Shawnee State University Student Population

How many students at Shawnee State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Shawnee State University has a total enrollment of 3,231 students, including 2,994 undergraduate and 237 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,317 male students (40.8%) and 1,914 female students (59.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,828 White students (56.6%) and 99 Black students (3.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,994 undergraduate students (92.7%) and 237 graduate students (7.3%).
• Class Delivery: 570 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,512 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 3,189 - Shawnee State'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, 1,317 male (40.76%) and 1,914 female (59.24%) students are attending Shawnee State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 68.81.

By class level, 2,994 (92.66%) are undergraduate students and 237 (7.34%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.95% are male and 58.05% are female, while among graduate students, 25.74% are male and 74.26% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,828 White, 99 Black, and 19 Asian students out of a total of 3,231 are attending at Shawnee State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Shawnee State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 55.5% 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, Shawnee State has 667 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 2,696 students under 25 years old, and 535 students over 25 years old out of 3,231 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 667 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. Shawnee State has 2,624 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 370 students aged 25 and over.

It has 72 graduate students aged under 25 and 165 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 Shawnee State University, 570 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,512 students are enrolled in some online courses.

503 students who live in Ohio or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 67 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,994 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 134 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.48%.118 students have transferred in as full-time status and 16 students transferred in as part-time status.