Student Population at University of the People

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
34,19227,2206,972
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 34,192 students have enrolled in University of the People with 27,220 undergraduate and 6,972 graduate students.
By gender, 18,317 male and 15,875 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (6,139 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).
U of the People is a completely online college and 34,192 students are enrolled exclusively.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

University of the People has a total of 34,192 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 27,220 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 6,972 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 18,317 male and 15,875 female students (the male-female ratio is 54:46) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total34,19227,2206,972
Men18,31714,6543,663
Women15,87512,5663,309

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,715 White, 1,082 Black, and 609 Asian students out of a total of 34,192 are attending at University of the People. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American321913
Asian609310299
Black1,082482600
Hispanic827391436
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders291118
White1,715796919
Two or more races1195564
Race Unknown29,77916,25313,526
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American261412
Asian384197187
Black799342457
Hispanic658317341
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders271116
White1,290615675
Two or more races1014556
Race Unknown23,93513,11310,822
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American101
Asian413
Black725
Hispanic422
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders000
White201010
Two or more races110
Race Unknown744826

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At University of the People, 34,192 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.
686 students lived in California or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 33,506 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students34,19234,1920
Undergraduate27,22027,2200
Graduate6,9726,9720
Online Student Population by Locality
California ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students6864,81428,692
Undergraduate5023,63923,079
Graduate1841,1755,613

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 27,220 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 111 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.41%.42 students have transferred in as full-time status and 69 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time10,912
Transfer-in Full-time42
Regular Part-time16,197
Transfer-in Part-time69
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