Enrollment Trends at Auburn

6,858

Total Enrollment

2,912

Men

3,946

Women

The student population at Auburn University is 34,145 (27,907 undergraduate and 6,238 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 6,858 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Auburn is 81.73% which is increased by 6,121 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 737 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.05 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

3,255 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 184.78% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 30,744 where 34,145 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

81.73% of total students is undergraduate students and 18.27% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 6,121 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 737 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.05 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Auburn.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1627,28721,78611,12210,6645,5012,6372,864
2016-1728,290
1,003
22,658
872
11,613
491
11,045
381
5,632
131
2,696
59
2,936
72
2017-1829,776
1,486
23,964
1,306
12,300
687
11,664
619
5,812
180
2,728
32
3,084
148
2018-1930,440
664
24,628
664
12,709
409
11,919
255
5,8122,711
-17
3,101
17
2019-2030,460
20
24,594
-34
12,799
90
11,795
-124
5,866
54
2,739
28
3,127
26
2020-2130,737
277
24,505
-89
12,611
-188
11,894
99
6,232
366
2,837
98
3,395
268
2021-2231,526
789
24,931
426
12,602
-9
12,329
435
6,595
363
3,079
242
3,516
121
2022-2331,764
238
25,379
448
12,684
82
12,695
366
6,385
-210
2,994
-85
3,391
-125
2023-2433,015
1,251
26,874
1,495
13,370
686
13,504
809
6,141
-244
2,913
-81
3,228
-163
2024-2534,145
1,130
27,907
1,033
13,718
348
14,189
685
6,238
97
2,953
40
3,285
57
Average30,74424,72312,55312,1706,0212,8293,193
Auburn University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 24,723 where 27,907 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 Auburn University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1621,78619,7389,8559,8832,0481,267781
2016-1722,65820,39610,12910,2672,2621,484778
2017-1823,96421,76210,82710,9352,2021,473729
2018-1924,62822,46011,34111,1192,1681,368800
2019-2024,59422,52711,49511,0322,0671,304763
2020-2124,50522,45811,38811,0702,0471,223824
2021-2224,93122,71511,31911,3962,2161,283933
2022-2325,37922,97911,37411,6052,4001,3101,090
2023-2426,87424,13511,91512,2202,7391,4551,284
2024-2527,90725,20412,34512,8592,7031,3731,330
Average24,72324,72311,19911,23924,7231,354931
Auburn University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 6,021 where 6,238 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 Auburn University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,5013,1771,3621,8152,3241,2751,049
2016-175,6323,1861,3531,8332,4461,3431,103
2017-185,8123,3961,4751,9212,4161,2531,163
2018-195,8123,3461,4501,8962,4661,2611,205
2019-205,8663,3391,4121,9272,5271,3271,200
2020-216,2323,3881,3911,9972,8441,4461,398
2021-226,5953,5541,4802,0743,0411,5991,442
2022-236,3853,5001,4552,0452,8851,5391,346
2023-246,1413,4831,4961,9872,6581,4171,241
2024-256,2383,6521,5552,0972,5861,3981,188
Average6,0216,0211,4431,9596,0211,3861,234
Auburn University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 78.96%. The percentage was 79.50% 10 years ago and Auburn still has a high percentage of white students. 2.88% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.77% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.46% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 79.50% to 78.96%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.46% to 2.88%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.93% to 4.77%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.04% to 4.46%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3704 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3615 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161626701,892829721,694189
2016-171387021,9179071221,863357
2017-181176981,8939861622,752503
2018-191077071,7811,0291923,113614
2019-20837601,6641,0501923,036708
2020-21907521,6241,1131923,805745
2021-22827801,6801,2111824,624824
2022-23788951,5601,2701925,007873
2023-24949161,6151,4122026,107937
2024-25869851,6281,5242326,9621,048
Average1047871,7251,1331723,896680
Auburn University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,255 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 184.78% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Auburn University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1627,2871,1433,29722,847
2016-1728,2901,2094,24522,836
2017-1829,7761,2605,01023,506
2018-1930,4401,5085,58923,343
2019-2030,4601,6966,61022,154
2020-2130,7372,2108,32020,207
2021-2231,5262,74511,71817,063
2022-2331,7643,10110,49318,170
2023-2433,0153,29511,54518,175
2024-2534,1453,25510,87120,019
Average30,7442,1427,77020,832

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