Enrollment Trends at UoPX - Arizona

The student population at University of Phoenix-Arizona is 111,248 (89,828 undergraduate and 21,420 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 55,185 (33.16%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UoPX - Arizona is 80.75% which is decreased by 43,859 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 11,326 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 47 male students for every 100 female students, up from 44 in 2015.
111,075 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -31.22% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 106,943 where 111,248 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 166,433 students in 2016 and was lowest at 85,836 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 166,433 to 111,248 students, a net loss of 55,185 (33.2%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	166,433	133,687	41,453	92,234	32,746	9,204	23,542
2016-17	131,629 -34,804	103,711 -29,976	31,929 -9,524	71,782 -20,452	27,918 -4,828	7,679 -1,525	20,239 -3,303
2017-18	103,975 -27,654	80,898 -22,813	26,196 -5,733	54,702 -17,080	23,077 -4,841	6,404 -1,275	16,673 -3,566
2018-19	95,777 -8,198	74,061 -6,837	24,027 -2,169	50,034 -4,668	21,716 -1,361	5,809 -595	15,907 -766
2019-20	94,724 -1,053	72,485 -1,576	22,577 -1,450	49,908 -126	22,239 523	5,682 -127	16,557 650
2020-21	89,763 -4,961	69,408 -3,077	20,749 -1,828	48,659 -1,249	20,355 -1,884	5,087 -595	15,268 -1,289
2021-22	85,836 -3,927	66,901 -2,507	19,956 -793	46,945 -1,714	18,935 -1,420	4,700 -387	14,235 -1,033
2022-23	88,891 3,055	69,866 2,965	20,849 893	49,017 2,072	19,025 90	4,769 69	14,256 21
2023-24	101,150 12,259	80,637 10,771	23,987 3,138	56,650 7,633	20,513 1,488	5,216 447	15,297 1,041
2024-25	111,248 10,098	89,828 9,191	30,283 6,296	59,545 2,895	21,420 907	5,483 267	15,937 640
Average	106,943	84,148	26,201	57,948	22,794	6,003	16,791

University of Phoenix-Arizona Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 84,148 where 89,828 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 Phoenix-Arizona since 2015.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	133,687	133,687	41,453	92,234	0
2016-17	103,711	103,711	31,929	71,782	0
2017-18	80,898	80,898	26,196	54,702	0
2018-19	74,061	74,061	24,027	50,034	0
2019-20	72,485	72,485	22,577	49,908	0
2020-21	69,408	69,408	20,749	48,659	0
2021-22	66,901	66,901	19,956	46,945	0
2022-23	69,866	69,866	20,849	49,017	0
2023-24	80,637	80,637	23,987	56,650	0
2024-25	89,828	89,828	30,283	59,545	0
Average	84,148	84,148	26,201	57,948	84,148

University of Phoenix-Arizona Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 22,794 where 21,420 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 Phoenix-Arizona since 2015.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	32,746	32,746	9,204	23,542	0
2016-17	27,918	27,918	7,679	20,239	0
2017-18	23,077	23,077	6,404	16,673	0
2018-19	21,716	21,716	5,809	15,907	0
2019-20	22,239	22,239	5,682	16,557	0
2020-21	20,355	20,355	5,087	15,268	0
2021-22	18,935	18,935	4,700	14,235	0
2022-23	19,025	19,025	4,769	14,256	0
2023-24	20,513	20,513	5,216	15,297	0
2024-25	21,420	21,420	5,483	15,937	0
Average	22,794	22,794	6,003	16,791	22,794

University of Phoenix-Arizona Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 31.24% and the percentage of black students is 23.68% at University of Phoenix-Arizona. 1.24% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 11.48% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 26.99% to 31.24%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.03% to 1.24%. Black student enrollment increased from 17.43% to 23.68%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.46% to 11.48%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8320 which indicates that highly diverse. This decreased from 0.8864 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Phoenix-Arizona 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	538	1,707	29,001	12,420	867	44,913	11,391
2016-17	433	873	14,163	8,392	420	21,828	1,785
2017-18	616	1,402	21,828	10,267	663	30,001	2,539
2018-19	635	1,330	20,845	10,172	598	27,244	2,472
2019-20	716	1,480	21,180	10,831	600	27,385	2,514
2020-21	619	1,235	18,208	9,390	590	22,541	2,121
2021-22	459	885	14,417	7,162	468	16,068	1,678
2022-23	611	1,061	17,648	8,603	519	20,376	2,172
2023-24	842	1,318	24,164	11,518	599	27,319	3,129
2024-25	917	1,374	26,338	12,772	575	34,757	3,391
Average	639	1,267	20,779	10,153	590	27,243	3,319

University of Phoenix-Arizona Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

111,075 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -31.22% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Phoenix-Arizona from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	166,433	161,504	1,172	3,757
2016-17	131,629	128,410	922	2,297
2017-18	103,975	101,938	557	1,480
2018-19	95,777	94,472	342	963
2019-20	94,724	93,938	190	596
2020-21	89,763	89,353	49	361
2021-22	85,836	85,576	29	231
2022-23	88,891	88,724	17	150
2023-24	101,150	100,978	11	161
2024-25	111,248	111,075	20	153
Average	106,943	105,597	331	1,015

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Enrollment Trends at UoPX - Arizona

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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