The student population at University of South Alabama is 14,003 (9,241 undergraduate and 4,762 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,208 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at USA is 65.99% which is decreased by 2,283 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 75 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 2.09 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
3,884 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 19.36% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 14,688 where 14,003 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
65.99% of total students is undergraduate students and 34.01% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 2,283 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 75 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.09 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in USA than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of South Alabama since 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,869 where 9,241 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 University of South Alabama since 2015.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,819 where 4,762 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 University of South Alabama since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 60.33%. The percentage was 61.15% 10 years ago and USA still has a high percentage of white students. 3.63% of enrolled students is Asian and 22.21% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.30% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 61.15% to 60.33%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.40% to 3.63%. Black student enrollment increased from 21.45% to 22.21%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.65% to 5.30%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5807 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5776 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of South Alabama over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
3,884 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 28% of total students. The number of online students has increased 19.36% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of South Alabama from 2015 to 2025.