Enrollment Trends at National

4,627

Total Enrollment

1,679

Men

2,948

Women

The student population at National University is 22,115 (11,237 undergraduate and 10,878 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 4,627 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at National is 50.81% which is increased by 2,387 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,240 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.59 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

18,317 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 59.82% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 18,125 where 22,115 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

50.81% of total students is undergraduate students and 49.19% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,387 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 2,240 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.59 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in National than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1617,4888,8503,8425,0088,6383,0035,635
2016-1717,192
-296
8,319
-531
3,718
-124
4,601
-407
8,873
235
3,037
34
5,836
201
2017-1817,097
-95
7,877
-442
3,510
-208
4,367
-234
9,220
347
3,080
43
6,140
304
2018-1916,930
-167
7,735
-142
3,313
-197
4,422
55
9,195
-25
2,973
-107
6,222
82
2019-2016,670
-260
7,356
-379
3,261
-52
4,095
-327
9,314
119
2,991
18
6,323
101
2020-2118,070
1,400
8,441
1,085
3,948
687
4,493
398
9,629
315
2,9916,638
315
2021-2217,135
-935
7,648
-793
3,601
-347
4,047
-446
9,487
-142
2,720
-271
6,767
129
2022-2318,631
1,496
8,485
837
3,956
355
4,529
482
10,146
659
2,909
189
7,237
470
2023-2419,924
1,293
10,151
1,666
4,662
706
5,489
960
9,773
-373
2,920
11
6,853
-384
2024-2522,115
2,191
11,237
1,086
5,235
573
6,002
513
10,878
1,105
3,289
369
7,589
736
Average18,1258,6103,9054,7059,5152,9916,524
National University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,610 where 11,237 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 National University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-168,8503,2411,4511,7905,6092,3913,218
2016-178,3193,0271,3921,6355,2922,3262,966
2017-187,8772,8991,3031,5964,9782,2072,771
2018-197,7352,8841,2671,6174,8512,0462,805
2019-207,3562,8561,2811,5754,5001,9802,520
2020-218,4413,2921,5241,7685,1492,4242,725
2021-227,6482,9321,4031,5294,7162,1982,518
2022-238,4854,3532,0212,3324,1321,9352,197
2023-2410,1514,0391,8672,1726,1122,7953,317
2024-2511,2376,4423,0783,3644,7952,1572,638
Average8,6108,6101,6591,9388,6102,2462,768
National University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 9,515 where 10,878 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 National University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-168,6385,2891,8493,4403,3491,1542,195
2016-178,8735,5411,8753,6663,3321,1622,170
2017-189,2205,4901,8433,6473,7301,2372,493
2018-199,1955,1501,6613,4894,0451,3122,733
2019-209,3144,8361,5553,2814,4781,4363,042
2020-219,6295,9151,8734,0423,7141,1182,596
2021-229,4875,4981,5733,9253,9891,1472,842
2022-2310,1467,1041,9835,1213,0429262,116
2023-249,7736,3441,9194,4253,4291,0012,428
2024-2510,8787,9862,3895,5972,8929001,992
Average9,5159,5151,8524,0639,5151,1392,461
National University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 29.88% and the percentage of black students is 14.77% at National University. 7.45% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 35.46% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 40.57% to 29.88%. Asian enrollment declined from 8.82% to 7.45%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.31% to 14.77%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 25.44% to 35.46%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7570 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7501 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16841,5421,8034,4492297,095774
2016-17831,4691,6664,5272036,950788
2017-18721,3261,5284,4441756,397764
2018-19721,3161,5324,6631726,056852
2019-20631,2731,4264,8541685,904897
2020-217401,6745,6183316,339570
2021-22681,2861,5995,6601525,619893
2022-23681,3671,9926,4141475,793968
2023-241091,4712,6247,0361786,117682
2024-251451,6483,2677,8411846,607519
Average841,2701,9115,5511946,288771
National University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

18,317 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 83% of total students. The number of online students has increased 59.82% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at National University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1617,48811,4611,7764,251
2016-1717,19211,5991,5694,024
2017-1817,09711,7421,4983,857
2018-1916,9307,6272,6856,618
2019-2016,6706,0142,7557,901
2020-2118,0704,6833,27610,111
2021-2217,13511,9601,7453,430
2022-2318,63111,7577646,110
2023-2419,92416,5696332,722
2024-2522,11518,3177992,999
Average18,12511,1731,7505,202

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