Enrollment History
Fall Final Enrollment by Sex from 1861 to Present
Includes Undergraduate and Graduate students enrolled at the Athens Campus.
| Year | Male | Female | Total |
| 1861-62 | -- | -- | 116 |
| 1862-63 | -- | -- | 111 |
| 1863-64 | -- | -- | 135 |
| 1864-65 | -- | -- | 115 |
| 1865-66 | -- | -- | 243** |
| 1899-1900 | 159 | 90 | 249 |
| 1900-01 | 130 | 96 | 226 |
| 1901-02 | 127 | 93 | 220 |
| 1902-03 | 154 | 105 | 259 |
| 1903-04 | 184 | 140 | 324 |
| 1904-05 | 204 | 154 | 358 |
| 1905-06 | 272 | 194 | 466 |
| 1906-07 | 252 | 239 | 491 |
| 1907-08 | 279 | 270 | 549 |
| 1908-09 | 327 | 304 | 631 |
| 1909-10 | 317 | 334 | 651 |
| 1910-11 | 298 | 346 | 644 |
| 1911-12 | 299 | 406 | 705 |
| 1912-13 | 301 | 485 | 786 |
| 1913-14 | 330 | 479 | 809 |
| 1914-15 | 374 | 639 | 1,013 |
| 1915-16 | 399 | 707 | 1,016 |
| 1916-17 | 447 | 665 | 1,112 |
| 1917-18 | 258 | 570 | 829 |
| 1918-19 | 420 | 474 | 894 |
| 1919-20 | 406 | 618 | 1,024 |
| 1920-21 | 440 | 632 | 1,072 |
| 1921-22 | 515 | 816 | 1,331 |
| 1922-23 | 559 | 956 | 1,515 |
| 1923-24 | 638 | 935 | 1,573 |
| 1924-25 | 787 | 930 | 1,717 |
| 1925-26 | 845 | 984 | 1,829 |
| 1926-27 | 935 | 1,069 | 2,004 |
| 1927-28 | 968 | 1,100 | 2,068 |
| 1928-29 | 1,074 | 1,147 | 2,221 |
| 1929-30 | 1,200 | 1,138 | 2,338 |
| 1930-31 | 1,400 | 1,198 | 2,598 |
| 1931-32 | 1,466 | 1,100 | 2,566 |
| 1932-33 | 1,431 | 1,116 | 2,547 |
| 1933-34 | 1,232 | 1,031 | 2,263 |
| 1934-35 | 1,232 | 1,039 | 2,271 |
| 1935-36 | 1,403 | 1,107 | 2,510 |
| 1936-37 | 1,559 | 1,210 | 2,769 |
| 1937-38 | 1,740 | 1,284 | 3,024 |
| 1938-39 | 1,799 | 1,315 | 3,114 |
| 1939-40 | 1,954 | 1,353 | 3,307 |
| 1940-41 | 2,047 | 1,454 | 3,501 |
| 1941-42 | 1,729 | 1,404 | 3,133 |
| 1942-43 | 1,566 | 1,190 | 2,756 |
| 1943-44 | 236 | 1,070 | 1,306 |
| 1944-45 | 251 | 1,227 | 1,478 |
| 1945-46 | 554 | 1,476 | 2,030 |
| 1946-47 | 3,491 | 1,442 | 4,933 |
| 1947-48 | 4,038 | 1,545 | 5,583 |
| 1948-49 | 4,049 | 1,562 | 5,611 |
| 1949-50 | 3,569 | 1,499 | 5,068 |
| 1950-51 | 3,110 | 1,487 | 4,597 |
| 1951-52 | 2,577 | 1,366 | 3,943 |
| 1952-53 | 2,508 | 1,401 | 3,909 |
| 1953-54 | 2,830 | 1,628 | 4,458 |
| 1954-55 | 3,304 | 1,934 | 5,238 |
| 1955-56 | 3,923 | 2,186 | 6,109 |
| 1956-57 | 4,357 | 2,492 | 6,849 |
| 1957-58 | 4,449 | 2,656 | 7,105 |
| 1958-59 | 4,652 | 2,695 | 7,347 |
| 1959-60 | 4,827 | 2,952 | 7,779 |
| 1960-61 | 4,956 | 3,098 | 8,054 |
| 1961-62 | 5,400 | 3,481 | 8,881 |
| 1962-63 | 5,917 | 3,656 | 9,573 |
| 1963-64 | 6,217 | 4,025 | 10,242 |
| 1964-65 | 7,312 | 4,506 | 11,818 |
| 1965-66 | 8,560 | 5,411 | 13,971 |
| 1966-67 | 9,276 | 5,840 | 15,116 |
| 1967-68 | 9,578 | 6,957 | 16,535 |
| 1968-69 | 10,152 | 7,403 | 17,555 |
| 1969-70* | 11,772 | 7,710 | 19,482 |
| 1970-71* | 11,176 | 8,138 | 19,314 |
| 1971-72* | 10,671 | 8,002 | 18,673 |
| 1972-73* | 9,787 | 7,754 | 17,541 |
| 1973-74* | 8,856 | 6,901 | 15,757 |
| 1974-75* | 7,651 | 5,818 | 13,469 |
| 1975-76* | 7,369 | 5,445 | 12,814 |
| 1976-77* | 7,388 | 5,657 | 13,045 |
| 1977-78* | 7,263 | 5,758 | 13,021 |
| 1978-79* | 7,091 | 6,002 | 13,093 |
| 1979-80* | 7,522 | 6,208 | 13,730 |
| 1980-81* | 7,735 | 6,474 | 14,209 |
| 1981-82* | 7,911 | 6,533 | 14,444 |
| 1982-83* | 8,107 | 6,469 | 14,576 |
| 1983-84* | 7,935 | 6,271 | 14,206 |
| 1984-85* | 8,111 | 6,351 | 14,462 |
| 1985-86* | 8,172 | 6,789 | 14,961 |
| 1986-87* | 8,288 | 7,316 | 15,604 |
| 1987-88* | 8,319 | 7,817 | 16,136 |
| 1988-89* | 8,543 | 8,556 | 17,099 |
| 1989-90* | 8,451 | 8,839 | 17,290 |
| 1990-91* | 8,512 | 9,118 | 17,630 |
| 1991-92* | 8,642 | 9,287 | 17,929 |
| 1992-93* | 8,680 | 9,603 | 18,283 |
| 1993-94* | 8,756 | 9,749 | 18,505 |
| 1994-95* | 8,922 | 9,962 | 18,884 |
| 1995-96* | 8,993 | 10,175 | 19,168 |
| 1996-97* | 9,011 | 10,029 | 19,040 |
| 1997-98* | 9,018 | 10,216 | 19,234 |
| 1998-99* | 8,978 | 10,306 | 19,284 |
| 1999-00* | 8,890 | 10,330 | 19,220 |
| 2000-01* | 9,062 | 10,378 | 19,440 |
| 2001-02* | 9,171 | 10,574 | 19,745 |
| 2002-03* | 9,255 | 10,787 | 20,042 |
| 2003-04* | 9,378 | 10,629 | 20,007 |
| 2004-05* | 9,318 | 10,472 | 19,790 |
| 2005-06* | 9,512 | 10,321 | 19,833 |
| 2006-07* | 9,847 | 10,360 | 20,207 |
| 2007-08* | 10,005 | 10,430 | 20,435 |
| 2008-09* | 10,107 | 10,565 | 20,672 |
| 2009-10* | 10,262 | 10,041 | 20,303 |
| 2010-11* | 10,429 | 11,079 | 21,508 |
| 2011-12* | 10,654 | 11,194 | 21,848 |
| 2012-13 | 10,672 | 11,052 | 21,724 |
| 2013-14 | 11,065 | 11,592 | 22,657 |
| 2014-15 | 11,469 | 11,837 | 23,306 |
| 2015-16 | 11,732 | 11,969 | 23,701 |
| 2016-17 | 11,780 | 12,430 | 24,210 |
| 2017-18 | 11,759 | 12,396 | 24,155 |
| 2018-19 | 11,226 | 12,325 | 23,551 |
| 2019-20 | 10,525 | 12,181 | 22,706 |
| 2020-21 | 9,695 | 11,902 | 21,597 |
| 2021-22 | 9,415 | 11,733 | 21,148 |
| 2022-23 | 9,066 | 11,860 | 20,926 |
| 2023-24 | 9,185 | 12,478 | 21,663 |
*Includes on-campus Continuing Education enrollments (00,10); beginning 2011-12, on-campus Continuing Education (10) is no longer included.
**Includes 70 ex-servicemen
Note: Athens Campus enrollments include graduate students enrolled on Athens Main Campus, Graduate Outreach, and Graduate e-Campus.
Source: Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analytics for recent data and Catalogs in Archives for historic