The student population at Sacred Heart University is 11,022 (7,204 undergraduate and 3,818 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,787 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at SHU is 65.36% which is increased by 1,999 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 788 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.81 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
1,311 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 7.90% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,544 where 11,022 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
65.36% of total students is undergraduate students and 34.64% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,999 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 788 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.81 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in SHU than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Sacred Heart University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 8,235 | 5,205 | 1,857 | 3,348 | 3,030 | 803 | 2,227 |
| 2016-17 | 8,532 297 | 5,428 223 | 1,952 95 | 3,476 128 | 3,104 74 | 891 88 | 2,213 -14 |
| 2017-18 | 8,543 11 | 5,603 175 | 2,022 70 | 3,581 105 | 2,940 -164 | 797 -94 | 2,143 -70 |
| 2018-19 | 8,958 415 | 5,974 371 | 2,073 51 | 3,901 320 | 2,984 44 | 764 -33 | 2,220 77 |
| 2019-20 | 9,156 198 | 6,158 184 | 2,068 -5 | 4,090 189 | 2,998 14 | 801 37 | 2,197 -23 |
| 2020-21 | 9,313 157 | 6,417 259 | 2,063 -5 | 4,354 264 | 2,896 -102 | 708 -93 | 2,188 -9 |
| 2021-22 | 9,785 472 | 6,761 344 | 2,201 138 | 4,560 206 | 3,024 128 | 779 71 | 2,245 57 |
| 2022-23 | 10,721 936 | 6,782 21 | 2,245 44 | 4,537 -23 | 3,939 915 | 1,475 696 | 2,464 219 |
| 2023-24 | 11,179 458 | 6,960 178 | 2,481 236 | 4,479 -58 | 4,219 280 | 1,680 205 | 2,539 75 |
| 2024-25 | 11,022 -157 | 7,204 244 | 2,597 116 | 4,607 128 | 3,818 -401 | 1,320 -360 | 2,498 -41 |
| Average | 9,544 | 6,249 | 2,156 | 4,093 | 3,295 | 1,002 | 2,293 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,249 where 7,204 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Sacred Heart University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 5,205 | 4,435 | 1,647 | 2,788 | 770 | 210 | 560 |
| 2016-17 | 5,428 | 4,794 | 1,769 | 3,025 | 634 | 183 | 451 |
| 2017-18 | 5,603 | 4,982 | 1,844 | 3,138 | 621 | 178 | 443 |
| 2018-19 | 5,974 | 5,130 | 1,852 | 3,278 | 844 | 221 | 623 |
| 2019-20 | 6,158 | 5,348 | 1,891 | 3,457 | 810 | 177 | 633 |
| 2020-21 | 6,417 | 5,671 | 1,870 | 3,801 | 746 | 193 | 553 |
| 2021-22 | 6,761 | 6,071 | 2,021 | 4,050 | 690 | 180 | 510 |
| 2022-23 | 6,782 | 6,277 | 2,091 | 4,186 | 505 | 154 | 351 |
| 2023-24 | 6,960 | 6,532 | 2,340 | 4,192 | 428 | 141 | 287 |
| 2024-25 | 7,204 | 6,781 | 2,433 | 4,348 | 423 | 164 | 259 |
| Average | 6,249 | 6,249 | 1,976 | 3,626 | 6,249 | 180 | 467 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,295 where 3,818 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Sacred Heart University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,030 | 1,076 | 343 | 733 | 1,954 | 460 | 1,494 |
| 2016-17 | 3,104 | 1,159 | 423 | 736 | 1,945 | 468 | 1,477 |
| 2017-18 | 2,940 | 1,086 | 350 | 736 | 1,854 | 447 | 1,407 |
| 2018-19 | 2,984 | 1,195 | 412 | 783 | 1,789 | 352 | 1,437 |
| 2019-20 | 2,998 | 1,291 | 425 | 866 | 1,707 | 376 | 1,331 |
| 2020-21 | 2,896 | 1,213 | 345 | 868 | 1,683 | 363 | 1,320 |
| 2021-22 | 3,024 | 1,380 | 427 | 953 | 1,644 | 352 | 1,292 |
| 2022-23 | 3,939 | 2,396 | 1,116 | 1,280 | 1,543 | 359 | 1,184 |
| 2023-24 | 4,219 | 2,490 | 1,104 | 1,386 | 1,729 | 576 | 1,153 |
| 2024-25 | 3,818 | 1,824 | 627 | 1,197 | 1,994 | 693 | 1,301 |
| Average | 3,295 | 3,295 | 557 | 954 | 3,295 | 445 | 1,340 |
The percentage of white students is 63.52%. The percentage was 68.04% 10 years ago and SHU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.08% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.36% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.21% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.04% to 63.52%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.31% to 2.08%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.69% to 4.36%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.31% to 12.21%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5788 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5288 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Sacred Heart University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 12 | 190 | 386 | 602 | 9 | 5,603 | 115 |
| 2016-17 | 10 | 204 | 414 | 727 | 7 | 5,857 | 132 |
| 2017-18 | 11 | 195 | 434 | 809 | 8 | 6,019 | 167 |
| 2018-19 | 17 | 226 | 482 | 975 | 6 | 6,223 | 174 |
| 2019-20 | 15 | 213 | 490 | 1,041 | 8 | 6,383 | 200 |
| 2020-21 | 11 | 196 | 504 | 1,115 | 8 | 6,584 | 209 |
| 2021-22 | 8 | 217 | 467 | 1,181 | 4 | 6,944 | 235 |
| 2022-23 | 5 | 199 | 442 | 1,104 | 3 | 6,932 | 223 |
| 2023-24 | 8 | 217 | 435 | 1,162 | 3 | 6,918 | 215 |
| 2024-25 | 7 | 229 | 481 | 1,346 | 4 | 7,001 | 249 |
| Average | 10 | 209 | 454 | 1,006 | 6 | 6,446 | 192 |
1,311 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 7.90% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Sacred Heart University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 8,235 | 1,215 | 1,153 | 5,867 |
| 2016-17 | 8,532 | 1,145 | 1,759 | 5,628 |
| 2017-18 | 8,543 | 1,072 | 1,796 | 5,675 |
| 2018-19 | 8,958 | 1,102 | 1,699 | 6,157 |
| 2019-20 | 9,156 | 1,073 | 2,038 | 6,045 |
| 2020-21 | 9,313 | 1,576 | 4,745 | 2,992 |
| 2021-22 | 9,785 | 1,303 | 2,774 | 5,708 |
| 2022-23 | 10,721 | 1,221 | 3,268 | 6,232 |
| 2023-24 | 11,179 | 1,192 | 4,150 | 5,837 |
| 2024-25 | 11,022 | 1,311 | 3,753 | 5,958 |
| Average | 9,544 | 1,221 | 2,714 | 5,610 |
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