The student population at Emporia State University is 5,324 (2,740 undergraduate and 2,584 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 709 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at ESU is 51.47% which is decreased by 1,133 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 424 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.03 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

2,520 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 41.81% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,830 where 5,324 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

51.47% of total students is undergraduate students and 48.53% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,133 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 424 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.03 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in ESU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,0333,8731,5322,3412,1607031,457
2014-156,114
81
3,924
51
1,580
48
2,344
3
2,190
30
696
-7
1,494
37
2015-166,094
-20
3,864
-60
1,527
-53
2,337
-7
2,230
40
698
2
1,532
38
2016-175,887
-207
3,702
-162
1,420
-107
2,282
-55
2,185
-45
685
-13
1,500
-32
2017-185,732
-155
3,605
-97
1,357
-63
2,248
-34
2,127
-58
662
-23
1,465
-35
2018-195,796
64
3,569
-36
1,326
-31
2,243
-5
2,227
100
626
-36
1,601
136
2019-205,877
81
3,405
-164
1,252
-74
2,153
-90
2,472
245
691
65
1,781
180
2020-215,828
-49
3,181
-224
1,135
-117
2,046
-107
2,647
175
770
79
1,877
96
2021-225,615
-213
2,948
-233
1,036
-99
1,912
-134
2,667
20
785
15
1,882
5
2022-235,324
-291
2,740
-208
1,014
-22
1,726
-186
2,584
-83
745
-40
1,839
-43
Average5,8303,4811,3182,1632,3497061,643
Emporia State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,481 where 2,740 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 Emporia State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,8733,4451,3532,092428179249
2014-153,9243,5271,3942,133397186211
2015-163,8643,5791,4082,171285119166
2016-173,7023,4311,3052,126271115156
2017-183,6053,3401,2552,085265102163
2018-193,5693,2931,2402,05327686190
2019-203,4053,1011,1351,966304117187
2020-213,1812,9091,0381,87127297175
2021-222,9482,6769501,72627286186
2022-232,7402,5429351,60719879119
Average3,4813,4811,2011,9833,481117180
Emporia State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,349 where 2,584 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 Emporia State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,1603421122301,8185911,227
2014-152,1903121112011,8785851,293
2015-162,2304971783191,7335201,213
2016-172,1854531632901,7325221,210
2017-182,1274111462651,7165161,200
2018-192,2274221153071,8055111,294
2019-202,4724081102982,0645811,483
2020-212,6474331163172,2146541,560
2021-222,6675511633882,1166221,494
2022-232,5846382044341,9465411,405
Average2,3492,3491423052,3495641,338
Emporia State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.99%. The percentage was 73.58% 10 years ago and ESU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.56% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.31% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14193727132974,439236
2014-15295227233974,415286
2015-16285625033864,310297
2016-17195023730753,779298
2017-18194419729323,457299
2018-19184417029323,226375
2019-20194217526323,135382
2020-212295191547353,987221
2021-22248719733533,831396
2022-23388317629553,620344
Average245921433473,820313
Emporia State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,520 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 47% of total students. The number of online students has increased 41.81% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Emporia State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,1141,7778143,523
2015-166,0941,8577613,476
2016-175,8871,8009463,141
2017-185,7321,7931,0982,841
2018-195,7961,9951,1692,632
2019-205,8772,2481,1902,439
2020-215,8282,5111,3152,002
2021-225,6152,6391,2981,678
2022-235,3242,5201,4341,370
Average5,8072,1271,1142,567

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