Eastern University Student Population

How many students at Eastern?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Eastern University has a total enrollment of 8,727 students, including 2,500 undergraduate and 6,227 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,664 male students (42%) and 5,063 female students (58%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,108 White students (47.1%) and 1,899 Black students (21.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,500 undergraduate students (28.6%) and 6,227 graduate students (71.4%).
• Class Delivery: 6,327 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,146 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Eastern's body is 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, 3,664 male (41.98%) and 5,063 female (58.02%) students are attending Eastern University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 72.37.

By class level, 2,500 (28.65%) are undergraduate students and 6,227 (71.35%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.60% are male and 63.40% are female, while among graduate students, 44.15% are male and 55.85% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,108 White, 1,899 Black, and 550 Asian students out of a total of 8,727 are attending at Eastern University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Eastern University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70.6% 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, Eastern has 31 students under 18 years old and 47 students over 65 years old. There are 2,163 students under 25 years old, and 6,449 students over 25 years old out of 8,727 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 31 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. Eastern has 1,599 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 793 students aged 25 and over.

It has 564 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,656 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 Eastern University, 6,327 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,146 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,475 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,852 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,500 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 539 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 21.56%.259 students have transferred in as full-time status and 280 students transferred in as part-time status.