How many students at SHU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 11,022 students have enrolled in Sacred Heart University with 7,204 undergraduate and 3,818 graduate students.
By gender, 3,917 male and 7,105 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (6,371 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
1,311 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,753 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 11,022 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 7,204 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,818 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 3,917 male and 7,105 female students (the male-female ratio is 36:64) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 11,022 | 7,204 | 3,818 |
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| Men | 3,917 | 2,597 | 1,320 |
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| Women | 7,105 | 4,607 | 2,498 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 7,001 White, 481 Black, and 229 Asian students out of a total of 11,022 are attending at Sacred Heart University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Sacred Heart University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 57.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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| Asian | 229 | 75 | 154 |
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| Black | 481 | 182 | 299 |
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| Hispanic | 1,346 | 429 | 917 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| White | 7,001 | 2,236 | 4,765 |
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| Two or more races | 249 | 83 | 166 |
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| Race Unknown | 242 | 66 | 176 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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| Asian | 125 | 50 | 75 |
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| Black | 233 | 130 | 103 |
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| Hispanic | 1,054 | 371 | 683 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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| White | 5,344 | 1,868 | 3,476 |
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| Two or more races | 191 | 62 | 129 |
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| Race Unknown | 159 | 57 | 102 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | 104 | 25 | 79 |
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| Black | 248 | 52 | 196 |
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| Hispanic | 292 | 58 | 234 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 1,657 | 368 | 1,289 |
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| Two or more races | 58 | 21 | 37 |
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| Race Unknown | 83 | 9 | 74 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, SHU has 75 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 9,203 students under 25 years old, and 1,819 students over 25 years old out of 11,022 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 75 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. SHU has 6,962 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 242 students aged 25 and over.
It has 2,241 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,577 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 75 | 49 | 26 |
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| 18-19 | 3,248 | 2,132 | 1,116 |
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| 20-21 | 3,753 | 2,344 | 1,409 |
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| 22-24 | 2,127 | 1,250 | 877 |
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| 25-29 | 882 | 611 | 271 |
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| 30-34 | 308 | 214 | 94 |
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| 35-39 | 232 | 187 | 45 |
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| 40-49 | 340 | 272 | 68 |
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| 50-64 | 55 | 45 | 10 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 75 | 49 | 26 |
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| 18-19 | 3,232 | 2,121 | 1,111 |
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| 20-21 | 3,083 | 2,006 | 1,077 |
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| 22-24 | 572 | 285 | 287 |
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| 25-29 | 112 | 62 | 50 |
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| 30-34 | 55 | 31 | 24 |
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| 35-39 | 27 | 19 | 8 |
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| 40-49 | 28 | 19 | 9 |
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| 50-64 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
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| 20-21 | 670 | 338 | 332 |
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| 22-24 | 1,555 | 965 | 590 |
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| 25-29 | 770 | 549 | 221 |
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| 30-34 | 253 | 183 | 70 |
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| 35-39 | 205 | 168 | 37 |
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| 40-49 | 312 | 253 | 59 |
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| 50-64 | 37 | 31 | 6 |
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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 Sacred Heart University, 1,311 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,753 students are enrolled in some online courses.
878 students who live in Connecticut or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 433 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 11,022 | 1,311 | 3,753 |
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| Undergraduate | 7,204 | 168 | 3,056 |
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| Graduate | 3,818 | 1,143 | 697 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Connecticut Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 878 | 433 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 121 | 47 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 757 | 386 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 7,204 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 134 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.86%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 6,647 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 134 |
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| Regular Part-time | 423 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 0 |
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SHU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 11,022 students are enrolled at SHU.
7,204 undergraduate and 3,818 graduate students are enrolled at SHU.
3,917 male (35.54%) and 7,105 female (64.46%) students are attending SHU.
1,463 international students (13.27%) are enrolled at SHU, including 88 undergraduate and 1,375 graduate students.
SHU has a student population that is predominantly White: 7,001 White (63.52%), 481 Black (4.36%), and 229 Asian (2.08%) students are enrolled.
75 students are under 18 and 2 students are over 65 years old.
1,311 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 3,753 students take some online courses.