Student Population at DeSales

How many students at DeSales?

For the academic year 2024-2025, DeSales University has a total enrollment of 2,972 students, including 2,166 undergraduate and 806 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 1,036 male students (34.9%) and 1,936 female students (65.1%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,055 White students (69.1%) and 418 Hispanic students (14.1%).
Class Level Breakdown: 2,166 undergraduate students (72.9%) and 806 graduate students (27.1%).
Class Delivery: 640 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 553 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 - DeSales'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, 1,036 male (34.86%) and 1,936 female (65.14%) students are attending DeSales University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 53.51.

By class level, 2,166 (72.88%) are undergraduate students and 806 (27.12%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.29% are male and 63.71% are female, while among graduate students, 31.02% are male and 68.98% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,972	2,166	806
Men	1,036	786	250
Women	1,936	1,380	556

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,055 White, 163 Black, and 156 Asian students out of a total of 2,972 are attending at DeSales University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

DeSales University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 49.5% 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	5	2	3
Asian	156	50	106
Black	163	66	97
Hispanic	418	123	295
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	1	1
White	2,055	735	1,320
Two or more races	65	23	42
Race Unknown	101	35	66

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	3	1	2
Asian	114	38	76
Black	121	53	68
Hispanic	345	102	243
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	1,453	550	903
Two or more races	52	19	33
Race Unknown	73	22	51

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2	1	1
Asian	42	12	30
Black	42	13	29
Hispanic	73	21	52
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	1	0
White	602	185	417
Two or more races	13	4	9
Race Unknown	28	13	15

Student Age Distribution

By age, DeSales has 35 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 2,183 students under 25 years old, and 789 students over 25 years old out of 2,972 total students.

DeSales has 1,888 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 278 students aged 25 and over.

It has 295 graduate students aged under 25 and 511 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	35	28	7
18-19	841	530	311
20-21	840	527	313
22-24	467	292	175
25-29	259	174	85
30-34	151	102	49
35-39	141	102	39
40-49	162	125	37
50-64	74	54	20
Over 65	2	2	0

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	35	28	7
18-19	841	530	311
20-21	830	518	312
22-24	182	103	79
25-29	77	50	27
30-34	69	50	19
35-39	55	43	12
40-49	50	39	11
50-64	27	19	8

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	10	9	1
22-24	285	189	96
25-29	182	124	58
30-34	82	52	30
35-39	86	59	27
40-49	112	86	26
50-64	47	35	12
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 DeSales University, 640 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 553 students are enrolled in some online courses.

564 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 76 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	2,972	640	553
Undergraduate	2,166	255	467
Graduate	806	385	86

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Pennsylvania Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	564	75	1
Undergraduate	234	21	0
Graduate	330	54	1

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,166 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 129 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.96%.84 students have transferred in as full-time status and 45 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	1,812
Transfer-in Full-time	84
Regular Part-time	225
Transfer-in Part-time	45

DeSales Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend DeSales?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 2,972 students are enrolled at DeSales.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at DeSales?

2,166 undergraduate and 806 graduate students are enrolled at DeSales.

What is the gender breakdown at DeSales?

1,036 male (34.86%) and 1,936 female (65.14%) students are attending DeSales.

What is the international student enrollment at DeSales?

7 international students (0.24%) are enrolled at DeSales, including 4 undergraduate and 3 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at DeSales?

DeSales has a student population that is predominantly White: 2,055 White (69.15%), 163 Black (5.48%), and 156 Asian (5.25%) students are enrolled.

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

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

How many students at DeSales take online courses?

640 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 553 students take some online courses.

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