Student Population at Bellevue

How many students at Bellevue?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Bellevue University has a total enrollment of 14,667 students, including 11,037 undergraduate and 3,630 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 6,577 male students (44.8%) and 8,090 female students (55.2%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,646 White students (45.3%) and 2,361 Hispanic students (16.1%).
Class Level Breakdown: 11,037 undergraduate students (75.3%) and 3,630 graduate students (24.7%).
Class Delivery: 14,052 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 340 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 - Bellevue'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, 6,577 male (44.84%) and 8,090 female (55.16%) students are attending Bellevue University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 81.30.

By class level, 11,037 (75.25%) are undergraduate students and 3,630 (24.75%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 46.32% are male and 53.68% are female, while among graduate students, 40.36% are male and 59.64% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	14,667	11,037	3,630
Men	6,577	5,112	1,465
Women	8,090	5,925	2,165

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,646 White, 2,161 Black, and 660 Asian students out of a total of 14,667 are attending at Bellevue University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Bellevue University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 72.1% 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	88	33	55
Asian	660	362	298
Black	2,161	849	1,312
Hispanic	2,361	1,084	1,277
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	39	12	27
White	6,646	2,982	3,664
Two or more races	494	207	287
Race Unknown	2,215	1,047	1,168

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	73	30	43
Asian	364	201	163
Black	1,713	691	1,022
Hispanic	1,850	894	956
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	33	11	22
White	4,942	2,316	2,626
Two or more races	369	171	198
Race Unknown	1,693	798	895

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	15	3	12
Asian	296	161	135
Black	448	158	290
Hispanic	511	190	321
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	6	1	5
White	1,704	666	1,038
Two or more races	125	36	89
Race Unknown	522	249	273

Student Age Distribution

By age, Bellevue has 4 students under 18 years old and 53 students over 65 years old. There are 2,527 students under 25 years old, and 12,140 students over 25 years old out of 14,667 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 4 students are younger than 18 and 40 students are older than 65. Bellevue has 2,232 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 8,805 students aged 25 and over.

It has 295 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,335 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	4	1	3
18-19	185	93	92
20-21	634	313	321
22-24	1,704	866	838
25-29	3,201	1,751	1,450
30-34	2,888	1,556	1,332
35-39	2,141	1,193	948
40-49	2,743	1,619	1,124
50-64	1,114	667	447
Over 65	53	31	22

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	4	1	3
18-19	184	93	91
20-21	618	303	315
22-24	1,426	683	743
25-29	2,326	1,185	1,141
30-34	2,163	1,136	1,027
35-39	1,577	886	691
40-49	1,945	1,153	792
50-64	754	462	292
Over 65	40	23	17

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	1	0	1
20-21	16	10	6
22-24	278	183	95
25-29	875	566	309
30-34	725	420	305
35-39	564	307	257
40-49	798	466	332
50-64	360	205	155
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 Bellevue University, 14,052 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 340 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,991 students who live in Nebraska or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 12,061 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	14,667	14,052	340
Undergraduate	11,037	10,519	260
Graduate	3,630	3,533	80

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Nebraska Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	1,991	11,989	72
Undergraduate	1,274	9,218	27
Graduate	717	2,771	45

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 11,037 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,204 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 19.97%.1,123 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,081 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	5,628
Transfer-in Full-time	1,123
Regular Part-time	3,205
Transfer-in Part-time	1,081

Bellevue Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Bellevue?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 14,667 students are enrolled at Bellevue.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Bellevue?

11,037 undergraduate and 3,630 graduate students are enrolled at Bellevue.

What is the gender breakdown at Bellevue?

6,577 male (44.84%) and 8,090 female (55.16%) students are attending Bellevue.

What is the international student enrollment at Bellevue?

3 international students (0.02%) are enrolled at Bellevue.

How diverse is the student population at Bellevue?

Bellevue has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 6,646 White (45.31%), 2,161 Black (14.73%), and 660 Asian (4.50%) students are enrolled.