Enrollment Trends at VSU

The student population at Valdosta State University is 10,262 (7,166 undergraduate and 3,096 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,040 (9.20%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at VSU is 69.83% which is decreased by 1,630 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 590 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 44 male students for every 100 female students, down from 61 in 2015.
4,718 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 145.22% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,098 where 10,262 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 12,304 students in 2021 and was lowest at 10,151 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 11,302 to 10,262 students, a net loss of 1,040 (9.2%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	11,302	8,796	3,600	5,196	2,506	691	1,815
2016-17	11,375 73	8,780 -16	3,489 -111	5,291 95	2,595 89	679 -12	1,916 101
2017-18	11,341 -34	8,778 -2	3,377 -112	5,401 110	2,563 -32	639 -40	1,924 8
2018-19	11,211 -130	8,700 -78	3,217 -160	5,483 82	2,511 -52	621 -18	1,890 -34
2019-20	11,270 59	8,590 -110	3,090 -127	5,500 17	2,680 169	658 37	2,022 132
2020-21	12,304 1,034	9,570 980	3,269 179	6,301 801	2,734 54	655 -3	2,079 57
2021-22	11,557 -747	8,760 -810	2,895 -374	5,865 -436	2,797 63	690 35	2,107 28
2022-23	10,209 -1,348	7,573 -1,187	2,524 -371	5,049 -816	2,636 -161	658 -32	1,978 -129
2023-24	10,151 -58	7,230 -343	2,408 -116	4,822 -227	2,921 285	747 89	2,174 196
2024-25	10,262 111	7,166 -64	2,338 -70	4,828 6	3,096 175	816 69	2,280 106
Average	11,098	8,394	3,021	5,374	2,704	685	2,019

Valdosta State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,394 where 7,166 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 Valdosta State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,796	7,256	2,953	4,303	1,540	647	893
2016-17	8,780	7,185	2,862	4,323	1,595	627	968
2017-18	8,778	7,166	2,751	4,415	1,612	626	986
2018-19	8,700	6,984	2,560	4,424	1,716	657	1,059
2019-20	8,590	6,797	2,433	4,364	1,793	657	1,136
2020-21	9,570	7,253	2,465	4,788	2,317	804	1,513
2021-22	8,760	6,605	2,180	4,425	2,155	715	1,440
2022-23	7,573	5,710	1,918	3,792	1,863	606	1,257
2023-24	7,230	5,427	1,802	3,625	1,803	606	1,197
2024-25	7,166	5,267	1,686	3,581	1,899	652	1,247
Average	8,394	8,394	2,361	4,204	8,394	660	1,170

Valdosta State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,704 where 3,096 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 Valdosta State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,506	814	214	600	1,692	477	1,215
2016-17	2,595	827	190	637	1,768	489	1,279
2017-18	2,563	811	162	649	1,752	477	1,275
2018-19	2,511	742	162	580	1,769	459	1,310
2019-20	2,680	780	167	613	1,900	491	1,409
2020-21	2,734	889	181	708	1,845	474	1,371
2021-22	2,797	872	187	685	1,925	503	1,422
2022-23	2,636	773	175	598	1,863	483	1,380
2023-24	2,921	907	187	720	2,014	560	1,454
2024-25	3,096	1,114	237	877	1,982	579	1,403
Average	2,704	2,704	186	667	2,704	499	1,352

Valdosta State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 48.73% and the percentage of black students is 34.07% at Valdosta State University. 1.72% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 9.60% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 54.70% to 48.73%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.12% to 1.72%. Black student enrollment increased from 33.06% to 34.07%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.49% to 9.60%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6357 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5884 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Valdosta State University 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	35	127	3,736	508	13	6,182	348
2016-17	27	143	3,871	561	5	6,051	370
2017-18	29	136	3,948	639	6	5,913	391
2018-19	32	151	3,894	691	12	5,740	421
2019-20	24	138	4,002	748	14	5,675	454
2020-21	18	160	4,670	973	16	5,787	498
2021-22	16	148	4,193	1,021	11	5,552	427
2022-23	18	160	3,530	936	10	5,020	355
2023-24	15	164	3,430	956	4	5,010	372
2024-25	14	176	3,496	985	5	5,001	367
Average	23	150	3,877	802	10	5,593	400

Valdosta State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,718 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 46% of total students. The number of online students has increased 145.22% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Valdosta State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	11,302	1,924	2,179	7,199
2016-17	11,375	2,590	2,528	6,257
2017-18	11,341	2,927	2,435	5,979
2018-19	11,211	3,002	2,722	5,487
2019-20	11,270	2,993	2,433	5,844
2020-21	12,304	4,016	5,667	2,621
2021-22	11,557	3,938	3,499	4,120
2022-23	10,209	3,835	3,200	3,174
2023-24	10,151	4,242	3,165	2,744
2024-25	10,262	4,718	2,960	2,584
Average	11,098	3,419	3,079	4,601

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Enrollment Trends at VSU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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