Enrollment Trends at UGA

The student population at University of Georgia is 43,146 (32,399 undergraduate and 10,747 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 7,016 (19.42%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UGA is 75.09% which is increased by 4,852 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,164 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 70 male students for every 100 female students, down from 74 in 2015.
1,664 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 279.04% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 39,252 where 43,146 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment increased every year from 2016 to 2025, growing from 36,130 to 43,146 students, a gain of 7,016 (19.4%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	36,130	27,547	11,864	15,683	8,583	3,474	5,109
2016-17	36,574 444	27,951 404	12,067 203	15,884 201	8,623 40	3,517 43	5,106 -3
2017-18	37,606 1,032	28,848 897	12,464 397	16,384 500	8,758 135	3,553 36	5,205 99
2018-19	38,652 1,046	29,611 763	12,801 337	16,810 426	9,041 283	3,650 97	5,391 186
2019-20	38,920 268	29,848 237	12,749 -52	17,099 289	9,072 31	3,673 23	5,399 8
2020-21	39,147 227	29,765 -83	12,561 -188	17,204 105	9,382 310	3,696 23	5,686 287
2021-22	40,118 971	30,166 401	12,678 117	17,488 284	9,952 570	3,802 106	6,150 464
2022-23	40,607 489	30,714 548	12,883 205	17,831 343	9,893 -59	3,758 -44	6,135 -15
2023-24	41,615 1,008	31,514 800	13,290 407	18,224 393	10,101 208	3,808 50	6,293 158
2024-25	43,146 1,531	32,399 885	13,866 576	18,533 309	10,747 646	3,938 130	6,809 516
Average	39,252	29,836	12,722	17,114	9,415	3,687	5,728

University of Georgia Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 29,836 where 32,399 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 University of Georgia since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	27,547	25,906	11,017	14,889	1,641	847	794
2016-17	27,951	26,328	11,244	15,084	1,623	823	800
2017-18	28,848	27,142	11,638	15,504	1,706	826	880
2018-19	29,611	27,947	11,961	15,986	1,664	840	824
2019-20	29,848	28,175	11,923	16,252	1,673	826	847
2020-21	29,765	27,888	11,595	16,293	1,877	966	911
2021-22	30,166	28,223	11,713	16,510	1,943	965	978
2022-23	30,714	28,823	11,967	16,856	1,891	916	975
2023-24	31,514	29,799	12,491	17,308	1,715	799	916
2024-25	32,399	30,766	13,060	17,706	1,633	806	827
Average	29,836	29,836	11,861	16,239	29,836	861	875

University of Georgia Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 9,415 where 10,747 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 University of Georgia since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,583	6,640	2,707	3,933	1,943	767	1,176
2016-17	8,623	6,678	2,736	3,942	1,945	781	1,164
2017-18	8,758	6,825	2,790	4,035	1,933	763	1,170
2018-19	9,041	6,983	2,844	4,139	2,058	806	1,252
2019-20	9,072	7,005	2,897	4,108	2,067	776	1,291
2020-21	9,382	7,063	2,854	4,209	2,319	842	1,477
2021-22	9,952	7,458	2,971	4,487	2,494	831	1,663
2022-23	9,893	7,507	2,969	4,538	2,386	789	1,597
2023-24	10,101	7,549	2,937	4,612	2,552	871	1,681
2024-25	10,747	7,905	2,997	4,908	2,842	941	1,901
Average	9,415	9,415	2,870	4,291	9,415	817	1,437

University of Georgia Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.46%. The percentage was 68.78% 10 years ago and UGA still has a high percentage of white students. 11.31% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.33% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.59% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.78% to 62.46%. Asian enrollment grew from 8.36% to 11.31%. Black student enrollment decreased from 8.05% to 7.33%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.73% to 7.59%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5842 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5101 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Georgia 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	37	3,019	2,908	1,710	36	24,849	1,219
2016-17	35	3,208	2,996	1,799	32	24,927	1,255
2017-18	49	3,383	3,155	1,969	26	25,285	1,336
2018-19	42	3,506	3,195	2,094	24	25,888	1,444
2019-20	38	3,612	3,189	2,162	29	25,956	1,481
2020-21	45	3,711	3,218	2,241	28	26,121	1,589
2021-22	43	3,971	3,189	2,474	24	26,414	1,632
2022-23	39	4,206	3,072	2,704	18	26,416	1,621
2023-24	40	4,491	3,025	2,975	20	26,627	1,682
2024-25	42	4,881	3,164	3,275	23	26,951	1,793
Average	41	3,799	3,111	2,340	26	25,943	1,505

University of Georgia Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,664 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has increased 279.04% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Georgia from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	36,130	439	1,793	33,898
2016-17	36,574	547	2,236	33,791
2017-18	37,606	632	3,080	33,894
2018-19	38,652	743	3,957	33,952
2019-20	38,920	828	4,561	33,531
2020-21	39,147	880	5,278	32,989
2021-22	40,118	1,136	6,742	32,240
2022-23	40,607	1,166	6,766	32,675
2023-24	41,615	1,342	7,147	33,126
2024-25	43,146	1,664	8,365	33,117
Average	39,252	938	4,993	33,321

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Enrollment Trends at UGA

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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