Shenandoah University Student Population

How many students at SU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Shenandoah University has a total enrollment of 4,454 students, including 2,641 undergraduate and 1,813 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,338 male students (30%) and 3,116 female students (70%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,562 White students (57.5%) and 512 Hispanic students (11.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,641 undergraduate students (59.3%) and 1,813 graduate students (40.7%).
• Class Delivery: 660 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,053 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 - SU'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, 1,338 male (30.04%) and 3,116 female (69.96%) students are attending Shenandoah University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 42.94.

By class level, 2,641 (59.30%) are undergraduate students and 1,813 (40.70%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 35.48% are male and 64.52% are female, while among graduate students, 22.12% are male and 77.88% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,562 White, 408 Black, and 277 Asian students out of a total of 4,454 are attending at Shenandoah University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Shenandoah University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 63.4% 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, SU has 525 students under 18 years old and 11 students over 65 years old. There are 3,079 students under 25 years old, and 1,365 students over 25 years old out of 4,454 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 484 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. SU has 2,498 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 134 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at SU, 41 students are younger than 18 and 10 students are older than 65. It has 581 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,231 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 Shenandoah University, 660 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,053 students are enrolled in some online courses.

311 students who live in Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 349 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,641 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 111 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.20%.108 students have transferred in as full-time status and 3 students transferred in as part-time status.