Student Population at SHU
Total Enrollment
10,721
Undergraduate
6,782
Graduate
3,939
Online Enrollment
1,221
Men Students
3,720
Women Students
7,001
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 10,721 students have enrolled at Sacred Heart University - 6,782 undergraduate and 3,939 graduate.
By gender, 3,720 male and 7,001 female students are attending Sacred Heart University. By attendance status, there are 8,673 full-time students and 2,048 part-time students.
The number of students at Sacred Heart University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Connecticut. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Bridgeport and Fairfield University, its population is very large (average population is 6,132).
Sacred Heart University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,221 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Sacred Heart University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 3,720 male and 7,001 female students attending SHU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.53 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at SHU.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 6,782 | 6,277 | 505 |
Men | 2,245 | 2,091 | 154 |
Women | 4,537 | 4,186 | 351 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,939 | 2,396 | 1,543 |
Men | 1,475 | 1,116 | 359 |
Women | 2,464 | 1,280 | 1,184 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 6,932 White students (64.66%) and 1,104 Hispanic students (10.30%) at Sacred Heart University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Sacred Heart University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Asian | 103 | 38 | 65 |
Black or African American | 248 | 119 | 129 |
Hispanic | 831 | 286 | 545 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | 0 |
White | 5,173 | 1,645 | 3,528 |
Two or More Races | 167 | 46 | 121 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 175 | 62 | 113 |
Total | 6,782 | 2,245 | 4,537 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Asian | 96 | 22 | 74 |
Black or African American | 194 | 55 | 139 |
Hispanic | 273 | 64 | 209 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 1 |
White | 1,759 | 391 | 1,368 |
Two or More Races | 56 | 11 | 45 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 170 | 22 | 148 |
Total | 3,939 | 1,475 | 2,464 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 8,127 students whose age under twenty five and 1,383 students whose age is over thirty years old at Sacred Heart University.
Especially, 19 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Sacred Heart University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 6,782 | 2,245 | 4,537 |
Under 18 | 19 | 2 | 17 |
18-19 | 3,098 | 971 | 2,127 |
20-21 | 2,799 | 919 | 1,880 |
22-24 | 546 | 252 | 294 |
25-29 | 127 | 46 | 81 |
30-34 | 79 | 27 | 52 |
35-39 | 34 | 7 | 27 |
40-49 | 54 | 19 | 35 |
50-64 | 26 | 2 | 24 |
Total | 6,782 | 2,245 | 4,537 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,939 | 1,475 | 2,464 |
20-21 | 111 | 42 | 69 |
22-24 | 1,554 | 692 | 862 |
25-29 | 1,084 | 446 | 638 |
30-34 | 459 | 128 | 331 |
35-39 | 212 | 61 | 151 |
40-49 | 324 | 68 | 256 |
50-64 | 189 | 34 | 155 |
65 and over | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Total | 3,939 | 1,475 | 2,464 |
Online Student Population
At Sacred Heart University, 4,489 students (41.87% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,221 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 803 students live in Connecticut where Sacred Heart University is located in and 415 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 10,721 | 6,782 | 3,939 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 1,221 | 170 | 1,051 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 3,268 | 2,658 | 610 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 6,232 | 3,954 | 2,278 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 1,221 | 170 | 1,051 |
Connecticut Residents | 803 | 122 | 681 |
Other State in U.S. | 415 | 47 | 368 |
Outside of U.S. | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |