The student population at Empire State University is 9,407 (7,735 undergraduate and 1,672 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,416 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Empire State is 82.23% which is decreased by 3,092 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 676 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.99 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

5,698 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -4.92% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,840 where 9,407 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

82.23% of total students is undergraduate students and 17.77% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 3,092 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 676 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.99 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Empire State than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1411,82310,8274,1086,719996347649
2014-1511,952
129
10,873
46
4,195
87
6,678
-41
1,079
83
385
38
694
45
2015-1611,878
-74
10,807
-66
4,114
-81
6,693
15
1,071
-8
373
-12
698
4
2016-1711,315
-563
10,189
-618
3,914
-200
6,275
-418
1,126
55
363
-10
763
65
2017-1810,977
-338
9,810
-379
3,745
-169
6,065
-210
1,167
41
367
4
800
37
2018-1910,424
-553
9,307
-503
3,524
-221
5,783
-282
1,117
-50
338
-29
779
-21
2019-2010,440
16
9,095
-212
3,390
-134
5,705
-78
1,345
228
359
21
986
207
2020-2110,724
284
9,145
50
3,293
-97
5,852
147
1,579
234
452
93
1,127
141
2021-229,462
-1,262
7,926
-1,219
2,855
-438
5,071
-781
1,536
-43
433
-19
1,103
-24
2022-239,407
-55
7,735
-191
2,679
-176
5,056
-15
1,672
136
469
36
1,203
100
Average10,8409,5713,5825,9901,269389880
Empire State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,571 where 7,735 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 Empire State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,8274,2181,2862,9326,6092,8223,787
2014-1510,8734,2491,3432,9066,6242,8523,772
2015-1610,8074,2781,3152,9636,5292,7993,730
2016-1710,1893,8411,1532,6886,3482,7613,587
2017-189,8103,7721,1082,6646,0382,6373,401
2018-199,3073,5991,0552,5445,7082,4693,239
2019-209,0953,2679602,3075,8282,4303,398
2020-219,1453,6531,0792,5745,4922,2143,278
2021-227,9263,2699672,3024,6571,8882,769
2022-237,7353,2829072,3754,4531,7722,681
Average9,5719,5711,1172,6269,5712,4643,364
Empire State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,269 where 1,672 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 Empire State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14996913754905310595
2014-151,0797319541,006366640
2015-161,071813150990342648
2016-171,1268030501,046333713
2017-181,1678928611,078339739
2018-191,1178929601,028309719
2019-201,34512029911,225330895
2020-211,57915558971,4243941,030
2021-221,536144421021,3923911,001
2022-231,672168581101,5044111,093
Average1,2691,26936731,269353807
Empire State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.39%. The percentage was 64.15% 10 years ago and Empire State still has a high percentage of white students. 3.26% of enrolled students is Asian and 14.33% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14632041,6381,171377,584207
2014-15692421,7251,280407,378225
2015-16592401,7661,313317,211234
2016-17592741,6861,348246,743249
2017-18512881,6101,380236,569245
2018-19442791,6021,391236,047244
2019-20332851,5331,381235,795248
2020-21393191,5521,395245,857241
2021-22312941,3691,230155,018234
2022-23303071,3481,316134,740262
Average482731,5831,321256,294239
Empire State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,698 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 61% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -4.92% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Empire State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1511,9525,9931,1984,761
2015-1611,8785,6691,2924,917
2016-1711,3155,6241,1334,558
2017-1810,9775,5311,2884,158
2018-1910,4245,1351,6613,628
2019-2010,4404,8992,0013,540
2020-2110,7246,0082,4012,315
2021-229,4626,3202,0571,085
2022-239,4075,6982,1341,575
Average10,7315,6531,6853,393

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