Student Population at National

How many students at National?

For the academic year 2024-2025, National University has a total enrollment of 22,115 students, including 11,237 undergraduate and 10,878 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 8,524 male students (38.5%) and 13,591 female students (61.5%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,841 Hispanic students (35.5%) and 6,607 White students (29.9%).
Class Level Breakdown: 11,237 undergraduate students (50.8%) and 10,878 graduate students (49.2%).
Class Delivery: 18,317 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 799 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - National's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 8,524 male (38.54%) and 13,591 female (61.46%) students are attending National University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 62.72.

By class level, 11,237 (50.81%) are undergraduate students and 10,878 (49.19%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 46.59% are male and 53.41% are female, while among graduate students, 30.24% are male and 69.76% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	22,115	11,237	10,878
Men	8,524	5,235	3,289
Women	13,591	6,002	7,589

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,607 White, 3,267 Black, and 1,648 Asian students out of a total of 22,115 are attending at National University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

National University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 75% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	145	49	96
Asian	1,648	712	936
Black	3,267	1,348	1,919
Hispanic	7,841	2,757	5,084
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	184	83	101
White	6,607	2,602	4,005
Two or more races	519	236	283
Race Unknown	1,903	737	1,166

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	89	31	58
Asian	858	429	429
Black	1,962	893	1,069
Hispanic	3,622	1,586	2,036
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	110	53	57
White	3,225	1,587	1,638
Two or more races	307	152	155
Race Unknown	1,064	504	560

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	56	18	38
Asian	790	283	507
Black	1,305	455	850
Hispanic	4,219	1,171	3,048
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	74	30	44
White	3,382	1,015	2,367
Two or more races	212	84	128
Race Unknown	839	233	606

Student Age Distribution

By age, National has 9 students under 18 years old and 66 students over 65 years old. There are 2,742 students under 25 years old, and 19,373 students over 25 years old out of 22,115 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 9 students are younger than 18 and 17 students are older than 65. National has 1,771 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 9,466 students aged 25 and over.

It has 971 graduate students aged under 25 and 9,907 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	9	6	3
18-19	132	81	51
20-21	422	265	157
22-24	2,179	1,484	695
25-29	5,759	3,581	2,178
30-34	4,740	2,736	2,004
35-39	3,344	1,920	1,424
40-49	3,969	2,473	1,496
50-64	1,495	1,012	483
Over 65	66	33	33

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	9	6	3
18-19	132	81	51
20-21	402	249	153
22-24	1,228	727	501
25-29	2,911	1,504	1,407
30-34	2,525	1,296	1,229
35-39	1,700	864	836
40-49	1,796	956	840
50-64	517	313	204
Over 65	17	6	11

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	20	16	4
22-24	951	757	194
25-29	2,848	2,077	771
30-34	2,215	1,440	775
35-39	1,644	1,056	588
40-49	2,173	1,517	656
50-64	978	699	279
Over 65	49	27	22

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At National University, 18,317 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 799 students are enrolled in some online courses.

13,753 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,564 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	22,115	18,317	799
Undergraduate	11,237	8,245	626
Graduate	10,878	10,072	173

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	California Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	13,753	4,541	23
Undergraduate	5,174	3,056	15
Graduate	8,579	1,485	8

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 11,237 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,370 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 21.09%.815 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,555 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	5,627
Transfer-in Full-time	815
Regular Part-time	3,240
Transfer-in Part-time	1,555

National Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend National?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 22,115 students are enrolled at National.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at National?

11,237 undergraduate and 10,878 graduate students are enrolled at National.

What is the gender breakdown at National?

8,524 male (38.54%) and 13,591 female (61.46%) students are attending National.

What is the international student enrollment at National?

1 international students (0.00%) are enrolled at National.

How diverse is the student population at National?

National has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 6,607 White (29.88%), 3,267 Black (14.77%), and 1,648 Asian (7.45%) students are enrolled.

How many students at National are under 18 or over 65?

9 students are under 18 and 66 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at National take online courses?

18,317 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 799 students take some online courses.

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