Valdosta State University Student Population

How many students at VSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Valdosta State University has a total enrollment of 10,262 students, including 7,166 undergraduate and 3,096 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,154 male students (30.7%) and 7,108 female students (69.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,001 White students (48.7%) and 3,496 Black students (34.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 7,166 undergraduate students (69.8%) and 3,096 graduate students (30.2%).
• Class Delivery: 4,718 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,960 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Doctoral / Research University - which average 13,360 - VSU's body is 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, 3,154 male (30.73%) and 7,108 female (69.27%) students are attending Valdosta State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 44.37.

By class level, 7,166 (69.83%) are undergraduate students and 3,096 (30.17%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 32.63% are male and 67.37% are female, while among graduate students, 26.36% are male and 73.64% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,001 White, 3,496 Black, and 176 Asian students out of a total of 10,262 are attending at Valdosta State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Valdosta State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 63.6% 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, VSU has 471 students under 18 years old and 40 students over 65 years old. There are 6,300 students under 25 years old, and 3,962 students over 25 years old out of 10,262 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 471 students are younger than 18 and 19 students are older than 65. VSU has 5,771 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,395 students aged 25 and over.

It has 529 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,567 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 Valdosta State University, 4,718 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,960 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,869 students who live in Georgia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 849 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,166 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 659 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.20%.490 students have transferred in as full-time status and 169 students transferred in as part-time status.