Georgia Southern University Student Population

How many students at Georgia Southern?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Georgia Southern University has a total enrollment of 27,423 students, including 23,541 undergraduate and 3,882 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 11,041 male students (40.3%) and 16,382 female students (59.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 15,037 White students (54.8%) and 6,321 Black students (23%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 23,541 undergraduate students (85.8%) and 3,882 graduate students (14.2%).
• Class Delivery: 6,106 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 13,620 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - Georgia Southern's body is significantly 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, 11,041 male (40.26%) and 16,382 female (59.74%) students are attending Georgia Southern University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 67.40.

By class level, 23,541 (85.84%) are undergraduate students and 3,882 (14.16%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.35% are male and 57.65% are female, while among graduate students, 27.61% are male and 72.39% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 15,037 White, 6,321 Black, and 534 Asian students out of a total of 27,423 are attending at Georgia Southern University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Georgia Southern University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 63.5% 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, Georgia Southern has 1,504 students under 18 years old and 80 students over 65 years old. There are 21,977 students under 25 years old, and 5,446 students over 25 years old out of 27,423 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,504 students are younger than 18 and 60 students are older than 65. Georgia Southern has 20,961 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,580 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,016 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,866 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 Georgia Southern University, 6,106 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 13,620 students are enrolled in some online courses.

5,410 students who live in Georgia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 696 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 23,541 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,390 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.90%.1,137 students have transferred in as full-time status and 253 students transferred in as part-time status.