Saint Cloud State University Student Population

How many students at Saint Cloud State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Saint Cloud State University has a total enrollment of 10,732 students, including 8,738 undergraduate and 1,994 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,757 male students (44.3%) and 5,975 female students (55.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,415 White students (59.8%) and 924 Black students (8.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 8,738 undergraduate students (81.4%) and 1,994 graduate students (18.6%).
• Class Delivery: 2,126 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,789 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 - Saint Cloud State's body is relatively large.

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, 4,757 male (44.33%) and 5,975 female (55.67%) students are attending Saint Cloud State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 79.62.

By class level, 8,738 (81.42%) are undergraduate students and 1,994 (18.58%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.38% are male and 55.62% are female, while among graduate students, 44.08% are male and 55.92% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,415 White, 924 Black, and 366 Asian students out of a total of 10,732 are attending at Saint Cloud State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Saint Cloud State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 62.4% 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, Saint Cloud State has 2,906 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 7,707 students under 25 years old, and 2,746 students over 25 years old out of 10,514 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 2,906 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. Saint Cloud State has 7,256 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,117 students aged 25 and over.

It has 451 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,629 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 Saint Cloud State University, 2,126 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,789 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,879 students who live in Minnesota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 247 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 8,738 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 641 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.34%.434 students have transferred in as full-time status and 207 students transferred in as part-time status.