University of St Francis Student Population

How many students at USF?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of St Francis has a total enrollment of 3,074 students, including 1,343 undergraduate and 1,731 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 834 male students (27.1%) and 2,240 female students (72.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,801 White students (58.6%) and 722 Hispanic students (23.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,343 undergraduate students (43.7%) and 1,731 graduate students (56.3%).
• Class Delivery: 1,500 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 890 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 - USF's body is much 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, 834 male (27.13%) and 2,240 female (72.87%) students are attending University of St Francis. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 37.23.

By class level, 1,343 (43.69%) are undergraduate students and 1,731 (56.31%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 33.43% are male and 66.57% are female, while among graduate students, 22.24% are male and 77.76% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,801 White, 288 Black, and 114 Asian students out of a total of 3,074 are attending at University of St Francis. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of St Francis is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.1% 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, USF has 78 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 1,279 students under 25 years old, and 1,906 students over 25 years old out of 3,185 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 10 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. USF has 1,057 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 249 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at USF, 68 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. It has 222 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,657 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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 University of St Francis, 1,500 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 890 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,389 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 111 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,343 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 172 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.81%.133 students have transferred in as full-time status and 39 students transferred in as part-time status.