Loma Linda University Student Population

How many students at Loma Linda?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Loma Linda University has a total enrollment of 4,210 students, including 1,024 undergraduate and 3,186 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,439 male students (34.2%) and 2,771 female students (65.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,239 Hispanic students (29.4%) and 1,089 Asian students (25.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,024 undergraduate students (24.3%) and 3,186 graduate students (75.7%).
• Class Delivery: 577 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 984 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity) - which average 10,607 - Loma Linda'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, 1,439 male (34.18%) and 2,771 female (65.82%) students are attending Loma Linda University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 51.93.

By class level, 1,024 (24.32%) are undergraduate students and 3,186 (75.68%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 24.41% are male and 75.59% are female, while among graduate students, 37.32% are male and 62.68% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 998 White, 262 Black, and 1,089 Asian students out of a total of 4,210 are attending at Loma Linda University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Loma Linda University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 78.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Loma Linda has 1 students under 18 years old and 8 students over 65 years old. There are 1,342 students under 25 years old, and 2,860 students over 25 years old out of 4,202 total students.

Loma Linda has 456 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 523 students aged 25 and over.

It has 886 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,337 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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 Loma Linda University, 577 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 984 students are enrolled in some online courses.

502 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 75 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,024 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 279 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 27.25%.254 students have transferred in as full-time status and 25 students transferred in as part-time status.