Clark Atlanta University Student Population

How many students at CAU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Clark Atlanta University has a total enrollment of 4,252 students, including 3,618 undergraduate and 634 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,020 male students (24%) and 3,232 female students (76%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,244 Black students (52.8%) and 201 Two or more races students (4.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,618 undergraduate students (85.1%) and 634 graduate students (14.9%).
• Class Delivery: 179 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,868 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity) - which average 10,607 - CAU'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, 1,020 male (23.99%) and 3,232 female (76.01%) students are attending Clark Atlanta University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 31.56.

By class level, 3,618 (85.09%) are undergraduate students and 634 (14.91%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 22.80% are male and 77.20% are female, while among graduate students, 30.76% are male and 69.24% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 16 White, 2,244 Black, and 3 Asian students out of a total of 4,252 are attending at Clark Atlanta University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Clark Atlanta University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 55.7% 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, CAU has 100 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 3,570 students under 25 years old, and 562 students over 25 years old out of 4,135 total students.

CAU has 3,430 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 65 students aged 25 and over.

It has 140 graduate students aged under 25 and 497 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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 Clark Atlanta University, 179 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,868 students are enrolled in some online courses.

44 students who live in Georgia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 135 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,618 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 159 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.39%.154 students have transferred in as full-time status and 5 students transferred in as part-time status.