Enrollment Trends at GSU

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 34,624 where 34,944 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 36,973 students in 2022 and was lowest at 32,058 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 32,058 to 34,944 students, a net gain of 2,886 (9%).

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

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• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	32,058	25,140	10,309	14,831	6,918	2,703	4,215
2016-17	32,237 179	25,228 88	10,309	14,919 88	7,009 91	2,772 69	4,237 22
2017-18	32,816 579	25,770 542	10,493 184	15,277 358	7,046 37	2,719 -53	4,327 90
2018-19	34,316 1,500	27,231 1,461	11,204 711	16,027 750	7,085 39	2,687 -32	4,398 71
2019-20	35,041 725	27,961 730	11,456 252	16,505 478	7,080 -5	2,688 1	4,392 -6
2020-21	36,360 1,319	28,787 826	11,545 89	17,242 737	7,573 493	2,801 113	4,772 380
2021-22	36,973 613	28,985 198	11,451 -94	17,534 292	7,988 415	2,900 99	5,088 316
2022-23	36,516 -457	28,924 -61	11,671 220	17,253 -281	7,592 -396	2,694 -206	4,898 -190
2023-24	34,974 -1,542	27,588 -1,336	11,173 -498	16,415 -838	7,386 -206	2,595 -99	4,791 -107
2024-25	34,944 -30	27,415 -173	11,162 -11	16,253 -162	7,529 143	2,581 -14	4,948 157
Average	34,624	27,303	11,077	16,226	7,321	2,714	4,607

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 27,303 where 27,415 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 Georgia State University since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
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Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	25,140	18,813	7,639	11,174	6,327	2,670	3,657
2016-17	25,228	19,208	7,782	11,426	6,020	2,527	3,493
2017-18	25,770	19,882	8,046	11,836	5,888	2,447	3,441
2018-19	27,231	21,057	8,620	12,437	6,174	2,584	3,590
2019-20	27,961	21,958	8,975	12,983	6,003	2,481	3,522
2020-21	28,787	22,356	8,918	13,438	6,431	2,627	3,804
2021-22	28,985	21,992	8,650	13,342	6,993	2,801	4,192
2022-23	28,924	21,604	8,716	12,888	7,320	2,955	4,365
2023-24	27,588	20,926	8,549	12,377	6,662	2,624	4,038
2024-25	27,415	20,474	8,466	12,008	6,941	2,696	4,245
Average	27,303	27,303	8,436	12,391	27,303	2,641	3,835

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,321 where 7,529 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 Georgia State University since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,918	5,075	2,121	2,954	1,843	582	1,261
2016-17	7,009	5,250	2,182	3,068	1,759	590	1,169
2017-18	7,046	5,107	2,053	3,054	1,939	666	1,273
2018-19	7,085	5,100	2,030	3,070	1,985	657	1,328
2019-20	7,080	5,113	2,012	3,101	1,967	676	1,291
2020-21	7,573	5,471	2,079	3,392	2,102	722	1,380
2021-22	7,988	5,705	2,163	3,542	2,283	737	1,546
2022-23	7,592	5,416	1,999	3,417	2,176	695	1,481
2023-24	7,386	5,407	1,996	3,411	1,979	599	1,380
2024-25	7,529	5,616	2,025	3,591	1,913	556	1,357
Average	7,321	7,321	2,066	3,260	7,321	648	1,347

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 18.56% and the percentage of black students is 39.95% at Georgia State University. 14.35% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 13.17% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 30.66% to 18.56%. Asian enrollment grew from 11.00% to 14.35%. Black student enrollment increased from 37.44% to 39.95%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.41% to 13.17%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7659 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7447 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	47	3,525	12,002	2,696	21	9,829	1,405
2016-17	40	3,817	12,065	2,896	16	9,276	1,746
2017-18	41	3,950	12,435	3,104	19	9,098	1,799
2018-19	34	4,294	13,051	3,521	15	9,153	1,965
2019-20	36	4,586	13,194	3,839	17	9,015	2,015
2020-21	25	4,882	13,939	4,276	19	9,023	2,019
2021-22	34	5,051	14,338	4,434	20	8,591	1,913
2022-23	34	5,062	14,256	4,572	21	7,830	1,821
2023-24	25	5,058	13,597	4,498	17	7,037	1,667
2024-25	28	5,015	13,959	4,601	13	6,487	1,624
Average	34	4,524	13,284	3,844	18	8,534	1,797