How many students at SHU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 10,721 students have enrolled in Sacred Heart University with 6,782 undergraduate and 3,939 graduate students.
By gender, 3,720 male and 7,001 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (5,463 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
1,221 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,268 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Sacred Heart University has a total of 10,721 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 6,782 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,939 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 3,720 male and 7,001 female students (the male-female ratio is 35:65) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 10,721 | 6,782 | 3,939 |
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| Men | 3,720 | 2,245 | 1,475 |
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| Women | 7,001 | 4,537 | 2,464 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 6,932 White, 442 Black, and 199 Asian students out of a total of 10,721 are attending at Sacred Heart University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| Asian | 199 | 60 | 139 |
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| Black | 442 | 174 | 268 |
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| Hispanic | 1,104 | 350 | 754 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| White | 6,932 | 2,036 | 4,896 |
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| Two or more races | 223 | 57 | 166 |
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| Race Unknown | 345 | 84 | 261 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| Asian | 103 | 38 | 65 |
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| Black | 248 | 119 | 129 |
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| Hispanic | 831 | 286 | 545 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| White | 5,173 | 1,645 | 3,528 |
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| Two or more races | 167 | 46 | 121 |
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| Race Unknown | 175 | 62 | 113 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Asian | 96 | 22 | 74 |
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| Black | 194 | 55 | 139 |
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| Hispanic | 273 | 64 | 209 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 1,759 | 391 | 1,368 |
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| Two or more races | 56 | 11 | 45 |
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| Race Unknown | 170 | 22 | 148 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, SHU has 19 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 8,127 students under 25 years old, and 2,594 students over 25 years old out of 10,721 total students.
SHU has 6,462 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 320 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,665 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,274 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
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| 18-19 | 3,098 | 2,127 | 971 |
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| 20-21 | 2,910 | 1,949 | 961 |
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| 22-24 | 2,100 | 1,156 | 944 |
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| 25-29 | 1,211 | 719 | 492 |
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| 30-34 | 538 | 383 | 155 |
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| 35-39 | 246 | 178 | 68 |
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| 40-49 | 378 | 291 | 87 |
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| 50-64 | 215 | 179 | 36 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
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| 18-19 | 3,098 | 2,127 | 971 |
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| 20-21 | 2,799 | 1,880 | 919 |
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| 22-24 | 546 | 294 | 252 |
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| 25-29 | 127 | 81 | 46 |
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| 30-34 | 79 | 52 | 27 |
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| 35-39 | 34 | 27 | 7 |
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| 40-49 | 54 | 35 | 19 |
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| 50-64 | 26 | 24 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 111 | 69 | 42 |
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| 22-24 | 1,554 | 862 | 692 |
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| 25-29 | 1,084 | 638 | 446 |
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| 30-34 | 459 | 331 | 128 |
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| 35-39 | 212 | 151 | 61 |
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| 40-49 | 324 | 256 | 68 |
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| 50-64 | 189 | 155 | 34 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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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 Sacred Heart University, 1,221 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,268 students are enrolled in some online courses.
803 students lived in Connecticut or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 418 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 10,721 | 1,221 | 3,268 |
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| Undergraduate | 6,782 | 170 | 2,658 |
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| Graduate | 3,939 | 1,051 | 610 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Connecticut Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 803 | 415 | 3 |
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| Undergraduate | 122 | 47 | 1 |
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| Graduate | 681 | 368 | 2 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,782 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 140 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.06%.128 students have transferred in as full-time status and 12 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 6,149 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 128 |
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| Regular Part-time | 493 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 12 |
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