How many students at American Public University System? 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, age distribution, and online enrollment.
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
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 48,668 | 39,206 | 9,462 |
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| Men | 30,928 | 25,072 | 5,856 |
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| Women | 17,740 | 14,134 | 3,606 |
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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 chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 285 | 176 | 109 |
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| Asian | 1,413 | 886 | 527 |
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| Black | 7,756 | 4,326 | 3,430 |
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| Hispanic | 8,321 | 5,221 | 3,100 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 468 | 277 | 191 |
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| White | 23,754 | 15,847 | 7,907 |
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| Two or more races | 2,190 | 1,275 | 915 |
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| Race Unknown | 3,888 | 2,656 | 1,232 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 229 | 134 | 95 |
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| Asian | 1,111 | 695 | 416 |
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| Black | 6,166 | 3,465 | 2,701 |
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| Hispanic | 7,080 | 4,461 | 2,619 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 392 | 235 | 157 |
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| White | 18,845 | 12,704 | 6,141 |
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| Two or more races | 1,821 | 1,069 | 752 |
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| Race Unknown | 3,077 | 2,106 | 971 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 56 | 42 | 14 |
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| Asian | 302 | 191 | 111 |
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| Black | 1,590 | 861 | 729 |
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| Hispanic | 1,241 | 760 | 481 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 76 | 42 | 34 |
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| White | 4,909 | 3,143 | 1,766 |
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| Two or more races | 369 | 206 | 163 |
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| Race Unknown | 811 | 550 | 261 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, American Public University System has 21 students under 18 years old and 118 students over 65 years old. There are 9,068 students under 25 years old, and 39,230 students over 25 years old out of 48,298 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 21 students are younger than 18 and 55 students are older than 65. American Public University System has 8,724 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 30,245 students aged 25 and over.
It has 344 graduate students aged under 25 and 8,985 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
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| 18-19 | 497 | 237 | 260 |
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| 20-21 | 2,547 | 1,198 | 1,349 |
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| 22-24 | 6,003 | 2,738 | 3,265 |
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| 25-29 | 11,908 | 4,677 | 7,231 |
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| 30-34 | 10,984 | 3,711 | 7,273 |
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| 35-39 | 8,280 | 2,471 | 5,809 |
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| 40-49 | 6,017 | 1,982 | 4,035 |
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| 50-64 | 1,923 | 722 | 1,201 |
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| Over 65 | 118 | 54 | 64 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
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| 18-19 | 497 | 237 | 260 |
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| 20-21 | 2,535 | 1,190 | 1,345 |
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| 22-24 | 5,671 | 2,547 | 3,124 |
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| 25-29 | 10,300 | 3,927 | 6,373 |
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| 30-34 | 8,689 | 2,783 | 5,906 |
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| 35-39 | 6,069 | 1,759 | 4,310 |
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| 40-49 | 4,033 | 1,264 | 2,769 |
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| 50-64 | 1,099 | 430 | 669 |
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| Over 65 | 55 | 25 | 30 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
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| 22-24 | 332 | 191 | 141 |
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| 25-29 | 1,608 | 750 | 858 |
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| 30-34 | 2,295 | 928 | 1,367 |
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| 35-39 | 2,211 | 712 | 1,499 |
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| 40-49 | 1,984 | 718 | 1,266 |
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| 50-64 | 824 | 292 | 532 |
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| Over 65 | 63 | 29 | 34 |
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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 Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 48,668 | 48,668 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 39,206 | 39,206 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 9,462 | 9,462 | 0 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| West Virginia Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 456 | 45,972 | 2,240 |
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| Undergraduate | 316 | 37,100 | 1,790 |
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| Graduate | 140 | 8,872 | 450 |
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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 |
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| Regular Full-time | 2,410 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 524 |
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| Regular Part-time | 31,466 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 4,806 |
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