Palo Alto University Student Population

How many students at Palo Alto?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Palo Alto University has a total enrollment of 1,065 students, including 14 undergraduate and 1,051 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 178 male students (16.7%) and 887 female students (83.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 464 White students (43.6%) and 188 Hispanic students (17.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 14 undergraduate students (1.3%) and 1,051 graduate students (98.7%).
• Class Delivery: 343 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 241 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Other health professions school - which average 627 - Palo Alto'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, 178 male (16.71%) and 887 female (83.29%) students are attending Palo Alto University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 20.07.

By class level, 14 (1.31%) are undergraduate students and 1,051 (98.69%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 14.29% are male and 85.71% are female, while among graduate students, 16.75% are male and 83.25% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 464 White, 49 Black, and 152 Asian students out of a total of 1,065 are attending at Palo Alto University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Palo Alto University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 75.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 112 students under 25 years old, and 1,092 students over 25 years old out of 1,223 total students.

Palo Alto has 3 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 16 students aged 25 and over.

It has 109 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,076 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 Palo Alto University, 343 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 241 students are enrolled in some online courses.

263 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 80 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 14 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 7 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 50.00%.