Enrollment Trends at ISU

-5,689

Total Enrollment

-2,807

Men

-2,882

Women

The student population at Indiana State University is 7,895 (6,224 undergraduate and 1,671 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 5,689 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at ISU is 78.83% which is decreased by 5,033 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 656 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.34 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,163 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 3.34% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,125 where 7,895 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

78.83% of total students is undergraduate students and 21.17% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 5,033 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 656 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.34 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in ISU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1613,58411,2575,2865,9712,3279011,426
2016-1713,565
-19
11,202
-55
5,132
-154
6,070
99
2,363
36
910
9
1,453
27
2017-1813,763
198
11,583
381
5,240
108
6,343
273
2,180
-183
816
-94
1,364
-89
2018-1913,044
-719
10,950
-633
4,825
-415
6,125
-218
2,094
-86
789
-27
1,305
-59
2019-2012,144
-900
10,214
-736
4,458
-367
5,756
-369
1,930
-164
722
-67
1,208
-97
2020-2110,829
-1,315
8,938
-1,276
3,879
-579
5,059
-697
1,891
-39
661
-61
1,230
22
2021-229,459
-1,370
7,704
-1,234
3,368
-511
4,336
-723
1,755
-136
635
-26
1,120
-110
2022-238,658
-801
6,965
-739
3,016
-352
3,949
-387
1,693
-62
606
-29
1,087
-33
2023-248,304
-354
6,668
-297
2,902
-114
3,766
-183
1,636
-57
610
4
1,026
-61
2024-257,895
-409
6,224
-444
2,756
-146
3,468
-298
1,671
35
624
14
1,047
21
Average11,1259,1714,0865,0841,9547271,227
Indiana State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,171 where 6,224 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 Indiana State University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1611,2579,6584,5765,0821,599710889
2016-1711,2029,3644,3285,0361,8388041,034
2017-1811,5839,3694,3465,0232,2148941,320
2018-1910,9508,8913,9834,9082,0598421,217
2019-2010,2148,1053,5644,5412,1098941,215
2020-218,9387,4203,1904,2301,518689829
2021-227,7046,2802,7123,5681,424656768
2022-236,9655,7382,4793,2591,227537690
2023-246,6685,5792,4253,1541,089477612
2024-256,2245,3732,3693,004851387464
Average9,1719,1713,3974,1819,171689904
Indiana State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,954 where 1,671 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 Indiana State University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,3279913916001,336510826
2016-172,3631,0554316241,308479829
2017-182,1809613566051,219460759
2018-192,0949023245781,192465727
2019-201,9308843125721,046410636
2020-211,8918862975891,005364641
2021-221,755830270560925365560
2022-231,693802285517891321570
2023-241,636780298482856312544
2024-251,671761281480910343567
Average1,9541,9543255611,954403666
Indiana State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 66.46%. The percentage was 65.78% 10 years ago and ISU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.94% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.57% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.66% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 65.78% to 66.46%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.31% to 1.94%. Black student enrollment decreased from 16.78% to 15.57%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.37% to 6.66%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5273 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5368 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16361782,27945868,936437
2016-17361762,26947648,840440
2017-18371782,32555349,100506
2018-19431742,11156988,791486
2019-20381732,005589108,383497
2020-21301941,723576117,530429
2021-22201731,304541146,750364
2022-23161451,299551106,019364
2023-24151421,290535105,651365
2024-25181531,22952665,247350
Average291691,78353787,525424
Indiana State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,163 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 3.34% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Indiana State University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1613,5842,0932,8578,634
2016-1713,5652,3672,8748,324
2017-1813,7632,5822,7458,436
2018-1913,0442,6382,9797,427
2019-2012,1442,7742,9746,396
2020-2110,8293,0784,3453,406
2021-229,4592,7972,9473,715
2022-238,6582,5242,3433,791
2023-248,3042,3352,1783,791
2024-257,8952,1632,4263,306
Average11,1252,5352,8675,723

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