Athens State University is a public four-year institution based in Athens, Alabama. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 2,986 students in fall 2024, including 2,535 undergraduates and 451 graduate students.
Athens State University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 71 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Accounting, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 1,068 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 44 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
2,986
Students enrolled
1,068
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
71
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 71
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
825
Master's degrees
197
Certificates under 1 year
42
Postbaccalaureate certificates
4
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,986
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,535
Graduate students, fall 2024
451
Full-time, fall 2024
40%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,881
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,301
Graduate students, 2024-25
580
Full-time, 2024-25
37%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
70%
Men
30%
White
70%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
44
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
70%
Students taking some online courses
25%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
President
Dr. Catherine Wehlburg
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact