St. Mary's University Student Population

How many students at St. Mary's?

For the academic year 2024-2025, St. Mary's University has a total enrollment of 3,456 students, including 2,149 undergraduate and 1,307 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,402 male students (40.6%) and 2,054 female students (59.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,545 Hispanic students (44.7%) and 771 White students (22.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,149 undergraduate students (62.2%) and 1,307 graduate students (37.8%).
• Class Delivery: 205 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 712 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 - St. Mary's'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, 1,402 male (40.57%) and 2,054 female (59.43%) students are attending St. Mary's University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 68.26.

By class level, 2,149 (62.18%) are undergraduate students and 1,307 (37.82%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.51% are male and 60.49% are female, while among graduate students, 42.31% are male and 57.69% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 771 White, 96 Black, and 64 Asian students out of a total of 3,456 are attending at St. Mary's University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

St. Mary's 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, St. Mary's has 251 students under 18 years old and 8 students over 65 years old. There are 2,532 students under 25 years old, and 866 students over 25 years old out of 3,411 total students.

St. Mary's has 2,051 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 96 students aged 25 and over.

It has 481 graduate students aged under 25 and 770 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 St. Mary's University, 205 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 712 students are enrolled in some online courses.

156 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 49 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,149 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 102 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.75%.97 students have transferred in as full-time status and 5 students transferred in as part-time status.