Bellevue University Student Population

How many students at Bellevue?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Bellevue University has a total enrollment of 14,667 students, including 11,037 undergraduate and 3,630 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 6,577 male students (44.8%) and 8,090 female students (55.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,646 White students (45.3%) and 2,361 Hispanic students (16.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 11,037 undergraduate students (75.3%) and 3,630 graduate students (24.7%).
• Class Delivery: 14,052 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 340 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 - Bellevue'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, 6,577 male (44.84%) and 8,090 female (55.16%) students are attending Bellevue University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 81.30.

By class level, 11,037 (75.25%) are undergraduate students and 3,630 (24.75%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 46.32% are male and 53.68% are female, while among graduate students, 40.36% are male and 59.64% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,646 White, 2,161 Black, and 660 Asian students out of a total of 14,667 are attending at Bellevue University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Bellevue University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 72.1% 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, Bellevue has 4 students under 18 years old and 53 students over 65 years old. There are 2,527 students under 25 years old, and 12,140 students over 25 years old out of 14,667 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 4 students are younger than 18 and 40 students are older than 65. Bellevue has 2,232 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 8,805 students aged 25 and over.

It has 295 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,335 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 Bellevue University, 14,052 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 340 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,991 students who live in Nebraska or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 12,061 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 11,037 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,204 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 19.97%.1,123 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,081 students transferred in as part-time status.