Enrollment Trends at Aurora

500

Total Enrollment

-46

Men

546

Women

The student population at Aurora University is 5,923 (4,106 undergraduate and 1,817 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 500 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Aurora is 69.32% which is increased by 526 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 26 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.54 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

1,827 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 319.04% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,936 where 5,923 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

69.32% of total students is undergraduate students and 30.68% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 526 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 26 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.54 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Aurora than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,4233,5801,2862,2941,8434311,412
2016-175,643
220
3,796
216
1,339
53
2,457
163
1,847
4
426
-5
1,421
9
2017-185,833
190
3,933
137
1,394
55
2,539
82
1,900
53
433
7
1,467
46
2018-196,005
172
4,020
87
1,404
10
2,616
77
1,985
85
447
14
1,538
71
2019-206,246
241
4,104
84
1,415
11
2,689
73
2,142
157
441
-6
1,701
163
2020-216,265
19
4,158
54
1,431
16
2,727
38
2,107
-35
428
-13
1,679
-22
2021-226,165
-100
4,114
-44
1,383
-48
2,731
4
2,051
-56
424
-4
1,627
-52
2022-235,918
-247
4,048
-66
1,323
-60
2,725
-6
1,870
-181
370
-54
1,500
-127
2023-245,935
17
4,098
50
1,367
44
2,731
6
1,837
-33
331
-39
1,506
6
2024-255,923
-12
4,106
8
1,347
-20
2,759
28
1,817
-20
324
-7
1,493
-13
Average5,9363,9961,3692,6271,9404061,534
Aurora University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,996 where 4,106 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 Aurora University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,5803,1321,1741,958448112336
2016-173,7963,3021,2182,084494121373
2017-183,9333,4611,2782,183472116356
2018-194,0203,5371,2682,269483136347
2019-204,1043,6791,3032,376425112313
2020-214,1583,8221,3442,47833687249
2021-224,1143,7791,2842,49533599236
2022-234,0483,6631,2292,43438594291
2023-244,0983,7041,2722,43239495299
2024-254,1063,6601,2532,40744694352
Average3,9963,9961,2622,3123,996107315
Aurora University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,940 where 1,817 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 Aurora University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,843569754941,274356918
2016-171,847681915901,166335831
2017-181,9007191126071,181321860
2018-191,9858301287021,155319836
2019-202,1429191557641,223286937
2020-212,1079041517531,203277926
2021-222,0519431767671,108248860
2022-231,870925164761945206739
2023-241,837948154794889177712
2024-251,817958160798859164695
Average1,9401,9401377031,940269831
Aurora University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 44.74% and the percentage of black students is 8.41% at Aurora University. 2.82% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 34.59% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 61.48% to 44.74%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.07% to 2.82%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.04% to 8.41%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 19.69% to 34.59%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6715 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5759 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16171124361,06833,334114
2016-17141194681,23853,334139
2017-18151225411,391103,238155
2018-19101325201,52683,272161
2019-20131505301,68183,281162
2020-21101755151,83253,167171
2021-2261724421,90373,078157
2022-23111844531,89772,818143
2023-2481874642,06542,678142
2024-25101674982,04962,650169
Average111524871,66563,085151
Aurora University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,827 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 319.04% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Aurora University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-165,4234361934,794
2016-175,6435422114,890
2017-185,8336963124,825
2018-196,0058821924,931
2019-206,2461,1231294,994
2020-216,2655,585243437
2021-226,1651,6384854,042
2022-235,9181,6155103,793
2023-245,9351,7665613,608
2024-255,9231,8278023,294
Average5,9361,6113643,961

Ratings & Review

Share your experiences and thoughts about Aurora University. It will be a great help to applicants and prospective students!