Student Population at SHU

How many students at SHU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Sacred Heart University has a total enrollment of 11,022 students, including 7,204 undergraduate and 3,818 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 3,917 male students (35.5%) and 7,105 female students (64.5%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,001 White students (63.5%) and 1,346 Hispanic students (12.2%).
Class Level Breakdown: 7,204 undergraduate students (65.4%) and 3,818 graduate students (34.6%).
Class Delivery: 1,311 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,753 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - SHU'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, 3,917 male (35.54%) and 7,105 female (64.46%) students are attending Sacred Heart University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 55.13.

By class level, 7,204 (65.36%) are undergraduate students and 3,818 (34.64%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.05% are male and 63.95% are female, while among graduate students, 34.57% are male and 65.43% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	11,022	7,204	3,818
Men	3,917	2,597	1,320
Women	7,105	4,607	2,498

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,001 White, 481 Black, and 229 Asian students out of a total of 11,022 are attending at Sacred Heart University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Sacred Heart University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 57.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	7	4	3
Asian	229	75	154
Black	481	182	299
Hispanic	1,346	429	917
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	4	3	1
White	7,001	2,236	4,765
Two or more races	249	83	166
Race Unknown	242	66	176

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	7	4	3
Asian	125	50	75
Black	233	130	103
Hispanic	1,054	371	683
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	3	0
White	5,344	1,868	3,476
Two or more races	191	62	129
Race Unknown	159	57	102

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	-	-	-
Asian	104	25	79
Black	248	52	196
Hispanic	292	58	234
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	1,657	368	1,289
Two or more races	58	21	37
Race Unknown	83	9	74

Student Age Distribution

By age, SHU has 75 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 9,203 students under 25 years old, and 1,819 students over 25 years old out of 11,022 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 75 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. SHU has 6,962 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 242 students aged 25 and over.

It has 2,241 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,577 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	75	49	26
18-19	3,248	2,132	1,116
20-21	3,753	2,344	1,409
22-24	2,127	1,250	877
25-29	882	611	271
30-34	308	214	94
35-39	232	187	45
40-49	340	272	68
50-64	55	45	10
Over 65	2	1	1

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	75	49	26
18-19	3,232	2,121	1,111
20-21	3,083	2,006	1,077
22-24	572	285	287
25-29	112	62	50
30-34	55	31	24
35-39	27	19	8
40-49	28	19	9
50-64	18	14	4
Over 65	2	1	1

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	16	11	5
20-21	670	338	332
22-24	1,555	965	590
25-29	770	549	221
30-34	253	183	70
35-39	205	168	37
40-49	312	253	59
50-64	37	31	6

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 Sacred Heart University, 1,311 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,753 students are enrolled in some online courses.

878 students who live in Connecticut or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 433 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	11,022	1,311	3,753
Undergraduate	7,204	168	3,056
Graduate	3,818	1,143	697

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Connecticut Residents	Other States in U.S.
All Students	878	433
Undergraduate	121	47
Graduate	757	386

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,204 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 134 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.86%.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	6,647
Transfer-in Full-time	134
Regular Part-time	423
Transfer-in Part-time	0

SHU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend SHU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 11,022 students are enrolled at SHU.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at SHU?

7,204 undergraduate and 3,818 graduate students are enrolled at SHU.

What is the gender breakdown at SHU?

3,917 male (35.54%) and 7,105 female (64.46%) students are attending SHU.

What is the international student enrollment at SHU?

1,463 international students (13.27%) are enrolled at SHU, including 88 undergraduate and 1,375 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at SHU?

SHU has a student population that is predominantly White: 7,001 White (63.52%), 481 Black (4.36%), and 229 Asian (2.08%) students are enrolled.

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

75 students are under 18 and 2 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at SHU take online courses?

1,311 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 3,753 students take some online courses.

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