Fort Valley State University Student Population

How many students at Fort Valley State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Fort Valley State University has a total enrollment of 2,897 students, including 2,699 undergraduate and 198 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 942 male students (32.5%) and 1,955 female students (67.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,620 Black students (90.4%) and 84 Hispanic students (2.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,699 undergraduate students (93.2%) and 198 graduate students (6.8%).
• Class Delivery: 338 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,647 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 3,189 - Fort Valley 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, 942 male (32.52%) and 1,955 female (67.48%) students are attending Fort Valley State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 48.18.

By class level, 2,699 (93.17%) are undergraduate students and 198 (6.83%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 33.20% are male and 66.80% are female, while among graduate students, 23.23% are male and 76.77% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 65 White, 2,620 Black, and 8 Asian students out of a total of 2,897 are attending at Fort Valley State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Fort Valley State University is not very diverse with a diversity index of 18% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Fort Valley State has 37 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 2,562 students under 25 years old, and 335 students over 25 years old out of 2,897 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 37 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. Fort Valley State has 2,514 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 185 students aged 25 and over.

It has 48 graduate students aged under 25 and 150 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 Fort Valley State University, 338 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,647 students are enrolled in some online courses.

318 students who live in Georgia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 20 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,699 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 96 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.56%.79 students have transferred in as full-time status and 17 students transferred in as part-time status.