The student population at American Public University System is 48,668 (39,206 undergraduate and 9,462 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 6,754 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at American Public University System is 80.56% which is decreased by 4,758 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,996 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.57 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.

48,668 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -15.42% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 49,887 where 48,668 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

80.56% of total students is undergraduate students and 19.44% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 4,758 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,996 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.57 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in American Public University System than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at American Public University System since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1455,42243,96426,43317,53111,4586,9234,535
2014-1557,539
2,117
46,997
3,033
29,288
2,855
17,709
178
10,542
-916
6,242
-681
4,300
-235
2015-1652,513
-5,026
42,893
-4,104
27,263
-2,025
15,630
-2,079
9,620
-922
5,654
-588
3,966
-334
2016-1748,623
-3,890
39,662
-3,231
25,473
-1,790
14,189
-1,441
8,961
-659
5,245
-409
3,716
-250
2017-1846,420
-2,203
37,910
-1,752
24,225
-1,248
13,685
-504
8,510
-451
4,889
-356
3,621
-95
2018-1946,088
-332
37,746
-164
24,129
-96
13,617
-68
8,342
-168
4,796
-93
3,546
-75
2019-2045,249
-839
37,335
-411
23,850
-279
13,485
-132
7,914
-428
4,542
-254
3,372
-174
2020-2150,047
4,798
40,362
3,027
25,860
2,010
14,502
1,017
9,685
1,771
5,855
1,313
3,830
458
2021-2248,298
-1,749
38,969
-1,393
24,796
-1,064
14,173
-329
9,329
-356
5,701
-154
3,628
-202
2022-2348,668
370
39,206
237
25,072
276
14,134
-39
9,462
133
5,856
155
3,606
-22
Average49,88740,50425,63914,8669,3825,5703,812
American Public University System Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 40,504 where 39,206 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 American Public University System since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1443,9643,2751,5051,77040,68924,92815,761
2014-1546,9973,0761,4831,59343,92127,80516,116
2015-1642,8933,7591,8531,90639,13425,41013,724
2016-1739,6622,4511,1971,25437,21124,27612,935
2017-1837,9102,9141,4931,42134,99622,73212,264
2018-1937,7462,3241,1521,17235,42222,97712,445
2019-2037,3352,4251,1821,24334,91022,66812,242
2020-2140,3622,5221,3331,18937,84024,52713,313
2021-2238,9692,4051,1881,21736,56423,60812,956
2022-2339,2062,9341,5471,38736,27223,52512,747
Average40,50440,5041,3931,41540,50424,24613,450
American Public University System Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 9,382 where 9,462 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 American Public University System since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1411,45851127024110,9476,6534,294
2014-1510,54247526021510,0675,9824,085
2015-169,6205312982339,0895,3563,733
2016-178,9613781941848,5835,0513,532
2017-188,5104552282278,0554,6613,394
2018-198,3424062261807,9364,5703,366
2019-207,9144622681947,4524,2743,178
2020-219,6856623842789,0235,4713,552
2021-229,3296574012568,6725,3003,372
2022-239,4628024793238,6605,3773,283
Average9,3829,3823012339,3825,2703,579
American Public University System Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 48.81% and the percentage of black students is 15.94% at American Public University System. 2.90% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at American Public University System over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-143871,02912,4595,27548131,0871,818
2014-153971,10611,8425,65652632,5872,053
2015-163281,0489,7475,48348930,1421,893
2016-173029998,3705,35641627,8901,843
2017-182949927,5355,42944326,2171,856
2018-192591,0387,4985,82440125,3211,910
2019-202751,0087,4336,15540324,2871,908
2020-212901,3117,7307,59746326,0832,171
2021-222891,3437,4937,80345324,1322,168
2022-232851,4137,7568,32146823,7542,190
Average3111,1298,7866,29045427,1501,981
American Public University System Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

48,668 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -15.42% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at American Public University System from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1557,53957,53900
2015-1652,51352,51300
2016-1748,62348,62300
2017-1846,42046,42000
2018-1946,08846,08800
2019-2045,24945,24900
2020-2150,04750,04700
2021-2248,29848,29800
2022-2348,66848,66800
Average49,27249,27200

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