The student population at Austin Peay State University is 10,439 (8,926 undergraduate and 1,513 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 340 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Austin Peay State is 85.51% which is decreased by 258 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 598 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.51 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
2,718 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 53.13% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,250 where 10,439 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
85.51% of total students is undergraduate students and 14.49% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 258 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 598 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.51 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Austin Peay State than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Austin Peay State University since 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,127 where 8,926 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 Austin Peay State University since 2015.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,123 where 1,513 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 Austin Peay State University since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 53.47%. The percentage was 64.10% 10 years ago and Austin Peay State still has a high percentage of white students. 1.84% of enrolled students is Asian and 19.29% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.13% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 64.10% to 53.47%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.62% to 1.84%. Black student enrollment increased from 19.07% to 19.29%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.04% to 11.13%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6604 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5458 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Austin Peay State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
2,718 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 26% of total students. The number of online students has increased 53.13% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Austin Peay State University from 2015 to 2025.