Bradley University Student Population

How many students at Bradley?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Bradley University has a total enrollment of 4,777 students, including 3,596 undergraduate and 1,181 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,163 male students (45.3%) and 2,614 female students (54.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,751 White students (57.6%) and 585 Hispanic students (12.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,596 undergraduate students (75.3%) and 1,181 graduate students (24.7%).
• Class Delivery: 757 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,865 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 - Bradley's body is smaller.

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, 2,163 male (45.28%) and 2,614 female (54.72%) students are attending Bradley University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 82.75.

By class level, 3,596 (75.28%) are undergraduate students and 1,181 (24.72%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 48.97% are male and 51.03% are female, while among graduate students, 34.04% are male and 65.96% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,751 White, 552 Black, and 218 Asian students out of a total of 4,777 are attending at Bradley University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Bradley University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 63.6% 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, Bradley has 26 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 3,907 students under 25 years old, and 868 students over 25 years old out of 4,777 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 26 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Bradley has 3,525 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 69 students aged 25 and over.

It has 382 graduate students aged under 25 and 799 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 Bradley University, 757 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,865 students are enrolled in some online courses.

330 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 427 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,596 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 120 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.34%.119 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.