For the academic year 2024-2025, Peru State College has a total enrollment of 1,492 students, including 1,308 undergraduate and 184 graduate students.
Compared to similar public Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 4,908 - Peru State's body is much smaller.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 652 male (43.70%) and 840 female (56.30%) students are attending Peru State College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 77.62.
By class level, 1,308 (87.67%) are undergraduate students and 184 (12.33%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 45.49% are male and 54.51% are female, while among graduate students, 30.98% are male and 69.02% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,492 | 1,308 | 184 |
| Men | 652 | 595 | 57 |
| Women | 840 | 713 | 127 |
By race/ethnicity, 1,075 White, 165 Black, and 9 Asian students out of a total of 1,492 are attending at Peru State College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Peru State College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 45.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Asian | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Black | 165 | 130 | 35 |
| Hispanic | 127 | 76 | 51 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| White | 1,075 | 372 | 703 |
| Two or more races | 67 | 36 | 31 |
| Race Unknown | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Asian | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Black | 157 | 127 | 30 |
| Hispanic | 122 | 76 | 46 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| White | 913 | 323 | 590 |
| Two or more races | 63 | 34 | 29 |
| Race Unknown | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Asian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Black | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Hispanic | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 162 | 49 | 113 |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Race Unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 |
By age, Peru State has 181 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 1,071 students under 25 years old, and 416 students over 25 years old out of 1,492 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 181 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Peru State has 1,033 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 270 students aged 25 and over.
It has 38 graduate students aged under 25 and 146 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 181 | 103 | 78 |
| 18-19 | 382 | 178 | 204 |
| 20-21 | 286 | 160 | 126 |
| 22-24 | 222 | 108 | 114 |
| 25-29 | 153 | 101 | 52 |
| 30-34 | 70 | 53 | 17 |
| 35-39 | 59 | 36 | 23 |
| 40-49 | 96 | 67 | 29 |
| 50-64 | 36 | 27 | 9 |
| Over 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 181 | 103 | 78 |
| 18-19 | 382 | 178 | 204 |
| 20-21 | 285 | 159 | 126 |
| 22-24 | 185 | 83 | 102 |
| 25-29 | 89 | 54 | 35 |
| 30-34 | 50 | 38 | 12 |
| 35-39 | 41 | 25 | 16 |
| 40-49 | 64 | 45 | 19 |
| 50-64 | 25 | 22 | 3 |
| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22-24 | 37 | 25 | 12 |
| 25-29 | 64 | 47 | 17 |
| 30-34 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 35-39 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 40-49 | 32 | 22 | 10 |
| 50-64 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Peru State College, 557 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 387 students are enrolled in some online courses.
429 students who live in Nebraska or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 128 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 1,492 | 557 | 387 |
| Undergraduate | 1,308 | 373 | 387 |
| Graduate | 184 | 184 | 0 |
| Nebraska Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 429 | 128 | 0 |
| Undergraduate | 274 | 99 | 0 |
| Graduate | 155 | 29 | 0 |
Among 1,308 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 108 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.26%.87 students have transferred in as full-time status and 21 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 853 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 87 |
| Regular Part-time | 347 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 21 |
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