Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares GSU's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Georgia.
The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Georgia average (11,044 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Georgia State University34,94427,4157,529
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Georgia11,0449,4452,961
The below chart compares the student population between Georgia State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 13,743 male and 21,201 female students attending GSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.65 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 GSU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at GSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total27,41520,4746,941
Men11,1628,4662,696
Women16,25312,0084,245
Population by Gender/Attending Status at GSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,5295,6161,913
Men2,5812,025556
Women4,9483,5911,357

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 13,959 Black or African American students (39.95%) and 6,487 White students (18.56%) at Georgia State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Georgia State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Georgia State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native221012
Asian4,5072,2622,245
Black or African American11,8514,2607,591
Hispanic4,0601,4742,586
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1064
White4,2801,9902,290
Two or More Races1,374522852
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1576592
Total 27,41511,16216,253
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Georgia State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native624
Asian508161347
Black or African American2,1085261,582
Hispanic541152389
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander312
White2,2077531,454
Two or More Races25067183
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1586989
Total 7,5292,5814,948

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 24,936 students whose age under twenty five and 5,282 students whose age is over thirty years old at Georgia State University.
Especially, 680 students are younger than eighteen and 215 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Georgia State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Georgia State University
TotalMenWomen
Total27,415 11,16216,253
Under 18680 254426
18-197,533 3,1044,429
20-218,771 3,5465,225
22-245,971 2,5833,388
25-292,351 9611,390
30-34866 320546
35-39455 128327
40-49442 141301
50-64218 69149
65 and over128 5672
Total 27,415 11,16216,253
Population by Student Age at Georgia State University
TotalMenWomen
Total7,529 2,5814,948
18-193 21
20-21139 4594
22-241,839 5961,243
25-292,375 8631,512
30-341,151 437714
35-39708 262446
40-49792 218574
50-64435 115320
65 and over87 4344
Total 7,529 2,5814,948

Online Student Population

At Georgia State University, 23,489 students (67.22% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 5,247 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, 4,923 students live in Georgia where Georgia State University is located in and 257 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total34,94427,4157,529
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes5,2473,9891,258
Enrolled Some in Online Classes18,24215,8872,355
Not Enrolled in Online Classes11,4557,5393,916
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)5,2473,9891,258
Georgia Residents4,9233,7531,170
Other State in U.S.25718275
Outside of U.S.645113
Unknown330