Enrollment Trends at Bellarmine

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Total Enrollment

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Men

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Women

The student population at Bellarmine University is 2,886 (2,240 undergraduate and 646 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 960 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Bellarmine is 77.62% which is decreased by 411 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 549 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.59 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

259 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,133.33% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,357 where 2,886 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

77.62% of total students is undergraduate students and 22.38% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 411 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 549 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.59 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Bellarmine than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bellarmine University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,8462,6519301,7211,195283912
2016-173,973
127
2,647
-4
946
16
1,701
-20
1,326
131
2831,043
131
2017-183,757
-216
2,544
-103
907
-39
1,637
-64
1,213
-113
286
3
927
-116
2018-193,369
-388
2,552
8
925
18
1,627
-10
817
-396
257
-29
560
-367
2019-203,331
-38
2,553
1
912
-13
1,641
14
778
-39
273
16
505
-55
2020-213,293
-38
2,484
-69
909
-3
1,575
-66
809
31
255
-18
554
49
2021-223,149
-144
2,407
-77
895
-14
1,512
-63
742
-67
251
-4
491
-63
2022-232,970
-179
2,343
-64
899
4
1,444
-68
627
-115
208
-43
419
-72
2023-242,993
23
2,351
8
915
16
1,436
-8
642
15
242
34
400
-19
2024-252,886
-107
2,240
-111
876
-39
1,364
-72
646
4
237
-5
409
9
Average3,3572,4779111,566880258622
Bellarmine University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,477 where 2,240 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bellarmine University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,6512,4598511,60819279113
2016-172,6472,4738811,59217465109
2017-182,5442,4108551,5551345282
2018-192,5522,4088711,5371445490
2019-202,5532,4168541,5621375879
2020-212,4842,3698631,5061154669
2021-222,4072,2918411,4501165462
2022-232,3432,2228431,3791215665
2023-242,3512,2248591,3651275671
2024-252,2402,1208221,2981205466
Average2,4772,4778541,4852,4775781
Bellarmine University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 880 where 646 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bellarmine University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,195317112205878171707
2016-171,3263071081991,019175844
2017-181,213319122197894164730
2018-19817354147207463110353
2019-20778356164192422109313
2020-21809363154209446101345
2021-22742326142184416109307
2022-2362729411318133395238
2023-2464233515518030787220
2024-25646297129168349108241
Average880880135192880123430
Bellarmine University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.06%. The percentage was 82.55% 10 years ago and Bellarmine still has a high percentage of white students. 3.29% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.57% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 82.55% to 69.06%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.85% to 3.29%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.19% to 10.57%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.55% to 8.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5017 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3130 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bellarmine University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1610712389853,175100
2016-17137123410943,17495
2017-1867722511633,018110
2018-1957220411922,644120
2019-2087921815532,551125
2020-2157622417622,532144
2021-2278223719632,386144
2022-2358725119842,195133
2023-2479929320312,158144
2024-2569530524131,993134
Average78124316132,583125
Bellarmine University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

259 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,133.33% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bellarmine University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-163,84621113,814
2016-173,9735633,914
2017-183,75779823,596
2018-193,3691161713,082
2019-203,3311252612,945
2020-213,2931663052,822
2021-223,1491732302,746
2022-232,9701663852,419
2023-242,9932475032,243
2024-252,8862595892,038
Average3,3571412542,962

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