Niagara University Student Population

How many students at Niagara?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Niagara University has a total enrollment of 4,033 students, including 2,692 undergraduate and 1,341 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,343 male students (33.3%) and 2,690 female students (66.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,170 White students (53.8%) and 216 Black students (5.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,692 undergraduate students (66.7%) and 1,341 graduate students (33.3%).
• Class Delivery: 841 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,634 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 - Niagara'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, 1,343 male (33.30%) and 2,690 female (66.70%) students are attending Niagara University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 49.93.

By class level, 2,692 (66.75%) are undergraduate students and 1,341 (33.25%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 33.40% are male and 66.60% are female, while among graduate students, 33.11% are male and 66.89% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,170 White, 216 Black, and 63 Asian students out of a total of 4,033 are attending at Niagara University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Niagara University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70.4% 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, Niagara has 92 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 2,983 students under 25 years old, and 1,238 students over 25 years old out of 4,221 total students.

Niagara has 2,441 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 306 students aged 25 and over.

It has 542 graduate students aged under 25 and 932 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 Niagara University, 841 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,634 students are enrolled in some online courses.

550 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 291 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,692 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 116 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.31%.110 students have transferred in as full-time status and 6 students transferred in as part-time status.