St Catherine University Student Population

How many students at St. Kate's?

For the academic year 2024-2025, St Catherine University has a total enrollment of 3,651 students, including 2,498 undergraduate and 1,153 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 209 male students (5.7%) and 3,442 female students (94.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,999 White students (54.8%) and 546 Black students (15%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,498 undergraduate students (68.4%) and 1,153 graduate students (31.6%).
• Class Delivery: 1,130 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,312 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 - St. Kate's'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, 209 male (5.72%) and 3,442 female (94.28%) students are attending St Catherine University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 6.07.

By class level, 2,498 (68.42%) are undergraduate students and 1,153 (31.58%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 4.20% are male and 95.80% are female, while among graduate students, 9.02% are male and 90.98% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,999 White, 546 Black, and 388 Asian students out of a total of 3,651 are attending at St Catherine University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

St Catherine University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.2% 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, St. Kate's has 22 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 1,925 students under 25 years old, and 1,726 students over 25 years old out of 3,651 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 22 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. St. Kate's has 1,664 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 834 students aged 25 and over.

It has 261 graduate students aged under 25 and 892 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 St Catherine University, 1,130 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,312 students are enrolled in some online courses.

715 students who live in Minnesota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 415 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,498 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 339 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.57%.148 students have transferred in as full-time status and 191 students transferred in as part-time status.