The student population at American University is 13,885 (7,917 undergraduate and 5,968 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,067 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at American is 57.02% which is increased by 577 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 490 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.72 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,516 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 643.14% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,765 where 13,885 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

57.02% of total students is undergraduate students and 42.98% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 577 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 490 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.72 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in American than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1412,8187,3402,8854,4555,4782,1563,322
2014-1513,061
243
7,706
366
2,944
59
4,762
307
5,355
-123
2,104
-52
3,251
-71
2015-1613,198
137
7,909
203
2,971
27
4,938
176
5,289
-66
2,023
-81
3,266
15
2016-1713,346
148
7,900
-9
2,953
-18
4,947
9
5,446
157
2,095
72
3,351
85
2017-1813,858
512
8,123
223
3,094
141
5,029
82
5,735
289
2,215
120
3,520
169
2018-1914,311
453
8,287
164
3,189
95
5,098
69
6,024
289
2,291
76
3,733
213
2019-2014,318
7
8,527
240
3,300
111
5,227
129
5,791
-233
2,111
-180
3,680
-53
2020-2114,001
-317
7,953
-574
3,044
-256
4,909
-318
6,048
257
2,243
132
3,805
125
2021-2214,852
851
8,463
510
3,147
103
5,316
407
6,389
341
2,368
125
4,021
216
2022-2313,885
-967
7,917
-546
2,875
-272
5,042
-274
5,968
-421
2,230
-138
3,738
-283
Average13,7658,0133,0404,9725,7522,1843,569
American University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,013 where 7,917 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 University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,3406,9852,7144,271355171184
2014-157,7067,3862,7824,604320162158
2015-167,9097,5402,7964,744369175194
2016-177,9007,5442,7904,754356163193
2017-188,1237,7642,9284,836359166193
2018-198,2877,9523,0444,908335145190
2019-208,5278,2073,1385,069320162158
2020-217,9537,4532,8204,633500224276
2021-228,4638,1242,9935,131339154185
2022-237,9177,6002,7364,864317139178
Average8,0138,0132,8744,7818,013166191
American University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,752 where 5,968 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 University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,4783,2481,2751,9732,2308811,349
2014-155,3553,0821,1651,9172,2739391,334
2015-165,2892,9211,1271,7942,3688961,472
2016-175,4463,1131,1881,9252,3339071,426
2017-185,7353,2201,1892,0312,5151,0261,489
2018-196,0243,4831,2862,1972,5411,0051,536
2019-205,7912,9971,0601,9372,7941,0511,743
2020-216,0482,9431,0921,8513,1051,1511,954
2021-226,3893,1161,1391,9773,2731,2292,044
2022-235,9683,2401,2102,0302,7281,0201,708
Average5,7525,7521,1731,9635,7521,0111,606
American University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.93%. The percentage was 49.20% 10 years ago and American still has a high percentage of white students. 6.19% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.56% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14447499571,169136,306431
2014-15428061,0451,283186,474470
2015-16417941,0501,379146,446427
2016-17278121,1901,470116,886504
2017-18229001,2851,65586,932538
2018-19228771,3021,730126,979539
2019-20188271,2381,49786,900579
2020-21198301,4091,528136,763648
2021-22159131,4711,642137,542699
2022-23138591,3281,603117,072625
Average268371,2281,496126,830546
American University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,516 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 643.14% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at American University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1513,06120444412,413
2015-1613,19856377911,856
2016-1713,34687972311,744
2017-1813,8581,24468211,932
2018-1914,31147854913,284
2019-2014,3181,3071,50811,503
2020-2114,0011,5973,0129,392
2021-2214,8521,9345,2837,635
2022-2313,8851,5162,5079,862
Average13,8701,0801,72111,069

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