Bethune-Cookman University Student Population

How many students at B CU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Bethune-Cookman University has a total enrollment of 2,853 students, including 2,738 undergraduate and 115 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,066 male students (37.4%) and 1,787 female students (62.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,559 Black students (54.6%) and 151 Hispanic students (5.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,738 undergraduate students (96%) and 115 graduate students (4%).
• Class Delivery: 83 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,744 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - B CU'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, 1,066 male (37.36%) and 1,787 female (62.64%) students are attending Bethune-Cookman University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 59.65.

By class level, 2,738 (95.97%) are undergraduate students and 115 (4.03%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.36% are male and 62.64% are female, while among graduate students, 37.39% are male and 62.61% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 9 White, 1,559 Black, and 1 Asian students out of a total of 2,853 are attending at Bethune-Cookman University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Bethune-Cookman University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 56.8% 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, B CU has 57 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 2,677 students under 25 years old, and 165 students over 25 years old out of 2,853 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 57 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. B CU has 2,630 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 97 students aged 25 and over.

It has 47 graduate students aged under 25 and 68 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 Bethune-Cookman University, 83 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,744 students are enrolled in some online courses.

56 students who live in Florida or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 27 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,738 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 103 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.76%.101 students have transferred in as full-time status and 2 students transferred in as part-time status.