How many students at Aurora? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 5,918 students have enrolled in Aurora University with 4,048 undergraduate and 1,870 graduate students.

By gender, 1,693 male and 4,225 female students are attending the school.

It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (5,463 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).

1,615 students are enrolled exclusively, and 510 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.


Student Population by Gender

Aurora University has a total of 5,918 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 4,048 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,870 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 1,693 male and 4,225 female students (the male-female ratio is 29:71) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total5,9184,0481,870
Men1,6931,323370
Women4,2252,7251,500
Aurora University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartAurora University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartAurora University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,818 White, 453 Black, and 184 Asian students out of a total of 5,918 are attending at Aurora University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1156
Asian18463121
Black453123330
Hispanic1,8975241,373
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders716
White2,8188012,017
Two or more races14341102
Race Unknown373116257
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American835
Asian1425587
Black24098142
Hispanic1,5944641,130
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders303
White1,6385551,083
Two or more races1003169
Race Unknown294100194
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American321
Asian42834
Black21325188
Hispanic30360243
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders413
White1,180246934
Two or more races431033
Race Unknown791663
Aurora University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartAurora University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartAurora University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, Aurora has 17 students under 18 years old and 11 students over 65 years old. There are 3,955 students under 25 years old, and 1,963 students over 25 years old out of 5,918 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 17 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Aurora has 3,512 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 536 students aged 25 and over.

It has 443 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,427 students aged 25 and over.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1817134
18-191,295846449
20-211,5261,023503
22-241,117779338
25-29694544150
30-3442734384
35-3927321756
40-4939132269
50-6416712938
Over 651192
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1817134
18-191,295846449
20-211,5031,002501
22-24697444253
25-2923817068
30-341068521
35-3968608
40-49918011
50-6431238
Over 65220
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
20-2123212
22-2442033585
25-2945637482
30-3432125863
35-3920515748
40-4930024258
50-6413610630
Over 65972
Aurora University 2023 Student Population by Age chartAurora University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartAurora University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartAurora University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartAurora University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartAurora University 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart

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 Aurora University, 1,615 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 510 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,313 students lived in Illinois or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 302 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students5,9181,615510
Undergraduate4,048487370
Graduate1,8701,128140
Online Student Population by Locality
Illinois ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1,3133020
Undergraduate418690
Graduate8952330
Aurora University 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,048 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 542 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.39%.455 students have transferred in as full-time status and 87 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time3,208
Transfer-in Full-time455
Regular Part-time298
Transfer-in Part-time87

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