Student Population at UoPeople

How many students at UoPeople?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of the People has a total enrollment of 41,961 students, including 36,901 undergraduate and 5,060 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 22,633 male students (53.9%) and 19,328 female students (46.1%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,957 White students (4.7%) and 1,159 Black students (2.8%).
Class Level Breakdown: 36,901 undergraduate students (87.9%) and 5,060 graduate students (12.1%).
Class Delivery: 41,961 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - UoPeople's body is significantly larger.

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, 22,633 male (53.94%) and 19,328 female (46.06%) students are attending University of the People. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 117.10.

By class level, 36,901 (87.94%) are undergraduate students and 5,060 (12.06%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 54.04% are male and 45.96% are female, while among graduate students, 53.20% are male and 46.80% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	41,961	36,901	5,060
Men	22,633	19,941	2,692
Women	19,328	16,960	2,368

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,957 White, 1,159 Black, and 632 Asian students out of a total of 41,961 are attending at University of the People. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of the People is not very diverse with a diversity index of 22.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	28	14	14
Asian	632	327	305
Black	1,159	569	590
Hispanic	1,113	527	586
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	25	12	13
White	1,957	898	1,059
Two or more races	218	93	125
Race Unknown	36,829	20,193	16,636

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	19	7	12
Asian	447	227	220
Black	865	409	456
Hispanic	881	422	459
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	18	7	11
White	1,483	681	802
Two or more races	174	72	102
Race Unknown	33,014	18,116	14,898

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	9	7	2
Asian	185	100	85
Black	294	160	134
Hispanic	232	105	127
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	7	5	2
White	474	217	257
Two or more races	44	21	23
Race Unknown	3,815	2,077	1,738

Student Age Distribution

By age, UoPeople has 35 students under 18 years old and 159 students over 65 years old. There are 9,923 students under 25 years old, and 32,943 students over 25 years old out of 42,867 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 35 students are younger than 18 and 115 students are older than 65. UoPeople has 9,864 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 26,521 students aged 25 and over.

It has 59 graduate students aged under 25 and 6,422 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	35	22	13
18-19	634	348	286
20-21	2,804	1,575	1,229
22-24	6,450	3,320	3,130
25-29	9,609	4,338	5,271
30-34	7,907	3,222	4,685
35-39	6,185	2,530	3,655
40-49	6,856	2,757	4,099
50-64	2,227	989	1,238
Over 65	159	64	95

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	35	22	13
18-19	634	348	286
20-21	2,803	1,575	1,228
22-24	6,392	3,284	3,108
25-29	8,862	3,947	4,915
30-34	6,532	2,578	3,954
35-39	4,773	1,876	2,897
40-49	4,779	1,853	2,926
50-64	1,460	630	830
Over 65	115	49	66

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	1	0	1
22-24	58	36	22
25-29	747	391	356
30-34	1,375	644	731
35-39	1,412	654	758
40-49	2,077	904	1,173
50-64	767	359	408
Over 65	44	15	29

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 36,901 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.00%.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	19,006
Transfer-in Full-time	1
Regular Part-time	17,894
Transfer-in Part-time	0

UoPeople Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UoPeople?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 41,961 students are enrolled at UoPeople.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UoPeople?

36,901 undergraduate and 5,060 graduate students are enrolled at UoPeople.

What is the gender breakdown at UoPeople?

22,633 male (53.94%) and 19,328 female (46.06%) students are attending UoPeople.

How diverse is the student population at UoPeople?

UoPeople has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 1,957 White (4.66%), 1,159 Black (2.76%), and 632 Asian (1.51%) students are enrolled.

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

35 students are under 18 and 159 students are over 65 years old.

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