Arkansas State University Student Population

How many students at Arkansas State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Arkansas State University has a total enrollment of 15,726 students, including 9,985 undergraduate and 5,741 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,346 male students (34%) and 10,380 female students (66%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 10,015 White students (63.7%) and 2,581 Black students (16.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 9,985 undergraduate students (63.5%) and 5,741 graduate students (36.5%).
• Class Delivery: 7,752 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,350 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - Arkansas State's body is relatively small.

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, 5,346 male (33.99%) and 10,380 female (66.01%) students are attending Arkansas State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 51.50.

By class level, 9,985 (63.49%) are undergraduate students and 5,741 (36.51%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.23% are male and 62.77% are female, while among graduate students, 28.37% are male and 71.63% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 10,015 White, 2,581 Black, and 222 Asian students out of a total of 15,726 are attending at Arkansas State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Arkansas State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 56.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Arkansas State has 813 students under 18 years old and 49 students over 65 years old. There are 8,729 students under 25 years old, and 6,997 students over 25 years old out of 15,726 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 813 students are younger than 18 and 21 students are older than 65. Arkansas State has 7,814 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,171 students aged 25 and over.

It has 915 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,826 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 Arkansas State University, 7,752 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,350 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,252 students who live in Arkansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,500 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,985 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,038 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.40%.327 students have transferred in as full-time status and 711 students transferred in as part-time status.