Milestone: ASU 2025-26 enrollment topped 200K students

Arizona State University enrolled more than 200,000 students during the 2025–26 school year, setting a record.

Of the more than 200,000 students enrolled annually, more than 119,300 are pursuing degrees through ASU Online, the largest online student body in university history, officials said in a Wednesday release.

Online enrollment has grown from 30,000 in 2015–16 to 119,300 in 2025–26.

Here are some other statistics announced Aug. 12:

• 51,200 students will call the Tempe campus home.
• 10,800 students will learn on the Downtown Phoenix campus.
• 5,200 students will be at the West Valley campus, and the 507-bed residence hall that opened in 2024 has reached capacity.
• 5,500 students on the Polytechnic campus in Mesa, according to ASU officials, will benefit from recent investments including the state-of-the-art ISTB 12 advanced manufacturing hub, which opened in October.

Among the students enrolled in the fall 2026 semester are a projected:

• 84,600 students enrolled online.
• 73,400 students enrolled on ASU campuses.
• 38,000 students new to ASU, including first-year, transfer and graduate students.
• 16,000 new first-year students, including ASU Online.

“Although the overall campus enrollment is projected to fall slightly, this is due entirely to delays and visa denials that our admitted international students have faced,” Vice President of Enrollment Matt López said.

“We continue to see strong enrollments from across the country and within Arizona.”

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