Saint Leo University Student Population

How many students at Saint Leo?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Saint Leo University has a total enrollment of 9,692 students, including 7,516 undergraduate and 2,176 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,050 male students (41.8%) and 5,642 female students (58.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,415 White students (24.9%) and 1,718 Black students (17.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 7,516 undergraduate students (77.5%) and 2,176 graduate students (22.5%).
• Class Delivery: 6,714 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,599 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 - Saint Leo'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, 4,050 male (41.79%) and 5,642 female (58.21%) students are attending Saint Leo University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 71.78.

By class level, 7,516 (77.55%) are undergraduate students and 2,176 (22.45%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.79% are male and 58.21% are female, while among graduate students, 41.77% are male and 58.23% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,415 White, 1,718 Black, and 94 Asian students out of a total of 9,692 are attending at Saint Leo University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Saint Leo University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 77.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Saint Leo has 371 students under 18 years old and 52 students over 65 years old. There are 4,163 students under 25 years old, and 5,514 students over 25 years old out of 9,692 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 371 students are younger than 18 and 31 students are older than 65. Saint Leo has 3,858 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,643 students aged 25 and over.

It has 305 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,871 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 Saint Leo University, 6,714 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,599 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,607 students who live in Florida or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,107 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,516 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,269 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 16.88%.631 students have transferred in as full-time status and 638 students transferred in as part-time status.