Student Population at the People Online completely School

Total Enrollment

34,192

Undergraduate

27,220

Graduate

6,972

Online Enrollment

34,192

Men Students

18,317

Women Students

15,875

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 34,192 students have enrolled at University of the People - 27,220 undergraduate and 6,972 graduate.

By gender, 18,317 male and 15,875 female students are attending University of the People. By attendance status, there are 12,439 full-time students and 21,753 part-time students.

The number of students at University of the People is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Academy of Art University and California Baptist University, its population is very large (average population is 14,824).

University of the People is an online exclusive school (all degree/program offered only via distance learning) and, therefore, all students have 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 University of the People and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 18,317 male and 15,875 female students attending the People. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.15 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 the People.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at the People
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	27,220	10,954	16,266
Men	14,654	5,898	8,756
Women	12,566	5,056	7,510

Population by Gender/Attending Status at the People
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	6,972	1,485	5,487
Men	3,663	818	2,845
Women	3,309	667	2,642

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 29,779 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (87.09%) and 1,715 White students (5.02%) at University of the People(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of the People.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of the People
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	26	14	12
Asian	384	197	187
Black or African American	799	342	457
Hispanic	658	317	341
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	27	11	16
White	1,290	615	675
Two or More Races	101	45	56
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	23,935	13,113	10,822
Total	27,220	14,654	12,566

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of the People
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	5	1
Asian	225	113	112
Black or African American	283	140	143
Hispanic	169	74	95
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	425	181	244
Two or More Races	18	10	8
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	5,844	3,140	2,704
Total	6,972	3,663	3,309

Online Student Population

University of the People is an online school that all degree/certificate programs are offered via only distance learning and all 34,192 students enrolled throught online