Enrollment Trends at Walden

The student population at Walden University is 49,441 (9,144 undergraduate and 40,297 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,358 (6.36%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Walden is 18.49% which is increased by 905 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 4,263 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 19 male students for every 100 female students, down from 32 in 2015.
49,441 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -6.36% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 48,595 where 49,441 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 52,799 students in 2016 and was lowest at 42,312 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 52,799 to 49,441 students, a net loss of 3,358 (6.4%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	52,799	8,239	1,958	6,281	44,560	10,759	33,801
2016-17	52,565 -234	8,035 -204	1,954 -4	6,081 -200	44,530 -30	10,526 -233	34,004 203
2017-18	49,680 -2,885	7,442 -593	1,860 -94	5,582 -499	42,238 -2,292	9,233 -1,293	33,005 -999
2018-19	50,360 680	8,024 582	1,893 33	6,131 549	42,336 98	8,708 -525	33,628 623
2019-20	48,420 -1,940	7,016 -1,008	1,290 -603	5,726 -405	41,404 -932	8,040 -668	33,364 -264
2020-21	49,695 1,275	7,662 646	1,279 -11	6,383 657	42,033 629	7,859 -181	34,174 810
2021-22	46,455 -3,240	7,119 -543	1,145 -134	5,974 -409	39,336 -2,697	7,329 -530	32,007 -2,167
2022-23	42,312 -4,143	6,298 -821	967 -178	5,331 -643	36,014 -3,322	6,353 -976	29,661 -2,346
2023-24	44,223 1,911	7,362 1,064	1,060 93	6,302 971	36,861 847	6,195 -158	30,666 1,005
2024-25	49,441 5,218	9,144 1,782	1,299 239	7,845 1,543	40,297 3,436	6,643 448	33,654 2,988
Average	48,595	7,634	1,471	6,164	40,961	8,165	32,796

Walden University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,634 where 9,144 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 Walden University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,239	784	139	645	7,455	1,819	5,636
2016-17	8,035	666	125	541	7,369	1,829	5,540
2017-18	7,442	453	104	349	6,989	1,756	5,233
2018-19	8,024	674	102	572	7,350	1,791	5,559
2019-20	7,016	827	124	703	6,189	1,166	5,023
2020-21	7,662	1,301	184	1,117	6,361	1,095	5,266
2021-22	7,119	1,704	235	1,469	5,415	910	4,505
2022-23	6,298	1,528	193	1,335	4,770	774	3,996
2023-24	7,362	1,900	266	1,634	5,462	794	4,668
2024-25	9,144	2,347	324	2,023	6,797	975	5,822
Average	7,634	7,634	180	1,039	7,634	1,291	5,125

Walden University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 40,961 where 40,297 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 Walden University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	44,560	25,600	6,026	19,574	18,960	4,733	14,227
2016-17	44,530	23,493	5,369	18,124	21,037	5,157	15,880
2017-18	42,238	20,956	4,502	16,454	21,282	4,731	16,551
2018-19	42,336	20,403	4,132	16,271	21,933	4,576	17,357
2019-20	41,404	18,549	3,667	14,882	22,855	4,373	18,482
2020-21	42,033	19,314	3,540	15,774	22,719	4,319	18,400
2021-22	39,336	17,078	3,087	13,991	22,258	4,242	18,016
2022-23	36,014	15,475	2,615	12,860	20,539	3,738	16,801
2023-24	36,861	11,026	1,630	9,396	25,835	4,565	21,270
2024-25	40,297	13,710	2,120	11,590	26,587	4,523	22,064
Average	40,961	40,961	3,669	14,892	40,961	4,496	17,905

Walden University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 34.92% and the percentage of black students is 41.73% at Walden University. 4.07% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 10.18% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 38.27% to 34.92%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.63% to 4.07%. Black student enrollment increased from 36.67% to 41.73%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.82% to 10.18%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6914 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7156 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Walden 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	264	1,391	19,360	2,547	140	20,204	1,191
2016-17	299	1,561	19,249	1,656	152	19,677	1,180
2017-18	299	1,522	18,901	1,038	154	18,623	1,107
2018-19	237	1,580	19,070	2,013	173	18,730	944
2019-20	164	1,588	18,404	2,753	194	18,273	643
2020-21	112	1,707	19,160	3,450	187	18,467	795
2021-22	76	1,732	17,788	3,581	188	17,508	795
2022-23	50	1,520	16,634	3,665	147	15,703	797
2023-24	49	1,627	17,848	4,061	131	16,078	918
2024-25	33	2,010	20,632	5,033	139	17,263	1,150
Average	158	1,624	18,705	2,980	161	18,053	952

Walden University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

49,441 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 -6.36% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Walden University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely
2015-16	52,799	52,799
2016-17	52,565	52,565
2017-18	49,680	49,680
2018-19	50,360	50,360
2019-20	48,420	48,420
2020-21	49,695	49,695
2021-22	46,455	46,455
2022-23	42,312	42,312
2023-24	44,223	44,223
2024-25	49,441	49,441
Average	48,595	48,595

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Enrollment Trends at Walden

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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