Lindenwood University Student Population

How many students at Lindenwood?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Lindenwood University has a total enrollment of 6,826 students, including 4,663 undergraduate and 2,163 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,435 male students (35.7%) and 4,391 female students (64.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,201 White students (61.5%) and 1,015 Black students (14.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,663 undergraduate students (68.3%) and 2,163 graduate students (31.7%).
• Class Delivery: 3,177 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,994 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 - Lindenwood's body is almost same.

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, 2,435 male (35.67%) and 4,391 female (64.33%) students are attending Lindenwood University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 55.45.

By class level, 4,663 (68.31%) are undergraduate students and 2,163 (31.69%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.67% are male and 60.33% are female, while among graduate students, 27.05% are male and 72.95% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,201 White, 1,015 Black, and 106 Asian students out of a total of 6,826 are attending at Lindenwood University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Lindenwood University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 58.8% 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, Lindenwood has 169 students under 18 years old and 57 students over 65 years old. There are 4,400 students under 25 years old, and 2,888 students over 25 years old out of 7,288 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 169 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. Lindenwood has 4,034 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 899 students aged 25 and over.

It has 366 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,989 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 Lindenwood University, 3,177 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,994 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,857 students who live in Missouri or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,320 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,663 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 693 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 14.86%.600 students have transferred in as full-time status and 93 students transferred in as part-time status.