Student Population at Athens State

Total Enrollment

2,894

Undergraduate

2,520

Graduate

374

Online Enrollment

1,832

Men Students

887

Women Students

2,007

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,894 students have enrolled at Athens State University - 2,520 undergraduate and 374 graduate.

By gender, 887 male and 2,007 female students are attending Athens State University. By attendance status, there are 1,152 full-time students and 1,742 part-time students.

The number of students at Athens State University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Alabama. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as South University-Montgomery and Huntingdon College, its population is very large (average population is 855).

Athens State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,832 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Athens State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 887 male and 2,007 female students attending Athens State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.44 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Athens State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Athens State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,520	1,106	1,414
Men	744	307	437
Women	1,776	799	977

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Athens State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	374	46	328
Men	143	15	128
Women	231	31	200

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,120 White students (73.26%) and 432 Black or African American students (14.93%) at Athens State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Athens State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Athens State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	36	9	27
Asian	12	5	7
Black or African American	318	80	238
Hispanic	127	35	92
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	1,906	560	1,346
Two or More Races	82	33	49
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	27	14	13
Total	2,520	744	1,776

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Athens State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	4	2
Asian	10	6	4
Black or African American	114	36	78
Hispanic	15	8	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	214	84	130
Two or More Races	9	4	5
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	4	0	4
Total	374	143	231

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,157 students whose age under twenty five and 1,216 students whose age is over thirty years old at Athens State University.

Especially, 4 students are younger than eighteen and 12 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Athens State University.

Population by Student Age at Athens State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,520	744	1,776
Under 18	4	2	2
18-19	32	4	28
20-21	456	117	339
22-24	632	209	423
25-29	462	163	299
30-34	290	92	198
35-39	234	50	184
40-49	289	79	210
50-64	112	26	86
65 and over	9	2	7
Total	2,520	744	1,776

Population by Student Age at Athens State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	374	143	231
20-21	3	1	2
22-24	30	11	19
25-29	59	22	37
30-34	62	23	39
35-39	74	30	44
40-49	83	33	50
50-64	60	22	38
65 and over	3	1	2
Total	374	143	231

Online Student Population

At Athens State University, 2,675 students (92.43% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,832 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 1,684 students live in Alabama where Athens State University is located in and 144 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,894	2,520	374
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,832	1,460	372
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	843	841	2
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	219	219	0

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,832	1,460	372
Alabama Residents	1,684	1,384	300
Other State in U.S.	144	73	71
Outside of U.S.	4	3	1
Unknown	0	0	0