Student Population at Sacred Heart University
Total of 9,785 students have enrolled in Sacred Heart University where 6,761 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,024 students for graduate programs.
By gender, 2,980 male and 6,805 female students are attending the school.
It has many more students compared to similar colleges (5,690 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).
1,303 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,774 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 9,785 enrolled students. By gender, 2,980 male and 6,805 female students (the male-female ratio is 30:70) are attending the school.
6,761 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,024 students joined graduate programs.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 9,785 | 6,761 | 3,024 |
| Men | 2,980 | 2,201 | 779 |
| Women | 6,805 | 4,560 | 2,245 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 6,944 White, 467 Black, and 217 Asian students out of a total of 9,785 are attending at Sacred Heart University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,761 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 168 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.48%.131 students have transferred in as full-time status and 37 students transferred in as part-time status.
Student Age Distribution
By age category, 17 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65 at Sacred Heart University. It has 7,300 students aged under 25 and 2,467 students aged 25 and over out of 9,785 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 17 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. SHU has 6,270 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 473 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,030 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,994 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, 1,303 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,774 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 9,785 | 1,303 | 2,774 |
| Undergraduate | 6,761 | 195 | 2,431 |
| Graduate | 3,024 | 1,108 | 343 |
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses
808 students lived in Connecticut or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 495 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
| Connecticut Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 808 | 491 | 4 |
| Undergraduate | 133 | 61 | 1 |
| Graduate | 675 | 430 | 3 |
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