Student Population at McNeese State University

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
6,2305,696534
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 6,230 students have enrolled in McNeese State University with 5,696 undergraduate and 534 graduate students.
By gender, 2,377 male and 3,853 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
1,165 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,170 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

McNeese State University has a total of 6,230 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 5,696 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 534 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,377 male and 3,853 female students (the male-female ratio is 38:62) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total6,2305,696534
Men2,3772,242135
Women3,8533,454399

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,203 White, 960 Black, and 109 Asian students out of a total of 6,230 are attending at McNeese State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American341519
Asian1094762
Black960343617
Hispanic27182189
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders523
White4,2031,5712,632
Two or more races247100147
Race Unknown481533
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American341519
Asian994455
Black834308526
Hispanic25176175
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders422
White3,8791,5002,379
Two or more races23697139
Race Unknown411427
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American---
Asian1037
Black1263591
Hispanic20614
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White32471253
Two or more races1138
Race Unknown716

Student Age Distribution

By age, McNeese has 799 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 5,132 students under 25 years old, and 1,098 students over 25 years old out of 6,230 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 799 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. McNeese has 4,969 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 727 students aged 25 and over.
It has 163 graduate students aged under 25 and 371 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18799487312
18-191,7281,016712
20-211,572950622
22-241,033581452
25-29426292134
30-3424117467
35-3916713928
40-4918615135
50-64725913
Over 65642
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18799487312
18-191,7281,016712
20-211,562940622
22-24880493387
25-29304195109
30-3416111348
35-391119219
40-491048024
50-6442357
Over 65532
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At McNeese State University, 1,165 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,170 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,077 students lived in Louisiana or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 88 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students6,2301,1653,170
Undergraduate5,6968433,071
Graduate53432299
Online Student Population by Locality
Louisiana ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1,077799
Undergraduate803355
Graduate274444

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,696 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 280 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.92%.228 students have transferred in as full-time status and 52 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time4,243
Transfer-in Full-time228
Regular Part-time1,173
Transfer-in Part-time52
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