City University of Seattle Student Population

How many students at CityU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, City University of Seattle has a total enrollment of 2,007 students, including 1,187 undergraduate and 820 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 881 male students (43.9%) and 1,126 female students (56.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 788 Hispanic students (39.3%) and 534 White students (26.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,187 undergraduate students (59.1%) and 820 graduate students (40.9%).
• Class Delivery: 1,490 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 302 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 - CityU'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, 881 male (43.90%) and 1,126 female (56.10%) students are attending City University of Seattle. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 78.24.

By class level, 1,187 (59.14%) are undergraduate students and 820 (40.86%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 46.50% are male and 53.50% are female, while among graduate students, 40.12% are male and 59.88% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 534 White, 196 Black, and 178 Asian students out of a total of 2,007 are attending at City University of Seattle. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

City University of Seattle is quite diverse with a diversity index of 75.5% 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 668 students under 25 years old, and 1,339 students over 25 years old out of 2,007 total students.

CityU has 640 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 547 students aged 25 and over.

It has 28 graduate students aged under 25 and 792 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 City University of Seattle, 1,490 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 302 students are enrolled in some online courses.

635 students who live in Washington or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 855 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,187 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 90 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.58%.14 students have transferred in as full-time status and 76 students transferred in as part-time status.