Henderson State University Student Population

How many students at Henderson State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Henderson State University has a total enrollment of 2,055 students, including 1,461 undergraduate and 594 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 847 male students (41.2%) and 1,208 female students (58.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,143 White students (55.6%) and 670 Black students (32.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,461 undergraduate students (71.1%) and 594 graduate students (28.9%).
• Class Delivery: 690 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,169 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 4,908 - Henderson State's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 847 male (41.22%) and 1,208 female (58.78%) students are attending Henderson State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 70.12.

By class level, 1,461 (71.09%) are undergraduate students and 594 (28.91%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.98% are male and 52.02% are female, while among graduate students, 24.58% are male and 75.42% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,143 White, 670 Black, and 18 Asian students out of a total of 2,055 are attending at Henderson State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Henderson State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 58.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Henderson State has 18 students under 18 years old and 8 students over 65 years old. There are 1,425 students under 25 years old, and 630 students over 25 years old out of 2,055 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 18 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Henderson State has 1,281 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 180 students aged 25 and over.

It has 144 graduate students aged under 25 and 450 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Henderson State University, 690 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,169 students are enrolled in some online courses.

602 students who live in Arkansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 88 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,461 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 141 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.65%.122 students have transferred in as full-time status and 19 students transferred in as part-time status.