Student Population at American Public University System

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
48,66839,2069,462
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 48,668 students have enrolled in American Public University System with 39,206 undergraduate and 9,462 graduate students.
By gender, 30,928 male and 17,740 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (13,540 students in average - private (for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).
American Public University System is a completely online college and 48,668 students are enrolled exclusively.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

American Public University System has a total of 48,668 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 39,206 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 9,462 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 30,928 male and 17,740 female students (the male-female ratio is 64:36) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total48,66839,2069,462
Men30,92825,0725,856
Women17,74014,1343,606

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 23,754 White, 7,756 Black, and 1,413 Asian students out of a total of 48,668 are attending at American Public University System. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American285176109
Asian1,413886527
Black7,7564,3263,430
Hispanic8,3215,2213,100
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders468277191
White23,75415,8477,907
Two or more races2,1901,275915
Race Unknown3,8882,6561,232
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American22913495
Asian1,111695416
Black6,1663,4652,701
Hispanic7,0804,4612,619
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders392235157
White18,84512,7046,141
Two or more races1,8211,069752
Race Unknown3,0772,106971
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American564214
Asian302191111
Black1,590861729
Hispanic1,241760481
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders764234
White4,9093,1431,766
Two or more races369206163
Race Unknown811550261

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At American Public University System, 48,668 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.
456 students lived in West Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 48,212 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students48,66848,6680
Undergraduate39,20639,2060
Graduate9,4629,4620
Online Student Population by Locality
West Virginia ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students45645,9722,240
Undergraduate31637,1001,790
Graduate1408,872450

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 39,206 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 5,330 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.59%.524 students have transferred in as full-time status and 4,806 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time2,410
Transfer-in Full-time524
Regular Part-time31,466
Transfer-in Part-time4,806
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