How many students at USA? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 14,003 students have enrolled in University of South Alabama with 9,241 undergraduate and 4,762 graduate students.
By gender, 4,531 male and 9,472 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,875 students on average - public Research University (high research activity)).
3,884 students are enrolled exclusively, and 4,771 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University of South Alabama has a total of 14,003 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 9,241 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,762 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,531 male and 9,472 female students (the male-female ratio is 32:68) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
| Total | 14,003 | 9,241 | 4,762 |
| Men | 4,531 | 3,507 | 1,024 |
| Women | 9,472 | 5,734 | 3,738 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 8,448 White, 3,110 Black, and 508 Asian students out of a total of 14,003 are attending at University of South Alabama. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
University of South Alabama is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 58% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 79 | 37 | 42 |
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| Asian | 508 | 217 | 291 |
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| Black | 3,110 | 841 | 2,269 |
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| Hispanic | 742 | 251 | 491 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 17 | 6 | 11 |
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| White | 8,448 | 2,784 | 5,664 |
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| Two or more races | 606 | 180 | 426 |
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| Race Unknown | 206 | 68 | 138 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 51 | 26 | 25 |
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| Asian | 340 | 168 | 172 |
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| Black | 2,139 | 687 | 1,452 |
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| Hispanic | 515 | 205 | 310 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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| White | 5,523 | 2,179 | 3,344 |
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| Two or more races | 461 | 154 | 307 |
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| Race Unknown | 89 | 35 | 54 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 28 | 11 | 17 |
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| Asian | 168 | 49 | 119 |
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| Black | 971 | 154 | 817 |
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| Hispanic | 227 | 46 | 181 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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| White | 2,925 | 605 | 2,320 |
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| Two or more races | 145 | 26 | 119 |
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| Race Unknown | 117 | 33 | 84 |
Student Age Distribution
By age, USA has 332 students under 18 years old and 14 students over 65 years old. There are 9,007 students under 25 years old, and 4,996 students over 25 years old out of 14,003 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 332 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. USA has 8,057 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,184 students aged 25 and over.
It has 950 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,812 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 332 | 239 | 93 |
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| 18-19 | 3,322 | 2,149 | 1,173 |
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| 20-21 | 3,020 | 1,890 | 1,130 |
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| 22-24 | 2,333 | 1,398 | 935 |
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| 25-29 | 1,815 | 1,300 | 515 |
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| 30-34 | 1,143 | 881 | 262 |
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| 35-39 | 828 | 669 | 159 |
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| 40-49 | 859 | 676 | 183 |
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| 50-64 | 337 | 260 | 77 |
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| Over 65 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 332 | 239 | 93 |
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| 18-19 | 3,321 | 2,148 | 1,173 |
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| 20-21 | 2,977 | 1,858 | 1,119 |
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| 22-24 | 1,427 | 751 | 676 |
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| 25-29 | 566 | 325 | 241 |
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| 30-34 | 259 | 167 | 92 |
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| 35-39 | 147 | 99 | 48 |
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| 40-49 | 132 | 90 | 42 |
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| 50-64 | 72 | 51 | 21 |
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| Over 65 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 20-21 | 43 | 32 | 11 |
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| 22-24 | 906 | 647 | 259 |
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| 25-29 | 1,249 | 975 | 274 |
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| 30-34 | 884 | 714 | 170 |
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| 35-39 | 681 | 570 | 111 |
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| 40-49 | 727 | 586 | 141 |
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| 50-64 | 265 | 209 | 56 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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 University of South Alabama, 3,884 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,771 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,253 students who live in Alabama or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,631 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
| All Students | 14,003 | 3,884 | 4,771 |
| Undergraduate | 9,241 | 778 | 4,481 |
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| Graduate | 4,762 | 3,106 | 290 |
Online Student Population by Locality
| Alabama Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
| All Students | 1,253 | 2,620 | 11 |
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| Undergraduate | 648 | 128 | 2 |
| Graduate | 605 | 2,492 | 9 |
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 9,241 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 842 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.11%.714 students have transferred in as full-time status and 128 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
| Regular Full-time | 7,085 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 714 |
| Regular Part-time | 1,314 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 128 |
USA Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 14,003 students are enrolled at USA.
9,241 undergraduate and 4,762 graduate students are enrolled at USA.
4,531 male (32.36%) and 9,472 female (67.64%) students are attending USA.
287 international students (2.05%) are enrolled at USA, including 114 undergraduate and 173 graduate students.
USA has a student population that is predominantly White: 8,448 White (60.33%), 3,110 Black (22.21%), and 508 Asian (3.63%) students are enrolled.
332 students are under 18 and 14 students are over 65 years old.
3,884 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 4,771 students take some online courses.