Student Population at HIU

How many students at HIU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Hope International University has a total enrollment of 1,025 students, including 564 undergraduate and 461 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 394 male students (38.4%) and 631 female students (61.6%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 355 White students (34.6%) and 249 Hispanic students (24.3%).
Class Level Breakdown: 564 undergraduate students (55%) and 461 graduate students (45%).
Class Delivery: 420 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 264 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - HIU's body is much smaller.

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, 394 male (38.44%) and 631 female (61.56%) students are attending Hope International University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 62.44.

By class level, 564 (55.02%) are undergraduate students and 461 (44.98%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 45.92% are male and 54.08% are female, while among graduate students, 29.28% are male and 70.72% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,025	564	461
Men	394	259	135
Women	631	305	326

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 355 White, 68 Black, and 80 Asian students out of a total of 1,025 are attending at Hope International University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Hope International University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 78.2% 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	8	2	6
Asian	80	21	59
Black	68	30	38
Hispanic	249	98	151
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	12	6	6
White	355	129	226
Two or more races	146	60	86
Race Unknown	93	40	53

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	7	2	5
Asian	24	9	15
Black	42	23	19
Hispanic	165	80	85
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	12	6	6
White	162	68	94
Two or more races	84	34	50
Race Unknown	57	30	27

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Asian	56	12	44
Black	26	7	19
Hispanic	84	18	66
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	193	61	132
Two or more races	62	26	36
Race Unknown	36	10	26

Student Age Distribution

By age, HIU has 3 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 595 students under 25 years old, and 544 students over 25 years old out of 1,140 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 3 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. HIU has 464 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 84 students aged 25 and over.

It has 131 graduate students aged under 25 and 460 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	3	2	1
18-19	164	101	63
20-21	197	124	73
22-24	231	124	107
25-29	161	106	55
30-34	103	74	29
35-39	83	61	22
40-49	128	81	47
50-64	64	53	11
Over 65	5	4	1

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	3	2	1
18-19	164	101	63
20-21	187	114	73
22-24	110	37	73
25-29	35	15	20
30-34	11	7	4
35-39	7	6	1
40-49	18	12	6
50-64	11	8	3
Over 65	2	2	0

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	10	10	0
22-24	121	87	34
25-29	126	91	35
30-34	92	67	25
35-39	76	55	21
40-49	110	69	41
50-64	53	45	8
Over 65	3	2	1

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 Hope International University, 420 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 264 students are enrolled in some online courses.

351 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 69 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	1,025	420	264
Undergraduate	564	121	264
Graduate	461	299	0

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	California Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	351	62	7
Undergraduate	98	19	4
Graduate	253	43	3

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 564 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 117 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 20.74%.104 students have transferred in as full-time status and 13 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	396
Transfer-in Full-time	104
Regular Part-time	51
Transfer-in Part-time	13

HIU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend HIU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,025 students are enrolled at HIU.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at HIU?

564 undergraduate and 461 graduate students are enrolled at HIU.

What is the gender breakdown at HIU?

394 male (38.44%) and 631 female (61.56%) students are attending HIU.

What is the international student enrollment at HIU?

14 international students (1.37%) are enrolled at HIU, including 11 undergraduate and 3 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at HIU?

HIU has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 355 White (34.63%), 68 Black (6.63%), and 80 Asian (7.80%) students are enrolled.

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

3 students are under 18 and 5 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at HIU take online courses?

420 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 264 students take some online courses.

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