Enrollment Trends at SAU

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Total Enrollment

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Men

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Women

The student population at Spring Arbor University is 2,441 (1,139 undergraduate and 1,302 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 960 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at SAU is 46.66% which is decreased by 1,293 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 333 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 3.05 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

1,506 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 167.50% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,988 where 2,441 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

46.66% of total students is undergraduate students and 53.34% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,293 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 333 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 3.05 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in SAU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,4012,4327761,656969218751
2016-173,341
-60
2,203
-229
725
-51
1,478
-178
1,138
169
238
20
900
149
2017-183,342
1
1,957
-246
661
-64
1,296
-182
1,385
247
259
21
1,126
226
2018-193,436
94
1,807
-150
583
-78
1,224
-72
1,629
244
255
-4
1,374
248
2019-203,333
-103
1,614
-193
528
-55
1,086
-138
1,719
90
251
-4
1,468
94
2020-213,118
-215
1,350
-264
436
-92
914
-172
1,768
49
225
-26
1,543
75
2021-222,685
-433
1,215
-135
403
-33
812
-102
1,470
-298
174
-51
1,296
-247
2022-232,396
-289
1,127
-88
391
-12
736
-76
1,269
-201
158
-16
1,111
-185
2023-242,390
-6
1,091
-36
414
23
677
-59
1,299
30
159
1
1,140
29
2024-252,441
51
1,139
48
418
4
721
44
1,302
3
184
25
1,118
-22
Average2,9881,5945341,0601,3952121,183
Spring Arbor University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,594 where 1,139 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 Spring Arbor University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,4321,7035751,128729201528
2016-172,2031,5595201,039644205439
2017-181,9571,380482898577179398
2018-191,8071,181425756626158468
2019-201,6141,134382752480146334
2020-211,350968322646382114268
2021-221,21593331861528285197
2022-231,12787932255724869179
2023-241,09188733854920476128
2024-251,13990932758223091139
Average1,5941,5944017521,594132308
Spring Arbor University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,395 where 1,302 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 Spring Arbor University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1696958714444338274308
2016-171,13889618371324255187
2017-181,3851,18121396820446158
2018-191,6291,4042161,18822539186
2019-201,7191,5012211,28021830188
2020-211,7681,5031901,31326535230
2021-221,4701,3011491,15216925144
2022-231,2691,11513897715420134
2023-241,2991,09014194920918191
2024-251,3021,10915895119326167
Average1,3951,3951759931,39537189
Spring Arbor University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 65.01%. The percentage was 74.86% 10 years ago and SAU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.25% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.50% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.79% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 74.86% to 65.01%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.85% to 2.25%. Black student enrollment decreased from 10.76% to 9.50%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.09% to 4.79%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5642 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4264 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16142936610552,54680
2016-17163740012052,40783
2017-18144838314642,32278
2018-19224238614772,39275
2019-20243434115262,33983
2020-21183930314452,22585
2021-22115223212241,90076
2022-2310451919631,69759
2023-24105822111331,63572
2024-25125523211731,58787
Average154430612652,10578
Spring Arbor University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,506 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 62% of total students. The number of online students has increased 167.50% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Spring Arbor University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-163,40156302,838
2016-173,3418985601,883
2017-183,3421,1638261,353
2018-193,4361,4447561,236
2019-203,3331,55101,782
2020-213,1181,540625953
2021-222,6851,245719721
2022-232,3961,029643724
2023-242,3901,498281611
2024-252,4411,506330605
Average2,9881,2444741,271

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