Student Population at SNHU
Total Enrollment
164,091
Undergraduate
140,865
Graduate
23,226
Online Enrollment
157,898
Men Students
58,950
Women Students
105,141
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 164,091 students have enrolled at Southern New Hampshire University - 140,865 undergraduate and 23,226 graduate.
By gender, 58,950 male and 105,141 female students are attending Southern New Hampshire University. By attendance status, there are 40,350 full-time students and 123,741 part-time students.
The number of students at Southern New Hampshire University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New Hampshire. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as New England College and Plymouth State University, its population is very large (average population is 2,590).
Southern New Hampshire University offers online degree/certificate programs and 157,898 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 Southern New Hampshire University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 58,950 male and 105,141 female students attending SNHU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.56 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 SNHU.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 140,865 | 33,290 | 107,575 |
Men | 51,712 | 13,057 | 38,655 |
Women | 89,153 | 20,233 | 68,920 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 23,226 | 7,060 | 16,166 |
Men | 7,238 | 2,276 | 4,962 |
Women | 15,988 | 4,784 | 11,204 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 83,098 White students (50.64%) and 25,853 Black or African American students (15.76%) at Southern New Hampshire University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southern New Hampshire University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 784 | 266 | 518 |
Asian | 2,851 | 1,313 | 1,538 |
Black or African American | 22,102 | 6,535 | 15,567 |
Hispanic | 17,915 | 6,617 | 11,298 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 508 | 163 | 345 |
White | 71,047 | 27,050 | 43,997 |
Two or More Races | 4,577 | 1,504 | 3,073 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 20,298 | 7,980 | 12,318 |
Total | 140,865 | 51,712 | 89,153 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 86 | 30 | 56 |
Asian | 737 | 280 | 457 |
Black or African American | 3,751 | 983 | 2,768 |
Hispanic | 2,329 | 724 | 1,605 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 63 | 17 | 46 |
White | 12,051 | 3,731 | 8,320 |
Two or More Races | 593 | 144 | 449 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 3,219 | 1,132 | 2,087 |
Total | 23,226 | 7,238 | 15,988 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 39,550 students whose age under twenty five and 88,353 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southern New Hampshire University.
Especially, 2,183 students are younger than eighteen and 664 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Southern New Hampshire University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 140,865 | 51,712 | 89,153 |
Under 18 | 2,183 | 880 | 1,303 |
18-19 | 5,537 | 2,280 | 3,257 |
20-21 | 11,475 | 4,507 | 6,968 |
22-24 | 18,256 | 7,074 | 11,182 |
25-29 | 30,592 | 11,507 | 19,085 |
30-34 | 25,409 | 9,435 | 15,974 |
35-39 | 17,795 | 6,274 | 11,521 |
40-49 | 20,194 | 6,682 | 13,512 |
50-64 | 8,895 | 2,824 | 6,071 |
65 and over | 508 | 237 | 271 |
unknown | 21 | 12 | 9 |
Total | 140,865 | 51,712 | 89,153 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 23,226 | 7,238 | 15,988 |
18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
20-21 | 91 | 25 | 66 |
22-24 | 2,006 | 567 | 1,439 |
25-29 | 5,571 | 1,591 | 3,980 |
30-34 | 4,660 | 1,519 | 3,141 |
35-39 | 3,609 | 1,209 | 2,400 |
40-49 | 4,775 | 1,531 | 3,244 |
50-64 | 2,352 | 729 | 1,623 |
65 and over | 156 | 65 | 91 |
unknown | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Total | 23,226 | 7,238 | 15,988 |
Online Student Population
At Southern New Hampshire University, 158,605 students (96.66% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 157,898 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, 7,128 students live in New Hampshire where Southern New Hampshire University is located in and 148,738 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 164,091 | 140,865 | 23,226 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 157,898 | 135,584 | 22,314 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 707 | 707 | 0 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 5,486 | 4,574 | 912 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 157,898 | 135,584 | 22,314 |
New Hampshire Residents | 7,128 | 5,376 | 1,752 |
Other State in U.S. | 148,738 | 128,485 | 20,253 |
Outside of U.S. | 1,678 | 1,392 | 286 |
Unknown | 354 | 331 | 23 |