For the academic year 2024-2025, Southern New Hampshire University has a total enrollment of 189,531 students, including 164,423 undergraduate and 25,108 graduate students.
Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - SNHU's body is significantly larger.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 68,517 male (36.15%) and 121,014 female (63.85%) students are attending Southern New Hampshire University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 56.62.
By class level, 164,423 (86.75%) are undergraduate students and 25,108 (13.25%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.87% are male and 63.13% are female, while among graduate students, 31.42% are male and 68.58% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 189,531 | 164,423 | 25,108 |
| Men | 68,517 | 60,627 | 7,890 |
| Women | 121,014 | 103,796 | 17,218 |
By race/ethnicity, 94,437 White, 37,196 Black, and 4,752 Asian students out of a total of 189,531 are attending at Southern New Hampshire University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Southern New Hampshire University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 68.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 1,110 | 374 | 736 |
| Asian | 4,752 | 2,144 | 2,608 |
| Black | 37,196 | 10,924 | 26,272 |
| Hispanic | 27,885 | 10,525 | 17,360 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 738 | 244 | 494 |
| White | 94,437 | 35,702 | 58,735 |
| Two or more races | 7,689 | 2,573 | 5,116 |
| Race Unknown | 14,570 | 5,562 | 9,008 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 1,012 | 344 | 668 |
| Asian | 3,842 | 1,807 | 2,035 |
| Black | 32,516 | 9,707 | 22,809 |
| Hispanic | 24,908 | 9,556 | 15,352 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 673 | 222 | 451 |
| White | 81,953 | 31,773 | 50,180 |
| Two or more races | 6,893 | 2,361 | 4,532 |
| Race Unknown | 11,780 | 4,540 | 7,240 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 98 | 30 | 68 |
| Asian | 910 | 337 | 573 |
| Black | 4,680 | 1,217 | 3,463 |
| Hispanic | 2,977 | 969 | 2,008 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 65 | 22 | 43 |
| White | 12,484 | 3,929 | 8,555 |
| Two or more races | 796 | 212 | 584 |
| Race Unknown | 2,790 | 1,022 | 1,768 |
By age, SNHU has 508 students under 18 years old and 767 students over 65 years old. There are 40,052 students under 25 years old, and 149,478 students over 25 years old out of 189,531 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 505 students are younger than 18 and 576 students are older than 65. SNHU has 37,991 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 126,432 students aged 25 and over.
In graduate schools at SNHU, 3 students are younger than 18 and 191 students are older than 65. It has 2,061 graduate students aged under 25 and 23,046 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 508 | 329 | 179 |
| 18-19 | 5,103 | 3,092 | 2,011 |
| 20-21 | 11,556 | 6,843 | 4,713 |
| 22-24 | 22,885 | 13,756 | 9,129 |
| 25-29 | 41,296 | 25,614 | 15,682 |
| 30-34 | 36,504 | 23,464 | 13,040 |
| 35-39 | 27,194 | 17,593 | 9,601 |
| 40-49 | 30,464 | 20,612 | 9,852 |
| 50-64 | 13,253 | 9,246 | 4,007 |
| Over 65 | 767 | 464 | 303 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 505 | 327 | 178 |
| 18-19 | 5,099 | 3,090 | 2,009 |
| 20-21 | 11,476 | 6,785 | 4,691 |
| 22-24 | 20,911 | 12,344 | 8,567 |
| 25-29 | 35,901 | 21,879 | 14,022 |
| 30-34 | 31,574 | 20,155 | 11,419 |
| 35-39 | 23,043 | 14,814 | 8,229 |
| 40-49 | 24,928 | 16,833 | 8,095 |
| 50-64 | 10,410 | 7,213 | 3,197 |
| Over 65 | 576 | 356 | 220 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18-19 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 20-21 | 80 | 58 | 22 |
| 22-24 | 1,974 | 1,412 | 562 |
| 25-29 | 5,395 | 3,735 | 1,660 |
| 30-34 | 4,930 | 3,309 | 1,621 |
| 35-39 | 4,151 | 2,779 | 1,372 |
| 40-49 | 5,536 | 3,779 | 1,757 |
| 50-64 | 2,843 | 2,033 | 810 |
| Over 65 | 191 | 108 | 83 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Southern New Hampshire University, 183,892 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 904 students are enrolled in some online courses.
6,441 students who live in New Hampshire or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 177,451 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 189,531 | 183,892 | 904 |
| Undergraduate | 164,423 | 160,747 | 856 |
| Graduate | 25,108 | 23,145 | 48 |
| New Hampshire Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 6,441 | 174,936 | 2,515 |
| Undergraduate | 4,942 | 153,979 | 1,826 |
| Graduate | 1,499 | 20,957 | 689 |
Among 164,423 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 20,581 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.52%.5,720 students have transferred in as full-time status and 14,861 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 48,001 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 5,720 |
| Regular Part-time | 95,841 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 14,861 |
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