Student Population at Spalding

How many students at Spalding?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Spalding University has a total enrollment of 1,553 students, including 718 undergraduate and 835 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 471 male students (30.3%) and 1,082 female students (69.7%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 906 White students (58.3%) and 292 Black students (18.8%).
Class Level Breakdown: 718 undergraduate students (46.2%) and 835 graduate students (53.8%).
Class Delivery: 387 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 304 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 - Spalding'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, 471 male (30.33%) and 1,082 female (69.67%) students are attending Spalding University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 43.53.

By class level, 718 (46.23%) are undergraduate students and 835 (53.77%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.09% are male and 58.91% are female, while among graduate students, 21.08% are male and 78.92% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,553	718	835
Men	471	295	176
Women	1,082	423	659

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 906 White, 292 Black, and 43 Asian students out of a total of 1,553 are attending at Spalding University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Spalding University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 60.6% 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	1	0	1
Asian	43	9	34
Black	292	89	203
Hispanic	84	35	49
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	7	1	6
White	906	248	658
Two or more races	23	6	17
Race Unknown	184	75	109

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	-	-	-
Asian	8	2	6
Black	137	57	80
Hispanic	48	25	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	1	0
White	355	129	226
Two or more races	16	6	10
Race Unknown	147	71	76

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Asian	35	7	28
Black	155	32	123
Hispanic	36	10	26
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	6	0	6
White	551	119	432
Two or more races	7	0	7
Race Unknown	37	4	33

Student Age Distribution

By age, Spalding has 120 students under 18 years old and 13 students over 65 years old. There are 773 students under 25 years old, and 780 students over 25 years old out of 1,553 total students.

Spalding has 580 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 138 students aged 25 and over.

It has 193 graduate students aged under 25 and 642 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	120	64	56
18-19	199	106	93
20-21	209	126	83
22-24	245	172	73
25-29	247	197	50
30-34	146	111	35
35-39	92	70	22
40-49	182	145	37
50-64	100	83	17
Over 65	13	8	5

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	120	64	56
18-19	199	106	93
20-21	192	111	81
22-24	69	34	35
25-29	51	40	11
30-34	34	28	6
35-39	17	15	2
40-49	23	15	8
50-64	13	10	3

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	17	15	2
22-24	176	138	38
25-29	196	157	39
30-34	112	83	29
35-39	75	55	20
40-49	159	130	29
50-64	87	73	14
Over 65	13	8	5

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 Spalding University, 387 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 304 students are enrolled in some online courses.

240 students who live in Kentucky or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 147 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	1,553	387	304
Undergraduate	718	118	280
Graduate	835	269	24

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Kentucky Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	240	143	4
Undergraduate	90	27	1
Graduate	150	116	3

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 718 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 77 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.72%.58 students have transferred in as full-time status and 19 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	460
Transfer-in Full-time	58
Regular Part-time	181
Transfer-in Part-time	19

Spalding Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Spalding?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,553 students are enrolled at Spalding.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Spalding?

718 undergraduate and 835 graduate students are enrolled at Spalding.

What is the gender breakdown at Spalding?

471 male (30.33%) and 1,082 female (69.67%) students are attending Spalding.

What is the international student enrollment at Spalding?

13 international students (0.84%) are enrolled at Spalding, including 6 undergraduate and 7 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at Spalding?

Spalding has a student population that is diverse: 906 White (58.34%), 292 Black (18.80%), and 43 Asian (2.77%) students are enrolled.

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

120 students are under 18 and 13 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at Spalding take online courses?

387 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 304 students take some online courses.

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