Chowan University Student Population

How many students at Chowan?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Chowan University has a total enrollment of 675 students, including 603 undergraduate and 72 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 388 male students (57.5%) and 287 female students (42.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 340 Black students (50.4%) and 187 White students (27.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 603 undergraduate students (89.3%) and 72 graduate students (10.7%).
• Class Delivery: 91 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 177 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields - which average 1,196 - Chowan'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, 388 male (57.48%) and 287 female (42.52%) students are attending Chowan University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 135.19.

By class level, 603 (89.33%) are undergraduate students and 72 (10.67%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 60.36% are male and 39.64% are female, while among graduate students, 33.33% are male and 66.67% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 187 White, 340 Black, and 2 Asian students out of a total of 675 are attending at Chowan University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Chowan University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 66.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 605 students under 25 years old, and 70 students over 25 years old out of 675 total students.

Chowan has 572 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 31 students aged 25 and over.

It has 33 graduate students aged under 25 and 39 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 Chowan University, 91 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 177 students are enrolled in some online courses.

70 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 21 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 603 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 67 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.11%.63 students have transferred in as full-time status and 4 students transferred in as part-time status.