Enrollment Trends at Southern University and A & M

The student population at Southern University and A & M College is 8,226 (6,470 undergraduate and 1,756 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,449 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Southern University and A & M is 78.65% which is increased by 724 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 725 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.94 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,067 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 611.33% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,880 where 8,226 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

78.65% of total students is undergraduate students and 21.35% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 724 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 725 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.94 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Southern University and A & M than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Southern University and A & M College since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,777	5,746	2,133	3,613	1,031	270	761
2014-15	6,330 -447	5,214 -532	1,868 -265	3,346 -267	1,116 85	314 44	802 41
2015-16	6,401 71	5,250 36	1,854 -14	3,396 50	1,151 35	342 28	809 7
2016-17	5,877 -524	4,926 -324	1,741 -113	3,185 -211	951 -200	286 -56	665 -144
2017-18	6,118 241	5,149 223	1,829 88	3,320 135	969 18	308 22	661 -4
2018-19	6,693 575	5,838 689	2,085 256	3,753 433	855 -114	264 -44	591 -70
2019-20	7,140 447	6,324 486	2,214 129	4,110 357	816 -39	237 -27	579 -12
2020-21	6,917 -223	6,145 -179	2,115 -99	4,030 -80	772 -44	218 -19	554 -25
2021-22	8,317 1,400	6,560 415	2,247 132	4,313 283	1,757 985	640 422	1,117 563
2022-23	8,226 -91	6,470 -90	2,133 -114	4,337 24	1,756 -1	667 27	1,089 -28
Average	6,880	5,762	2,022	3,740	1,117	355	763

Southern University and A & M College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,762 where 6,470 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Southern University and A & M College since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	5,746	4,708	1,733	2,975	1,038	400	638
2014-15	5,214	4,446	1,620	2,826	768	248	520
2015-16	5,250	4,643	1,683	2,960	607	171	436
2016-17	4,926	4,354	1,564	2,790	572	177	395
2017-18	5,149	4,530	1,650	2,880	619	179	440
2018-19	5,838	4,868	1,769	3,099	970	316	654
2019-20	6,324	4,875	1,691	3,184	1,449	523	926
2020-21	6,145	4,547	1,504	3,043	1,598	611	987
2021-22	6,560	5,050	1,695	3,355	1,510	552	958
2022-23	6,470	5,091	1,687	3,404	1,379	446	933
Average	5,762	5,762	1,660	3,052	5,762	362	689

Southern University and A & M College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,117 where 1,756 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Southern University and A & M College since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,031	933	239	694	98	31	67
2014-15	1,116	532	173	359	584	141	443
2015-16	1,151	632	210	422	519	132	387
2016-17	951	491	164	327	460	122	338
2017-18	969	484	163	321	485	145	340
2018-19	855	443	143	300	412	121	291
2019-20	816	417	125	292	399	112	287
2020-21	772	376	124	252	396	94	302
2021-22	1,757	1,106	433	673	651	207	444
2022-23	1,756	1,075	406	669	681	261	420
Average	1,117	1,117	218	431	1,117	137	332

Southern University and A & M College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 4.75% and the percentage of black students is 87.09% at Southern University and A & M College. 2.25% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southern University and A & M College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	7	61	6,281	59	4	265	53
2014-15	7	80	5,830	48	3	192	70
2015-16	17	154	5,813	33	2	182	100
2016-17	10	131	5,285	35	1	189	126
2017-18	9	108	5,618	33	2	172	104
2018-19	14	69	6,114	56	2	201	112
2019-20	21	70	6,366	57	7	246	146
2020-21	12	67	6,279	59	5	187	113
2021-22	16	139	7,187	117	5	473	120
2022-23	13	185	7,164	132	1	391	120
Average	13	106	6,194	63	3	250	106

Southern University and A & M College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,067 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 611.33% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southern University and A & M College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,330	150	631	5,549
2015-16	6,401	142	1,041	5,218
2016-17	5,877	96	1,134	4,647
2017-18	6,118	149	1,776	4,193
2018-19	6,693	275	1,257	5,161
2019-20	7,140	291	1,653	5,196
2020-21	6,917	1,044	3,921	1,952
2021-22	8,317	1,080	3,464	3,773
2022-23	8,226	1,067	3,604	3,555
Average	6,891	477	2,053	4,360

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