Enrollment Trends at Athens State

-55

Total Enrollment

-198

Men

143

Women

The student population at Athens State University is 2,986 (2,535 undergraduate and 451 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 55 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Athens State is 84.90% which is decreased by 506 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 451 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.45 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

2,141 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 28.28% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,970 where 2,986 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

84.90% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.10% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 506 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 451 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.45 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Athens State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Athens State University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,0413,0411,0631,978000
2016-173,063
22
3,025
-16
1,033
-30
1,992
14
38
38
23
23
15
15
2017-183,114
51
2,967
-58
971
-62
1,996
4
147
109
73
50
74
59
2018-193,044
-70
2,885
-82
898
-73
1,987
-9
159
12
64
-9
95
21
2019-202,941
-103
2,774
-111
878
-20
1,896
-91
167
8
55
-9
112
17
2020-212,867
-74
2,688
-86
821
-57
1,867
-29
179
12
76
21
103
-9
2021-222,794
-73
2,559
-129
769
-52
1,790
-77
235
56
94
18
141
38
2022-232,894
100
2,520
-39
744
-25
1,776
-14
374
139
143
49
231
90
2023-242,955
61
2,531
11
751
7
1,780
4
424
50
149
6
275
44
2024-252,986
31
2,535
4
706
-45
1,829
49
451
27
159
10
292
17
Average2,9702,7538631,88921784134
Athens State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,753 where 2,535 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Athens State University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,0411,2263748521,8156891,126
2016-173,0251,2123728401,8136611,152
2017-182,9671,2103718391,7576001,157
2018-192,8851,2053568491,6805421,138
2019-202,7741,1943538411,5805251,055
2020-212,6881,2023438591,4864781,008
2021-222,5591,1363437931,423426997
2022-232,5201,1063077991,414437977
2023-242,5311,1212998221,410452958
2024-252,5351,1173098081,4183971,021
Average2,7532,7533438302,7535211,059
Athens State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 217 where 451 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Athens State University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-160000000
2016-1738532332013
2017-18147289191196455
2018-19159247171355778
2019-201673714231304189
2020-211794419251355778
2021-2223532141820380123
2022-23374461531328128200
2023-24424631944361130231
2024-25451791960372140232
Average217217122421772110
Athens State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.73%. The percentage was 77.74% 10 years ago and Athens State still has a high percentage of white students. 0.97% of enrolled students is Asian and 16.44% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.29% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 77.74% to 71.73%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.62% to 0.97%. Black student enrollment increased from 12.40% to 16.44%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.94% to 5.29%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4543 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3794 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Athens State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1644193775922,36455
2016-1743244017132,36258
2017-1850274328032,36963
2018-1946244359332,28069
2019-2026244209942,20681
2020-21381741610332,13974
2021-22361840711812,07783
2022-23422243214232,12091
2023-24402543515042,12895
2024-25332949115822,14298
Average402342510732,21977
Athens State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,141 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 72% of total students. The number of online students has increased 28.28% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Athens State University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-163,0411,6691,026346
2016-173,0631,7241,031308
2017-183,1141,951849314
2018-193,0442,049773222
2019-202,9411,996703242
2020-212,8671,722938207
2021-222,7941,673879242
2022-232,8941,832843219
2023-242,9552,081651223
2024-252,9862,141650195
Average2,9701,884834252

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