Aurora University Student Population

How many students at Aurora?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Aurora University has a total enrollment of 5,923 students, including 4,106 undergraduate and 1,817 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,671 male students (28.2%) and 4,252 female students (71.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,650 White students (44.7%) and 2,049 Hispanic students (34.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,106 undergraduate students (69.3%) and 1,817 graduate students (30.7%).
• Class Delivery: 1,827 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 802 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Aurora'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, 1,671 male (28.21%) and 4,252 female (71.79%) students are attending Aurora University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 39.30.

By class level, 4,106 (69.32%) are undergraduate students and 1,817 (30.68%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 32.81% are male and 67.19% are female, while among graduate students, 17.83% are male and 82.17% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,650 White, 498 Black, and 167 Asian students out of a total of 5,923 are attending at Aurora University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Aurora University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 66.8% 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, Aurora has 17 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 3,880 students under 25 years old, and 2,043 students over 25 years old out of 5,923 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 17 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Aurora has 3,456 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 650 students aged 25 and over.

It has 424 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,393 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 Aurora University, 1,827 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 802 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,580 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 247 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,106 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 594 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 14.47%.515 students have transferred in as full-time status and 79 students transferred in as part-time status.