Bellarmine University Student Population

How many students at Bellarmine?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Bellarmine University has a total enrollment of 2,886 students, including 2,240 undergraduate and 646 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,113 male students (38.6%) and 1,773 female students (61.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,993 White students (69.1%) and 305 Black students (10.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,240 undergraduate students (77.6%) and 646 graduate students (22.4%).
• Class Delivery: 259 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) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Bellarmine'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, 1,113 male (38.57%) and 1,773 female (61.43%) students are attending Bellarmine University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 62.77.

By class level, 2,240 (77.62%) are undergraduate students and 646 (22.38%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.11% are male and 60.89% are female, while among graduate students, 36.69% are male and 63.31% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,993 White, 305 Black, and 95 Asian students out of a total of 2,886 are attending at Bellarmine University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Bellarmine University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 50.2% 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, Bellarmine has 110 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 2,378 students under 25 years old, and 508 students over 25 years old out of 2,886 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 110 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Bellarmine has 2,118 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 122 students aged 25 and over.

It has 260 graduate students aged under 25 and 386 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 Bellarmine University, 259 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 589 students are enrolled in some online courses.

164 students who live in Kentucky or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 95 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,240 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 76 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.39%.68 students have transferred in as full-time status and 8 students transferred in as part-time status.