Student Population at Monroe

How many students at Monroe?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Monroe University has a total enrollment of 8,141 students, including 6,205 undergraduate and 1,936 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 2,733 male students (33.6%) and 5,408 female students (66.4%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,887 Black students (35.5%) and 2,621 Hispanic students (32.2%).
Class Level Breakdown: 6,205 undergraduate students (76.2%) and 1,936 graduate students (23.8%).
Class Delivery: 1,583 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,791 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 14,062 - Monroe'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, 2,733 male (33.57%) and 5,408 female (66.43%) students are attending Monroe University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 50.54.

By class level, 6,205 (76.22%) are undergraduate students and 1,936 (23.78%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 32.81% are male and 67.19% are female, while among graduate students, 36.00% are male and 64.00% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	8,141	6,205	1,936
Men	2,733	2,036	697
Women	5,408	4,169	1,239

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 265 White, 2,887 Black, and 211 Asian students out of a total of 8,141 are attending at Monroe University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Monroe University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 76.9% 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	21	7	14
Asian	211	72	139
Black	2,887	853	2,034
Hispanic	2,621	793	1,828
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	13	5	8
White	265	92	173
Two or more races	91	27	64
Race Unknown	-	-	-

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	19	7	12
Asian	137	55	82
Black	2,633	805	1,828
Hispanic	2,433	762	1,671
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	13	5	8
White	244	88	156
Two or more races	83	27	56
Race Unknown	-	-	-

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2	0	2
Asian	74	17	57
Black	254	48	206
Hispanic	188	31	157
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	21	4	17
Two or more races	8	0	8
Race Unknown	-	-	-

Student Age Distribution

By age, Monroe has 684 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 3,940 students under 25 years old, and 3,984 students over 25 years old out of 7,924 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 684 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. Monroe has 3,636 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,764 students aged 25 and over.

It has 304 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,220 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	684	398	286
18-19	1,404	696	708
20-21	913	467	446
22-24	939	593	346
25-29	1,450	1,018	432
30-34	989	747	242
35-39	659	539	120
40-49	656	547	109
50-64	224	188	36
Over 65	6	4	2

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	684	398	286
18-19	1,404	696	708
20-21	887	457	430
22-24	661	433	228
25-29	796	624	172
30-34	689	575	114
35-39	528	443	85
40-49	548	457	91
50-64	197	168	29
Over 65	6	4	2

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	26	10	16
22-24	278	160	118
25-29	654	394	260
30-34	300	172	128
35-39	131	96	35
40-49	108	90	18
50-64	27	20	7

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 Monroe University, 1,583 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,791 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,303 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 280 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	8,141	1,583	1,791
Undergraduate	6,205	1,428	1,518
Graduate	1,936	155	273

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	New York Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	1,303	129	151
Undergraduate	1,179	112	137
Graduate	124	17	14

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,205 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 580 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.35%.395 students have transferred in as full-time status and 185 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	3,489
Transfer-in Full-time	395
Regular Part-time	2,136
Transfer-in Part-time	185

Monroe Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Monroe?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 8,141 students are enrolled at Monroe.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Monroe?

6,205 undergraduate and 1,936 graduate students are enrolled at Monroe.

What is the gender breakdown at Monroe?

2,733 male (33.57%) and 5,408 female (66.43%) students are attending Monroe.

What is the international student enrollment at Monroe?

2,032 international students (24.96%) are enrolled at Monroe, including 643 undergraduate and 1,389 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at Monroe?

Monroe has a student population that is diverse: 265 White (3.26%), 2,887 Black (35.46%), and 211 Asian (2.59%) students are enrolled.

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

684 students are under 18 and 6 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at Monroe take online courses?

1,583 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 1,791 students take some online courses.

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