Indiana State University Student Population

How many students at ISU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Indiana State University has a total enrollment of 7,895 students, including 6,224 undergraduate and 1,671 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,380 male students (42.8%) and 4,515 female students (57.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,247 White students (66.5%) and 1,229 Black students (15.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 6,224 undergraduate students (78.8%) and 1,671 graduate students (21.2%).
• Class Delivery: 2,163 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,426 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Doctoral / Research University - which average 13,360 - ISU's body is much 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, 3,380 male (42.81%) and 4,515 female (57.19%) students are attending Indiana State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 74.86.

By class level, 6,224 (78.83%) are undergraduate students and 1,671 (21.17%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.28% are male and 55.72% are female, while among graduate students, 37.34% are male and 62.66% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,247 White, 1,229 Black, and 153 Asian students out of a total of 7,895 are attending at Indiana State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Indiana State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 52.7% 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, ISU has 41 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 5,646 students under 25 years old, and 2,243 students over 25 years old out of 7,895 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 41 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. ISU has 5,159 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,063 students aged 25 and over.

It has 487 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,180 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 Indiana State University, 2,163 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,426 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,227 students who live in Indiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 936 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,224 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 479 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.70%.359 students have transferred in as full-time status and 120 students transferred in as part-time status.