University of Dubuque Student Population

How many students at Dubuque?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Dubuque has a total enrollment of 1,757 students, including 1,440 undergraduate and 317 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,020 male students (58.1%) and 737 female students (41.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,199 White students (68.2%) and 152 Black students (8.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,440 undergraduate students (82%) and 317 graduate students (18%).
• Class Delivery: 98 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 348 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - Dubuque's body is relatively small.

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, 1,020 male (58.05%) and 737 female (41.95%) students are attending University of Dubuque. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 138.40.

By class level, 1,440 (81.96%) are undergraduate students and 317 (18.04%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 60.62% are male and 39.38% are female, while among graduate students, 46.37% are male and 53.63% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,199 White, 152 Black, and 22 Asian students out of a total of 1,757 are attending at University of Dubuque. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Dubuque is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 50.5% 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, Dubuque has 7 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 1,331 students under 25 years old, and 460 students over 25 years old out of 1,795 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 7 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Dubuque has 1,248 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 226 students aged 25 and over.

It has 83 graduate students aged under 25 and 234 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 Dubuque, 98 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 348 students are enrolled in some online courses.

20 students who live in Iowa or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 78 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,440 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 95 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.60%.77 students have transferred in as full-time status and 18 students transferred in as part-time status.