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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SHU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total6,7826,277505
Men2,2452,091154
Women4,5374,186351
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SHU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,9392,3961,543
Men1,4751,116359
Women2,4641,2801,184

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Sacred Heart University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native431
Asian1033865
Black or African American248119129
Hispanic831286545
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander110
White5,1731,6453,528
Two or More Races16746121
Race/Ethnicity Unknown17562113
Total 6,7822,2454,537
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Sacred Heart University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian962274
Black or African American19455139
Hispanic27364209
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,7593911,368
Two or More Races561145
Race/Ethnicity Unknown17022148
Total 3,9391,4752,464

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Sacred Heart University
TotalMenWomen
Total6,782 2,2454,537
Under 1819 217
18-193,098 9712,127
20-212,799 9191,880
22-24546 252294
25-29127 4681
30-3479 2752
35-3934 727
40-4954 1935
50-6426 224
Total 6,782 2,2454,537
Population by Student Age at Sacred Heart University
TotalMenWomen
Total3,939 1,4752,464
20-21111 4269
22-241,554 692862
25-291,084 446638
30-34459 128331
35-39212 61151
40-49324 68256
50-64189 34155
65 and over6 42
Total 3,939 1,4752,464

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.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total10,7216,7823,939
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,2211701,051
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,2682,658610
Not Enrolled in Online Classes6,2323,9542,278
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,2211701,051
Connecticut Residents803122681
Other State in U.S.41547368
Outside of U.S.312
Unknown000