Linfield University Student Population

How many students at LC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Linfield University has a total enrollment of 1,709 students, including 1,652 undergraduate and 57 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 611 male students (35.8%) and 1,098 female students (64.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 982 White students (57.5%) and 381 Hispanic students (22.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,652 undergraduate students (96.7%) and 57 graduate students (3.3%).
• Class Delivery: 105 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 286 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - LC's body is relatively large.

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, 611 male (35.75%) and 1,098 female (64.25%) students are attending Linfield University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 55.65.

By class level, 1,652 (96.66%) are undergraduate students and 57 (3.34%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 35.47% are male and 64.53% are female, while among graduate students, 43.86% are male and 56.14% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 982 White, 33 Black, and 97 Asian students out of a total of 1,709 are attending at Linfield University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Linfield University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 61% 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 1,514 students under 25 years old, and 209 students over 25 years old out of 1,726 total students.

LC has 1,495 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 180 students aged 25 and over.

It has 19 graduate students aged under 25 and 29 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 Linfield University, 105 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 286 students are enrolled in some online courses.

92 students who live in Oregon 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 1,652 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 169 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.23%.122 students have transferred in as full-time status and 47 students transferred in as part-time status.