McNeese State University Student Population

How many students at McNeese?

For the academic year 2024-2025, McNeese State University has a total enrollment of 6,241 students, including 5,668 undergraduate and 573 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,342 male students (37.5%) and 3,899 female students (62.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,920 White students (62.8%) and 1,126 Black students (18%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,668 undergraduate students (90.8%) and 573 graduate students (9.2%).
• Class Delivery: 1,117 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,183 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - McNeese'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, 2,342 male (37.53%) and 3,899 female (62.47%) students are attending McNeese State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 60.07.

By class level, 5,668 (90.82%) are undergraduate students and 573 (9.18%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 38.51% are male and 61.49% are female, while among graduate students, 27.75% are male and 72.25% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,920 White, 1,126 Black, and 122 Asian students out of a total of 6,241 are attending at McNeese State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

McNeese State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 56.8% 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, McNeese has 722 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 4,986 students under 25 years old, and 1,074 students over 25 years old out of 6,060 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 722 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. McNeese has 4,841 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 719 students aged 25 and over.

It has 145 graduate students aged under 25 and 355 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 McNeese State University, 1,117 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,183 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,038 students who live in Louisiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 79 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,668 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 369 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.51%.312 students have transferred in as full-time status and 57 students transferred in as part-time status.