Chadron State College Student Population

How many students at Chadron State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Chadron State College has a total enrollment of 2,098 students, including 1,690 undergraduate and 408 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 709 male students (33.8%) and 1,389 female students (66.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,628 White students (77.6%) and 221 Hispanic students (10.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,690 undergraduate students (80.6%) and 408 graduate students (19.4%).
• Class Delivery: 1,177 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 643 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 4,908 - Chadron State'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, 709 male (33.79%) and 1,389 female (66.21%) students are attending Chadron State College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 51.04.

By class level, 1,690 (80.55%) are undergraduate students and 408 (19.45%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 34.38% are male and 65.62% are female, while among graduate students, 31.37% are male and 68.63% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,628 White, 63 Black, and 15 Asian students out of a total of 2,098 are attending at Chadron State College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Chadron State College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 38.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Chadron State has 102 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 1,406 students under 25 years old, and 692 students over 25 years old out of 2,098 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 102 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Chadron State has 1,327 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 363 students aged 25 and over.

It has 79 graduate students aged under 25 and 329 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 Chadron State College, 1,177 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 643 students are enrolled in some online courses.

749 students who live in Nebraska or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 428 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,690 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 176 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.41%.144 students have transferred in as full-time status and 32 students transferred in as part-time status.