SUNY Old Westbury Student Population

How many students at SUNY Old Westbury?

For the academic year 2024-2025, SUNY Old Westbury has a total enrollment of 4,709 students, including 4,260 undergraduate and 449 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,975 male students (41.9%) and 2,734 female students (58.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,524 Hispanic students (32.4%) and 1,255 White students (26.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,260 undergraduate students (90.5%) and 449 graduate students (9.5%).
• Class Delivery: 292 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,645 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 - SUNY Old Westbury's body is almost same.

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, 1,975 male (41.94%) and 2,734 female (58.06%) students are attending SUNY Old Westbury. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 72.24.

By class level, 4,260 (90.47%) are undergraduate students and 449 (9.53%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.63% are male and 57.37% are female, while among graduate students, 35.41% are male and 64.59% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,255 White, 1,032 Black, and 525 Asian students out of a total of 4,709 are attending at SUNY Old Westbury. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

SUNY Old Westbury is quite diverse with a diversity index of 76.3% 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, SUNY Old Westbury has 178 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 3,518 students under 25 years old, and 931 students over 25 years old out of 4,449 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 178 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. SUNY Old Westbury has 3,338 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 702 students aged 25 and over.

It has 180 graduate students aged under 25 and 229 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 SUNY Old Westbury, 292 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,645 students are enrolled in some online courses.

279 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 13 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,260 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 565 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.26%.515 students have transferred in as full-time status and 50 students transferred in as part-time status.