Student Population at Doane

How many students at Doane?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Doane University has a total enrollment of 1,985 students, including 1,315 undergraduate and 670 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 832 male students (41.9%) and 1,153 female students (58.1%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,252 White students (63.1%) and 164 Hispanic students (8.3%).
Class Level Breakdown: 1,315 undergraduate students (66.2%) and 670 graduate students (33.8%).
Class Delivery: 144 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) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Doane'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, 832 male (41.91%) and 1,153 female (58.09%) students are attending Doane University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 72.16.

By class level, 1,315 (66.25%) are undergraduate students and 670 (33.75%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 50.42% are male and 49.58% are female, while among graduate students, 25.22% are male and 74.78% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,985	1,315	670
Men	832	663	169
Women	1,153	652	501

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,252 White, 75 Black, and 20 Asian students out of a total of 1,985 are attending at Doane University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Doane University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 56.3% 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	4	2	2
Asian	20	9	11
Black	75	45	30
Hispanic	164	82	82
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	4	1	3
White	1,252	485	767
Two or more races	54	24	30
Race Unknown	342	125	217

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	4	2	2
Asian	10	5	5
Black	41	32	9
Hispanic	127	73	54
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	1	2
White	749	360	389
Two or more races	41	22	19
Race Unknown	279	114	165

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	-	-	-
Asian	10	4	6
Black	34	13	21
Hispanic	37	9	28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	503	125	378
Two or more races	13	2	11
Race Unknown	63	11	52

Student Age Distribution

There are 1,318 students under 25 years old, and 654 students over 25 years old out of 1,985 total students.

Doane has 1,218 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 84 students aged 25 and over.

It has 100 graduate students aged under 25 and 570 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	335	208	127
18-19	419	202	217
20-21	354	165	189
22-24	210	100	110
25-29	161	120	41
30-34	132	93	39
35-39	134	101	33
40-49	165	112	53
50-64	62	45	17

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	335	208	127
18-19	419	202	217
20-21	350	163	187
22-24	114	29	85
25-29	22	12	10
30-34	19	13	6
35-39	21	9	12
40-49	16	8	8
50-64	6	1	5

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	4	2	2
22-24	96	71	25
25-29	139	108	31
30-34	113	80	33
35-39	113	92	21
40-49	149	104	45
50-64	56	44	12

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 Doane University, 144 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.

125 students who live in Nebraska or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 19 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses
All Students	1,985	144
Undergraduate	1,315	48
Graduate	670	96

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Nebraska Residents	Other States in U.S.
All Students	125	19
Undergraduate	39	9
Graduate	86	10

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,315 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 57 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.33%.55 students have transferred in as full-time status and 2 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	884
Transfer-in Full-time	55
Regular Part-time	374
Transfer-in Part-time	2

Doane Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Doane?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,985 students are enrolled at Doane.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Doane?

1,315 undergraduate and 670 graduate students are enrolled at Doane.

What is the gender breakdown at Doane?

832 male (41.91%) and 1,153 female (58.09%) students are attending Doane.

What is the international student enrollment at Doane?

70 international students (3.53%) are enrolled at Doane, including 61 undergraduate and 9 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at Doane?

Doane has a student population that is predominantly White: 1,252 White (63.07%), 75 Black (3.78%), and 20 Asian (1.01%) students are enrolled.

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