Student Population at Sacred Heart University (SHU)
Total of 8,958 students have enrolled in Sacred Heart University where 5,974 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,984 students for graduate programs.
By gender, 2,837 male and 6,121 female students are attending the school.
It has many more students compared to similar colleges (5,679 students on average - Private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).
1,102 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,699 students are enrolled in some online courses. You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Sacred Heart University has a total of 8,958 enrolled students. By gender, 2,837 male and 6,121 female students (the male-female ratio is 32:68) are attending the school.
5,974 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,984 students joined graduate programs.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8,958 | 5,974 | 2,984 |
| Men | 2,837 | 2,073 | 764 |
| Women | 6,121 | 3,901 | 2,220 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 6,223 White, 482 Black, and 226 Asian students out of a total of 8,958 are attending at Sacred Heart University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 5,974 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 257 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.30%.136 students have transferred in as full-time status and 121 students transferred in as part-time status.
Student Age Distribution
By age category, 25 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65 at Sacred Heart University. It has 6,253 students aged under 25 and 2,704 students aged 25 and over out of 8,958 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 25 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. SHU has 5,349 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 624 students aged 25 and over.
It has 904 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,080 students aged 25 and over.
Online Classes (Distance Learning) Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Sacred Heart University, 1,102 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,699 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 8,958 | 1,102 | 1,699 |
| Undergraduate | 5,974 | 239 | 1,557 |
| Graduate | 2,984 | 863 | 142 |
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses
589 students lived in Connecticut or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 513 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
| Connecticut Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 589 | 496 | 17 |
| Undergraduate | 179 | 58 | 2 |
| Graduate | 410 | 438 | 15 |
