In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 424,810 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Georgia including undergraduate and graduate programs.
Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students increased by 24.93% from 340,037 to 424,810. The undergraduate population increased by 19.45% and the graduate population increased by 49.1% in last 10 years at Georgia Colleges.
By gender, there are 248,677
women students and 176,133 men students enrolled in the schools. The women students increased by 25.42% and men students increased by 24.25% in that period.
Student Population Changes
The average number of students over the past 10 years is 400,262, and 424,810 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023.
Of the total students, 77.97% are undergraduate students and 22.03% are graduate students. Over the past 10, the number of undergraduate students increased by 53,449, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 30,525.
The women to men ratio is 1.41 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Georgia Colleges than men students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Georgia Colleges since 2014.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women |
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| 2013-14 | 340,037 | 277,167 | 115,557 | 161,610 | 62,870 | 26,201 | 36,669 |
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| 2014-15 | 349,505
9,468 | 284,293
7,126 | 118,124
2,567 | 166,169
4,559 | 65,212
2,342 | 27,360
1,159 | 37,852
1,183 |
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| 2015-16 | 387,613
38,108 | 315,988
31,695 | 134,009
15,885 | 181,979
15,810 | 71,625
6,413 | 29,673
2,313 | 41,952
4,100 |
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| 2016-17 | 396,154
8,541 | 322,423
6,435 | 136,157
2,148 | 186,266
4,287 | 73,731
2,106 | 30,951
1,278 | 42,780
828 |
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| 2017-18 | 404,763
8,609 | 328,364
5,941 | 137,293
1,136 | 191,071
4,805 | 76,399
2,668 | 32,707
1,756 | 43,692
912 |
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| 2018-19 | 418,697
13,934 | 338,490
10,126 | 139,629
2,336 | 198,861
7,790 | 80,207
3,808 | 34,771
2,064 | 45,436
1,744 |
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| 2019-20 | 424,410
5,713 | 340,557
2,067 | 138,987
-642 | 201,570
2,709 | 83,853
3,646 | 37,210
2,439 | 46,643
1,207 |
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| 2020-21 | 427,976
3,566 | 339,706
-851 | 136,456
-2,531 | 203,250
1,680 | 88,270
4,417 | 39,110
1,900 | 49,160
2,517 |
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| 2021-22 | 428,658
682 | 335,212
-4,494 | 134,834
-1,622 | 200,378
-2,872 | 93,446
5,176 | 41,747
2,637 | 51,699
2,539 |
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| 2022-23 | 424,810
-3,848 | 331,073
-4,139 | 134,670
-164 | 196,403
-3,975 | 93,737
291 | 41,463
-284 | 52,274
575 |
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| Average | 400,262 | 321,327 | 132,572 | 188,756 | 78,935 | 34,119 | 44,816 |
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Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 10 years is 321,327. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 53,906 from 277,167 to 331,073.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Georgia Colleges since 2014.
| Year | Total | Fulltime | Parttime |
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| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women |
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| 2013-14 | 277,167 | 218,439 | 92,774 | 125,665 | 58,728 | 22,783 | 35,945 |
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| 2014-15 | 284,293 | 222,751 | 94,173 | 128,578 | 61,542 | 23,951 | 37,591 |
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| 2015-16 | 315,988 | 244,552 | 105,240 | 139,312 | 71,436 | 28,769 | 42,667 |
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| 2016-17 | 322,423 | 247,086 | 106,147 | 140,939 | 75,337 | 30,010 | 45,327 |
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| 2017-18 | 328,364 | 246,426 | 105,791 | 140,635 | 81,938 | 31,502 | 50,436 |
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| 2018-19 | 338,490 | 252,774 | 106,469 | 146,305 | 85,716 | 33,160 | 52,556 |
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| 2019-20 | 340,557 | 253,668 | 106,119 | 147,549 | 86,889 | 32,868 | 54,021 |
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| 2020-21 | 339,706 | 249,327 | 102,211 | 147,116 | 90,379 | 34,245 | 56,134 |
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| 2021-22 | 335,212 | 245,879 | 101,248 | 144,631 | 89,333 | 33,586 | 55,747 |
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| 2022-23 | 331,073 | 245,472 | 101,920 | 143,552 | 85,601 | 32,750 | 52,851 |
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| Average | 321,327 | 321,327 | 102,209 | 140,428 | 321,327 | 30,362 | 48,328 |
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Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the past 10 years is 78,935. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 30,867 from 62,870 to 93,737.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Georgia Colleges since 2014.
| Year | Total | Fulltime | Parttime |
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| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women |
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| 2013-14 | 62,870 | 41,108 | 18,189 | 22,919 | 21,762 | 8,012 | 13,750 |
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| 2014-15 | 65,212 | 42,696 | 18,366 | 24,330 | 22,516 | 8,994 | 13,522 |
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| 2015-16 | 71,625 | 45,237 | 18,800 | 26,437 | 26,388 | 10,873 | 15,515 |
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| 2016-17 | 73,731 | 45,401 | 19,031 | 26,370 | 28,330 | 11,920 | 16,410 |
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| 2017-18 | 76,399 | 44,106 | 18,774 | 25,332 | 32,293 | 13,933 | 18,360 |
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| 2018-19 | 80,207 | 44,632 | 18,625 | 26,007 | 35,575 | 16,146 | 19,429 |
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| 2019-20 | 83,853 | 44,256 | 18,197 | 26,059 | 39,597 | 19,013 | 20,584 |
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| 2020-21 | 88,270 | 46,263 | 18,279 | 27,984 | 42,007 | 20,831 | 21,176 |
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| 2021-22 | 93,446 | 48,382 | 19,300 | 29,082 | 45,064 | 22,447 | 22,617 |
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| 2022-23 | 93,737 | 48,995 | 19,397 | 29,598 | 44,742 | 22,066 | 22,676 |
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| Average | 78,935 | 78,935 | 18,696 | 26,412 | 78,935 | 15,424 | 18,404 |
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Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 43.97% and the percentage of black students is 25.74% at Georgia Colleges. 7.81% of enrolled students is Asian.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Georgia Colleges over the past 10 years (2013-2023).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
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| 2013-14 | 961 | 17,109 | 95,800 | 18,358 | 521 | 170,959 | 7,565 |
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| 2014-15 | 1,006 | 18,208 | 99,453 | 20,389 | 480 | 172,510 | 8,198 |
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| 2015-16 | 1,074 | 20,634 | 108,317 | 25,033 | 507 | 191,591 | 10,163 |
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| 2016-17 | 1,230 | 22,579 | 109,137 | 27,214 | 463 | 193,807 | 11,255 |
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| 2017-18 | 1,242 | 23,662 | 110,227 | 29,529 | 518 | 194,912 | 11,904 |
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| 2018-19 | 1,287 | 25,653 | 112,896 | 32,690 | 528 | 199,181 | 13,170 |
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| 2019-20 | 1,259 | 27,509 | 113,316 | 35,241 | 531 | 198,143 | 13,663 |
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| 2020-21 | 1,165 | 29,438 | 115,707 | 37,540 | 524 | 196,126 | 14,504 |
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| 2021-22 | 1,076 | 31,374 | 112,987 | 39,447 | 519 | 192,867 | 14,505 |
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| 2022-23 | 981 | 33,096 | 109,123 | 40,982 | 476 | 186,435 | 14,715 |
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| Average | 1,128 | 24,926 | 108,696 | 30,642 | 507 | 189,653 | 11,964 |
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Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
103,316 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 24% of total students. The number of online students has increased 255.07% since 2013.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Georgia Colleges from 2012 to 2023.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
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| 2012-13 | 303,736 | 29,097 | 35,254 | 239,385 |
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| 2013-14 | 340,037 | 32,074 | 37,272 | 270,691 |
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| 2014-15 | 349,505 | 37,255 | 43,902 | 268,348 |
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| 2015-16 | 387,613 | 42,876 | 56,969 | 287,768 |
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| 2016-17 | 396,154 | 49,033 | 58,139 | 288,982 |
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| 2017-18 | 404,763 | 56,281 | 69,560 | 278,922 |
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| 2018-19 | 418,697 | 62,954 | 79,014 | 276,729 |
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| 2019-20 | 424,410 | 71,498 | 80,338 | 272,574 |
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| 2020-21 | 427,975 | 146,027 | 167,093 | 114,855 |
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| 2021-22 | 428,658 | 99,714 | 135,398 | 193,546 |
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| 2022-23 | 424,810 | 103,316 | 129,817 | 191,677 |
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| Average | 391,487 | 66,375 | 81,160 | 243,952 |
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