Hamline University Student Population

How many students at Hamline?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Hamline University has a total enrollment of 2,565 students, including 1,806 undergraduate and 759 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 880 male students (34.3%) and 1,685 female students (65.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,521 White students (59.3%) and 275 Black students (10.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,806 undergraduate students (70.4%) and 759 graduate students (29.6%).
• Class Delivery: 429 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 575 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Hamline'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, 880 male (34.31%) and 1,685 female (65.69%) students are attending Hamline University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 52.23.

By class level, 1,806 (70.41%) are undergraduate students and 759 (29.59%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.10% are male and 63.90% are female, while among graduate students, 30.04% are male and 69.96% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,521 White, 275 Black, and 211 Asian students out of a total of 2,565 are attending at Hamline University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Hamline University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 61.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Hamline has 33 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 1,768 students under 25 years old, and 797 students over 25 years old out of 2,565 total students.

Hamline has 1,689 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 117 students aged 25 and over.

It has 79 graduate students aged under 25 and 680 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 Hamline University, 429 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 575 students are enrolled in some online courses.

352 students who live in Minnesota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 77 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,806 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 120 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.64%.113 students have transferred in as full-time status and 7 students transferred in as part-time status.