Clayton State University Student Population

How many students at Clayton State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Clayton State University has a total enrollment of 6,163 students, including 5,551 undergraduate and 612 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,909 male students (31%) and 4,254 female students (69%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,806 Black students (61.8%) and 714 Hispanic students (11.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,551 undergraduate students (90.1%) and 612 graduate students (9.9%).
• Class Delivery: 2,420 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,304 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 4,908 - Clayton State's body is larger.

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, 1,909 male (30.98%) and 4,254 female (69.02%) students are attending Clayton State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 44.88.

By class level, 5,551 (90.07%) are undergraduate students and 612 (9.93%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 31.04% are male and 68.96% are female, while among graduate students, 30.39% are male and 69.61% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 644 White, 3,806 Black, and 388 Asian students out of a total of 6,163 are attending at Clayton State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Clayton State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 58.7% 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, Clayton State has 1,102 students under 18 years old and 70 students over 65 years old. There are 3,987 students under 25 years old, and 2,176 students over 25 years old out of 6,163 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,102 students are younger than 18 and 49 students are older than 65. Clayton State has 3,886 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,665 students aged 25 and over.

It has 101 graduate students aged under 25 and 511 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 Clayton State University, 2,420 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,304 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,352 students who live in Georgia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 68 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,551 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 534 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.62%.355 students have transferred in as full-time status and 179 students transferred in as part-time status.