Alabama State University Student Population

How many students at Alabama State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Alabama State University has a total enrollment of 4,081 students, including 3,521 undergraduate and 560 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,453 male students (35.6%) and 2,628 female students (64.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,464 Black students (84.9%) and 143 White students (3.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,521 undergraduate students (86.3%) and 560 graduate students (13.7%).
• Class Delivery: 548 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,080 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Doctoral / Research University - which average 13,360 - Alabama State's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,453 male (35.60%) and 2,628 female (64.40%) students are attending Alabama State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 55.29.

By class level, 3,521 (86.28%) are undergraduate students and 560 (13.72%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.44% are male and 63.56% are female, while among graduate students, 30.36% are male and 69.64% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 143 White, 3,464 Black, and 13 Asian students out of a total of 4,081 are attending at Alabama State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Alabama State University is not very diverse with a diversity index of 27.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Alabama State has 155 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 3,473 students under 25 years old, and 608 students over 25 years old out of 4,081 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 155 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Alabama State has 3,288 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 233 students aged 25 and over.

It has 185 graduate students aged under 25 and 375 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Alabama State University, 548 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,080 students are enrolled in some online courses.

411 students who live in Alabama or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 137 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,521 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 159 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.52%.158 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.