Anderson University Student Population

How many students at Anderson?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Anderson University has a total enrollment of 4,710 students, including 3,683 undergraduate and 1,027 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,955 male students (41.5%) and 2,755 female students (58.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,495 White students (74.2%) and 390 Black students (8.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,683 undergraduate students (78.2%) and 1,027 graduate students (21.8%).
• Class Delivery: 615 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,149 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Anderson'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, 1,955 male (41.51%) and 2,755 female (58.49%) students are attending Anderson University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 70.96.

By class level, 3,683 (78.20%) are undergraduate students and 1,027 (21.80%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 38.66% are male and 61.34% are female, while among graduate students, 51.70% are male and 48.30% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,495 White, 390 Black, and 94 Asian students out of a total of 4,710 are attending at Anderson University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Anderson University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 43.2% 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, Anderson has 361 students under 18 years old and 17 students over 65 years old. There are 3,795 students under 25 years old, and 915 students over 25 years old out of 4,710 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 361 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Anderson has 3,529 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 154 students aged 25 and over.

It has 266 graduate students aged under 25 and 761 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 Anderson University, 615 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,149 students are enrolled in some online courses.

397 students who live in South Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 218 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,683 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 175 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.75%.163 students have transferred in as full-time status and 12 students transferred in as part-time status.