Dallas Baptist University Student Population

How many students at DBU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Dallas Baptist University has a total enrollment of 4,124 students, including 2,785 undergraduate and 1,339 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,672 male students (40.5%) and 2,452 female students (59.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,079 White students (50.4%) and 573 Hispanic students (13.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,785 undergraduate students (67.5%) and 1,339 graduate students (32.5%).
• Class Delivery: 836 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,171 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - DBU'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, 1,672 male (40.54%) and 2,452 female (59.46%) students are attending Dallas Baptist University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 68.19.

By class level, 2,785 (67.53%) are undergraduate students and 1,339 (32.47%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.12% are male and 57.88% are female, while among graduate students, 37.27% are male and 62.73% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,079 White, 432 Black, and 144 Asian students out of a total of 4,124 are attending at Dallas Baptist University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Dallas Baptist University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70.9% 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, DBU has 216 students under 18 years old and 27 students over 65 years old. There are 2,896 students under 25 years old, and 1,301 students over 25 years old out of 4,201 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 216 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. DBU has 2,498 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 351 students aged 25 and over.

It has 398 graduate students aged under 25 and 950 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 Dallas Baptist University, 836 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,171 students are enrolled in some online courses.

658 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 178 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,785 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 254 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.12%.176 students have transferred in as full-time status and 78 students transferred in as part-time status.