National University Student Population

How many students at National?

For the academic year 2024-2025, National University has a total enrollment of 22,115 students, including 11,237 undergraduate and 10,878 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 8,524 male students (38.5%) and 13,591 female students (61.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,841 Hispanic students (35.5%) and 6,607 White students (29.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 11,237 undergraduate students (50.8%) and 10,878 graduate students (49.2%).
• Class Delivery: 18,317 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 799 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 - National's body is significantly larger.

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, 8,524 male (38.54%) and 13,591 female (61.46%) students are attending National University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 62.72.

By class level, 11,237 (50.81%) are undergraduate students and 10,878 (49.19%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 46.59% are male and 53.41% are female, while among graduate students, 30.24% are male and 69.76% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,607 White, 3,267 Black, and 1,648 Asian students out of a total of 22,115 are attending at National University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

National University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 75% 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, National has 9 students under 18 years old and 66 students over 65 years old. There are 2,742 students under 25 years old, and 19,373 students over 25 years old out of 22,115 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 9 students are younger than 18 and 17 students are older than 65. National has 1,771 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 9,466 students aged 25 and over.

It has 971 graduate students aged under 25 and 9,907 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 National University, 18,317 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 799 students are enrolled in some online courses.

13,753 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,564 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 11,237 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,370 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 21.09%.815 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,555 students transferred in as part-time status.