	29,586	13,333	16,253	3,442	1,253	2,189
2019-20	32,795	29,135	13,182	15,953	3,660	1,336	2,324
2020-21	31,670	27,750	12,351	15,399	3,920	1,482	2,438
2021-22	31,685	28,124	12,391	15,733	3,561	1,389	2,172
2022-23	32,458	28,958	12,755	16,203	3,500	1,397	2,103
2023-24	33,435	30,003	13,159	16,844	3,432	1,428	2,004
2024-25	34,389	31,038	13,582	17,456	3,351	1,388	1,963
Average	32,729	32,729	13,039	16,203	32,729	1,360	2,126

The University of Alabama Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,780 where 6,457 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 The University of Alabama since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,140	3,321	1,509	1,812	1,819	631	1,188
2016-17	5,100	3,268	1,509	1,759	1,832	629	1,203
2017-18	5,258	3,375	1,530	1,845	1,883	651	1,232
2018-19	5,362	3,452	1,457	1,995	1,910	663	1,247
2019-20	5,305	3,460	1,474	1,986	1,845	620	1,225
2020-21	6,170	3,783	1,548	2,235	2,387	760	1,627
2021-22	6,631	3,771	1,523	2,248	2,860	925	1,935
2022-23	6,186	3,635	1,571	2,064	2,551	783	1,768
2023-24	6,187	3,660	1,550	2,110	2,527	804	1,723
2024-25	6,457	3,870	1,596	2,274	2,587	802	1,785
Average	5,780	5,780	1,527	2,033	5,780	727	1,493

The University of Alabama Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.05%. The percentage was 76.31% 10 years ago and The University of Alabama still has a high percentage of white students. 1.66% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.96% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.13% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 76.31% to 69.05%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.23% to 1.66%. Black student enrollment increased from 11.11% to 11.96%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.88% to 7.13%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5023 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4030 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at The University of Alabama 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	137	455	4,123	1,440	36	28,309	943
2016-17	146	481	4,057	1,582	37	28,828	1,049
2017-18	132	471	4,081	1,736	43	29,544	1,176
2018-19	139	466	4,038	1,831	42	29,168	1,242
2019-20	147	494	4,002	1,835	43	28,619	1,266
2020-21	127	544	4,144	1,870	31	28,415	1,286
2021-22	137	589	4,277	2,037	30	28,493	1,277
2022-23	134	608	4,344	2,137	41	27,630	1,277
2023-24	113	630	4,579	2,610	40	27,867	1,370
2024-25	144	679	4,887	2,914	37	28,204	1,450
Average	136	542	4,253	1,999	38	28,508	1,234

The University of Alabama Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,289 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 85.30% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at The University of Alabama from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	37,098	3,394	6,264	27,440
2016-17	37,663	3,627	6,615	27,421
2017-18	38,563	4,100	7,597	26,866
2018-19	38,390	3,786	11,148	23,456
2019-20	38,100	4,515	526	33,059
2020-21	37,840	7,517	26,617	3,706
2021-22	38,316	6,086	9,339	22,891
2022-23	38,644	5,820	10,220	22,604
2023-24	39,622	5,998	11,157	22,467
2024-25	40,846	6,289	11,899	22,658
Average	38,508	5,113	10,138	23,257

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Enrollment Trends at The University of Alabama

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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