Saint Louis University Student Population

How many students at Saint Louis?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Saint Louis University has a total enrollment of 17,059 students, including 10,413 undergraduate and 6,646 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 7,587 male students (44.5%) and 9,472 female students (55.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 8,656 White students (50.7%) and 1,535 Asian students (9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 10,413 undergraduate students (61%) and 6,646 graduate students (39%).
• Class Delivery: 1,143 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,559 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity) - which average 10,607 - Saint Louis's body is significantly larger.

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, 7,587 male (44.48%) and 9,472 female (55.52%) students are attending Saint Louis University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 80.10.

By class level, 10,413 (61.04%) are undergraduate students and 6,646 (38.96%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.19% are male and 56.81% are female, while among graduate students, 46.49% are male and 53.51% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,656 White, 1,299 Black, and 1,535 Asian students out of a total of 17,059 are attending at Saint Louis University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Saint Louis University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 72.2% 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, Saint Louis has 2,987 students under 18 years old and 20 students over 65 years old. There are 13,157 students under 25 years old, and 4,043 students over 25 years old out of 17,202 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 2,987 students are younger than 18 and 11 students are older than 65. Saint Louis has 9,802 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 716 students aged 25 and over.

It has 3,355 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,327 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 Louis University, 1,143 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,559 students are enrolled in some online courses.

600 students who live in Missouri or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 543 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,413 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 557 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.35%.316 students have transferred in as full-time status and 241 students transferred in as part-time status.