Daemen University Student Population

How many students at Daemen?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Daemen University has a total enrollment of 2,540 students, including 1,653 undergraduate and 887 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 645 male students (25.4%) and 1,895 female students (74.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,905 White students (75%) and 201 Black students (7.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,653 undergraduate students (65.1%) and 887 graduate students (34.9%).
• Class Delivery: 680 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 494 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 - Daemen'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, 645 male (25.39%) and 1,895 female (74.61%) students are attending Daemen University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 34.04.

By class level, 1,653 (65.08%) are undergraduate students and 887 (34.92%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 26.56% are male and 73.44% are female, while among graduate students, 23.22% are male and 76.78% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,905 White, 201 Black, and 100 Asian students out of a total of 2,540 are attending at Daemen University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Daemen University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 42.5% 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, Daemen has 193 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 2,137 students under 25 years old, and 487 students over 25 years old out of 2,625 total students.

Daemen has 1,659 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 146 students aged 25 and over.

It has 478 graduate students aged under 25 and 341 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 Daemen University, 680 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 494 students are enrolled in some online courses.

563 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 117 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,653 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 295 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 17.85%.276 students have transferred in as full-time status and 19 students transferred in as part-time status.