How many students at NUC? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 30,794 students have enrolled in NUC University with 28,974 undergraduate and 1,820 graduate students.
By gender, 10,730 male and 20,064 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (14,062 students on average - private (for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).
9,040 students are enrolled exclusively, and 21,754 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
NUC University has a total of 30,794 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 28,974 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,820 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 10,730 male and 20,064 female students (the male-female ratio is 35:65) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
| Total | 30,794 | 28,974 | 1,820 |
| Men | 10,730 | 10,290 | 440 |
| Women | 20,064 | 18,684 | 1,380 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 1,153 White, 1,686 Black, and 80 Asian students out of a total of 30,794 are attending at NUC University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
NUC University is not very diverse with a diversity index of 21.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 188 | 60 | 128 |
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| Asian | 80 | 35 | 45 |
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| Black | 1,686 | 639 | 1,047 |
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| Hispanic | 27,241 | 9,440 | 17,801 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 29 | 6 | 23 |
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| White | 1,153 | 406 | 747 |
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| Two or more races | 256 | 99 | 157 |
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| Race Unknown | 157 | 43 | 114 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 180 | 58 | 122 |
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| Asian | 80 | 35 | 45 |
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| Black | 1,684 | 639 | 1,045 |
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| Hispanic | 25,453 | 9,006 | 16,447 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 28 | 6 | 22 |
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| White | 1,151 | 405 | 746 |
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| Two or more races | 255 | 99 | 156 |
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| Race Unknown | 139 | 40 | 99 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 8 | 2 | 6 |
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| Asian | - | - | - |
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| Black | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Hispanic | 1,788 | 434 | 1,354 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Two or more races | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Race Unknown | 18 | 3 | 15 |
Student Age Distribution
By age, NUC has 5 students under 18 years old and 95 students over 65 years old. There are 11,469 students under 25 years old, and 15,954 students over 25 years old out of 27,423 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 5 students are younger than 18 and 89 students are older than 65. NUC has 11,447 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 14,453 students aged 25 and over.
It has 22 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,501 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| 18-19 | 2,169 | 1,372 | 797 |
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| 20-21 | 4,996 | 3,001 | 1,995 |
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| 22-24 | 4,299 | 2,796 | 1,503 |
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| 25-29 | 4,669 | 3,107 | 1,562 |
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| 30-34 | 3,503 | 2,419 | 1,084 |
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| 35-39 | 2,696 | 1,880 | 816 |
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| 40-49 | 3,546 | 2,510 | 1,036 |
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| 50-64 | 1,445 | 965 | 480 |
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| Over 65 | 95 | 50 | 45 |
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| 18-19 | 2,169 | 1,372 | 797 |
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| 20-21 | 4,996 | 3,001 | 1,995 |
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| 22-24 | 4,277 | 2,779 | 1,498 |
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| 25-29 | 4,386 | 2,892 | 1,494 |
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| 30-34 | 3,184 | 2,179 | 1,005 |
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| 35-39 | 2,432 | 1,684 | 748 |
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| 40-49 | 3,126 | 2,172 | 954 |
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| 50-64 | 1,236 | 804 | 432 |
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| Over 65 | 89 | 45 | 44 |
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 22-24 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
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| 25-29 | 283 | 215 | 68 |
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| 30-34 | 319 | 240 | 79 |
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| 35-39 | 264 | 196 | 68 |
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| 40-49 | 420 | 338 | 82 |
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| 50-64 | 209 | 161 | 48 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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 NUC University, 9,040 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 21,754 students are enrolled in some online courses.
4,063 students who live in Puerto Rico or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,977 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
| All Students | 30,794 | 9,040 | 21,754 |
| Undergraduate | 28,974 | 8,083 | 20,891 |
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| Graduate | 1,820 | 957 | 863 |
Online Student Population by Locality
| Puerto Rico Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
| All Students | 4,063 | 4,977 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 3,257 | 4,826 | 0 |
| Graduate | 806 | 151 | 0 |
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 28,974 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 3,713 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.81%.2,690 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,023 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
| Regular Full-time | 20,286 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 2,690 |
| Regular Part-time | 4,975 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 1,023 |
NUC Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 30,794 students are enrolled at NUC.
28,974 undergraduate and 1,820 graduate students are enrolled at NUC.
10,730 male (34.84%) and 20,064 female (65.16%) students are attending NUC.
4 international students (0.01%) are enrolled at NUC.
NUC has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 1,153 White (3.74%), 1,686 Black (5.48%), and 80 Asian (0.26%) students are enrolled.
5 students are under 18 and 95 students are over 65 years old.
9,040 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 21,754 students take some online courses.