Student Population at Faulkner

Total Enrollment

3,086

Undergraduate

1,758

Graduate

1,328

Online Enrollment

1,472

Men Students

1,298

Women Students

1,788

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 3,086 students have enrolled at Faulkner University - 1,758 undergraduate and 1,328 graduate.

By gender, 1,298 male and 1,788 female students are attending Faulkner University. By attendance status, there are 2,206 full-time students and 880 part-time students.

The number of students at Faulkner University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Alabama A & M University and Auburn University at Montgomery, its population is very small (average population is 10,130).

Faulkner University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,472 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Faulkner's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama.

Faulkner has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 10,130 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama average (1,218 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Faulkner University	3,086	1,758	1,328
Similarly Ranked Schools	10,130	7,348	2,782
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama	1,218	1,077	365

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

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,298 male and 1,788 female students attending Faulkner. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.73 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 Faulkner.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Faulkner
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,758	1,153	605
Men	789	559	230
Women	969	594	375

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Faulkner
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,328	1,053	275
Men	509	368	141
Women	819	685	134

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,626 White students (52.69%) and 943 Black or African American students (30.56%) at Faulkner University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Faulkner University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Faulkner University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	1	2
Asian	25	10	15
Black or African American	626	222	404
Hispanic	92	56	36
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	4	4
White	828	387	441
Two or More Races	40	18	22
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	60	27	33
Total	1,758	789	969

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Faulkner University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	4	6
Asian	13	7	6
Black or African American	317	84	233
Hispanic	49	23	26
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	798	315	483
Two or More Races	30	12	18
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	43	25	18
Total	1,328	509	819

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,296 students whose age under twenty five and 1,239 students whose age is over thirty years old at Faulkner University.

Especially, 171 students are younger than eighteen and 11 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Faulkner University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,758	789	969
Under 18	171	84	87
18-19	234	141	93
20-21	290	160	130
22-24	252	144	108
25-29	187	80	107
30-34	196	56	140
35-39	150	42	108
40-49	193	61	132
50-64	78	18	60
65 and over	7	3	4
Total	1,758	789	969

Population by Student Age at Faulkner University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,328	509	819
18-19	1	0	1
20-21	6	0	6
22-24	342	102	240
25-29	364	126	238
30-34	143	74	69
35-39	147	77	70
40-49	208	81	127
50-64	113	46	67
65 and over	4	3	1
Total	1,328	509	819

Online Student Population

At Faulkner University, 1,853 students (60.05% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,472 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, 936 students live in Alabama where Faulkner University is located in and 473 students have enrolled from other states.