Newman University Student Population

How many students at Newman?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Newman University has a total enrollment of 2,939 students, including 2,529 undergraduate and 410 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,160 male students (39.5%) and 1,779 female students (60.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,963 White students (66.8%) and 439 Hispanic students (14.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,529 undergraduate students (86%) and 410 graduate students (14%).
• Class Delivery: 300 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 589 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 - Newman'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, 1,160 male (39.47%) and 1,779 female (60.53%) students are attending Newman University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 65.21.

By class level, 2,529 (86.05%) are undergraduate students and 410 (13.95%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.04% are male and 58.96% are female, while among graduate students, 29.76% are male and 70.24% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,963 White, 105 Black, and 117 Asian students out of a total of 2,939 are attending at Newman University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Newman University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 52.6% 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, Newman has 1,020 students under 18 years old and 16 students over 65 years old. There are 2,238 students under 25 years old, and 549 students over 25 years old out of 2,787 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,020 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. Newman has 2,193 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 205 students aged 25 and over.

It has 45 graduate students aged under 25 and 344 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 Newman University, 300 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 589 students are enrolled in some online courses.

274 students who live in Kansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 26 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,529 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 154 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.09%.147 students have transferred in as full-time status and 7 students transferred in as part-time status.