Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Student Population

How many students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus has a total enrollment of 4,732 students, including 3,084 undergraduate and 1,648 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,945 male students (41.1%) and 2,787 female students (58.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,612 White students (55.2%) and 925 Black students (19.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,084 undergraduate students (65.2%) and 1,648 graduate students (34.8%).
• Class Delivery: 1,483 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,438 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Southern Arkansas University Main Campus'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, 1,945 male (41.10%) and 2,787 female (58.90%) students are attending Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 69.79.

By class level, 3,084 (65.17%) are undergraduate students and 1,648 (34.83%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.21% are male and 58.79% are female, while among graduate students, 40.90% are male and 59.10% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,612 White, 925 Black, and 34 Asian students out of a total of 4,732 are attending at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus has 355 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 3,390 students under 25 years old, and 1,342 students over 25 years old out of 4,732 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 355 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus has 2,842 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 242 students aged 25 and over.

It has 548 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,100 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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, 1,483 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,438 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,272 students who live in Arkansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 211 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,084 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 183 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.93%.166 students have transferred in as full-time status and 17 students transferred in as part-time status.