Student Population at UNE

How many students at UNE?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of New England has a total enrollment of 6,573 students, including 3,884 undergraduate and 2,689 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 1,941 male students (29.5%) and 4,632 female students (70.5%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,746 White students (72.2%) and 527 Asian students (8%).
Class Level Breakdown: 3,884 undergraduate students (59.1%) and 2,689 graduate students (40.9%).
Class Delivery: 2,887 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity) - which average 10,607 - UNE'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, 1,941 male (29.53%) and 4,632 female (70.47%) students are attending University of New England. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 41.90.

By class level, 3,884 (59.09%) are undergraduate students and 2,689 (40.91%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 32.13% are male and 67.87% are female, while among graduate students, 25.77% are male and 74.23% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,573	3,884	2,689
Men	1,941	1,248	693
Women	4,632	2,636	1,996

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,746 White, 350 Black, and 527 Asian students out of a total of 6,573 are attending at University of New England. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of New England is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 46% 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	29	5	24
Asian	527	192	335
Black	350	117	233
Hispanic	154	58	96
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	21	5	16
White	4,746	1,330	3,416
Two or more races	97	26	71
Race Unknown	606	189	417

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	13	1	12
Asian	252	93	159
Black	181	73	108
Hispanic	93	36	57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	14	4	10
White	2,828	861	1,967
Two or more races	61	19	42
Race Unknown	432	155	277

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	16	4	12
Asian	275	99	176
Black	169	44	125
Hispanic	61	22	39
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	7	1	6
White	1,918	469	1,449
Two or more races	36	7	29
Race Unknown	174	34	140

Student Age Distribution

By age, UNE has 42 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 3,647 students under 25 years old, and 2,922 students over 25 years old out of 6,573 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 42 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. UNE has 2,912 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 969 students aged 25 and over.

It has 735 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,953 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	42	26	16
18-19	1,006	706	300
20-21	1,147	802	345
22-24	1,452	1,096	356
25-29	1,518	1,029	489
30-34	611	387	224
35-39	346	247	99
40-49	308	235	73
50-64	132	99	33
Over 65	7	2	5

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	42	26	16
18-19	1,003	704	299
20-21	1,107	770	337
22-24	760	552	208
25-29	507	318	189
30-34	252	145	107
35-39	114	58	56
40-49	74	49	25
50-64	21	11	10
Over 65	1	1	0

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	3	2	1
20-21	40	32	8
22-24	692	544	148
25-29	1,011	711	300
30-34	359	242	117
35-39	232	189	43
40-49	234	186	48
50-64	111	88	23
Over 65	6	1	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 University of New England, 2,887 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.

328 students who live in Maine or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,559 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses
All Students	6,573	2,887
Undergraduate	3,884	1,719
Graduate	2,689	1,168

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Maine Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	328	2,490	69
Undergraduate	59	1,608	52
Graduate	269	882	17

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,884 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 95 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.45%.94 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	2,054
Transfer-in Full-time	94
Regular Part-time	1,735
Transfer-in Part-time	1

UNE Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UNE?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 6,573 students are enrolled at UNE.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UNE?

3,884 undergraduate and 2,689 graduate students are enrolled at UNE.

What is the gender breakdown at UNE?

1,941 male (29.53%) and 4,632 female (70.47%) students are attending UNE.

What is the international student enrollment at UNE?

43 international students (0.65%) are enrolled at UNE, including 10 undergraduate and 33 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at UNE?

UNE has a student population that is predominantly White: 4,746 White (72.20%), 350 Black (5.32%), and 527 Asian (8.02%) students are enrolled.

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

42 students are under 18 and 7 students are over 65 years old.

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