Sacred Heart University Student Population

How many students at SHU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Sacred Heart University has a total enrollment of 11,022 students, including 7,204 undergraduate and 3,818 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,917 male students (35.5%) and 7,105 female students (64.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,001 White students (63.5%) and 1,346 Hispanic students (12.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 7,204 undergraduate students (65.4%) and 3,818 graduate students (34.6%).
• Class Delivery: 1,311 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,753 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - SHU'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, 3,917 male (35.54%) and 7,105 female (64.46%) students are attending Sacred Heart University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 55.13.

By class level, 7,204 (65.36%) are undergraduate students and 3,818 (34.64%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.05% are male and 63.95% are female, while among graduate students, 34.57% are male and 65.43% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• 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 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 Population
• By Locality

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%.