Student Population at Daemen

How many students at Daemen?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Daemen University has a total enrollment of 2,540 students, including 1,653 undergraduate and 887 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 645 male students (25.4%) and 1,895 female students (74.6%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,905 White students (75%) and 201 Black students (7.9%).
Class Level Breakdown: 1,653 undergraduate students (65.1%) and 887 graduate students (34.9%).
Class Delivery: 680 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 494 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Daemen'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, 645 male (25.39%) and 1,895 female (74.61%) students are attending Daemen University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 34.04.

By class level, 1,653 (65.08%) are undergraduate students and 887 (34.92%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 26.56% are male and 73.44% are female, while among graduate students, 23.22% are male and 76.78% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,540	1,653	887
Men	645	439	206
Women	1,895	1,214	681

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,905 White, 201 Black, and 100 Asian students out of a total of 2,540 are attending at Daemen University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Daemen University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 42.5% 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	14	4	10
Asian	100	26	74
Black	201	63	138
Hispanic	156	55	101
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	1,905	445	1,460
Two or more races	51	10	41
Race Unknown	55	13	42

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	13	4	9
Asian	66	18	48
Black	139	48	91
Hispanic	109	44	65
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	1,221	290	931
Two or more races	36	7	29
Race Unknown	36	7	29

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Asian	34	8	26
Black	62	15	47
Hispanic	47	11	36
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	684	155	529
Two or more races	15	3	12
Race Unknown	19	6	13

Student Age Distribution

By age, Daemen has 193 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 2,137 students under 25 years old, and 487 students over 25 years old out of 2,625 total students.

Daemen has 1,659 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 146 students aged 25 and over.

It has 478 graduate students aged under 25 and 341 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	193	156	37
18-19	867	670	197
20-21	647	503	144
22-24	430	291	139
25-29	202	146	56
30-34	103	77	26
35-39	72	58	14
40-49	74	60	14
50-64	34	28	6
Over 65	2	2	0

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	193	156	37
18-19	843	646	197
20-21	496	361	135
22-24	127	68	59
25-29	57	35	22
30-34	30	21	9
35-39	17	12	5
40-49	29	24	5
50-64	13	10	3

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	24	24	0
20-21	151	142	9
22-24	303	223	80
25-29	145	111	34
30-34	73	56	17
35-39	55	46	9
40-49	45	36	9
50-64	21	18	3
Over 65	2	2	0

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 Daemen University, 680 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 494 students are enrolled in some online courses.

563 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 117 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	2,540	680	494
Undergraduate	1,653	227	416
Graduate	887	453	78

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	New York Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	563	99	18
Undergraduate	201	22	4
Graduate	362	77	14

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,653 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 295 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 17.85%.276 students have transferred in as full-time status and 19 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	1,271
Transfer-in Full-time	276
Regular Part-time	87
Transfer-in Part-time	19

Daemen Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Daemen?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 2,540 students are enrolled at Daemen.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Daemen?

1,653 undergraduate and 887 graduate students are enrolled at Daemen.

What is the gender breakdown at Daemen?

645 male (25.39%) and 1,895 female (74.61%) students are attending Daemen.

What is the international student enrollment at Daemen?

58 international students (2.28%) are enrolled at Daemen, including 33 undergraduate and 25 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at Daemen?

Daemen has a student population that is predominantly White: 1,905 White (75.00%), 201 Black (7.91%), and 100 Asian (3.94%) students are enrolled.

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

193 students are under 18 and 2 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at Daemen take online courses?

680 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 494 students take some online courses.

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