At Ashford University, 88 percent of undergraduate students are nontraditional students - age 25 or older - and 70 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The four-year private for-profit institution in San Diego enrolled 36,453 students in fall 2017, including 31,546 in undergraduate and 4,907 in graduate programs, data shows. 13.6 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
6 percent of undergraduates are residents of California, and 94 percent are residents of other states.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (42 percent) and Black or African American (35 percent).
Ashford University undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
31,546
Transfers
4,298
13.6%
Male
~9,464
30%
Female
~22,082
70%
Age 24 and under
~3,786
12%
Age 25 and over
~27,760
88%
In-state residence
~1,893
6%
Out of state residence
~29,653
94%
American Indian or Alaska Native
~315
1%
Asian
~315
1%
Black or African American
~11,041
35%
Hispanic/Latino
~4,101
13%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
~315
1%
White
~13,249
42%
Two or more races
~1,262
4%
Enrolled in distance education
31,546
100%
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