St. John's University-New York Student Population

How many students at St. John's University-New York?

For the academic year 2024-2025, St. John's University-New York has a total enrollment of 19,389 students, including 15,640 undergraduate and 3,749 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 8,275 male students (42.7%) and 11,114 female students (57.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 8,562 White students (44.2%) and 4,149 Hispanic students (21.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 15,640 undergraduate students (80.7%) and 3,749 graduate students (19.3%).
• Class Delivery: 981 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 6,760 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 - St. John's University-New York'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, 8,275 male (42.68%) and 11,114 female (57.32%) students are attending St. John's University-New York. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 74.46.

By class level, 15,640 (80.66%) are undergraduate students and 3,749 (19.34%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.16% are male and 55.84% are female, while among graduate students, 36.52% are male and 63.48% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,562 White, 2,101 Black, and 2,660 Asian students out of a total of 19,389 are attending at St. John's University-New York. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

St. John's University-New York is quite diverse with a diversity index of 72.6% 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, St. John's University-New York has 6,313 students under 18 years old and 11 students over 65 years old. There are 17,618 students under 25 years old, and 2,072 students over 25 years old out of 19,691 total students.

St. John's University-New York has 15,551 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 147 students aged 25 and over.

It has 2,067 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,925 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 St. John's University-New York, 981 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,760 students are enrolled in some online courses.

698 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 283 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 15,640 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 267 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.71%.261 students have transferred in as full-time status and 6 students transferred in as part-time status.