How many students at Benedictine? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 3,123 students have enrolled in Benedictine University with 2,042 undergraduate and 1,081 graduate students.

By gender, 1,386 male and 1,737 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (6,139 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).

1,025 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,377 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

Benedictine University has a total of 3,123 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 2,042 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,081 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 1,386 male and 1,737 female students (the male-female ratio is 44:56) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total3,1232,0421,081
Men1,3861,073313
Women1,737969768
Benedictine University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartBenedictine University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartBenedictine University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,191 White, 298 Black, and 473 Asian students out of a total of 3,123 are attending at Benedictine University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1688
Asian473182291
Black298150148
Hispanic447189258
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders927
White1,191556635
Two or more races583424
Race Unknown574233341
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1688
Asian376166210
Black17612254
Hispanic376174202
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders514
White848472376
Two or more races432716
Race Unknown1567482
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American---
Asian971681
Black1222894
Hispanic711556
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders413
White34384259
Two or more races1578
Race Unknown418159259
Benedictine University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartBenedictine University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartBenedictine University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, Benedictine has 5 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 1,933 students under 25 years old, and 1,190 students over 25 years old out of 3,123 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 5 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Benedictine has 1,780 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 262 students aged 25 and over.

It has 153 graduate students aged under 25 and 928 students aged 25 and over.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18541
18-19543246297
20-21632299333
22-24753371382
25-29469308161
30-3423915683
35-3916312637
40-4922215765
50-64926923
Over 65514
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18541
18-19543246297
20-21630297333
22-24602273329
25-291567977
30-34452421
35-3923167
40-4928226
50-64972
Over 65110
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
20-21220
22-241519853
25-2931322984
30-3419413262
35-3914011030
40-4919413559
50-64836221
Over 65404
Benedictine University 2023 Student Population by Age chartBenedictine University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartBenedictine University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartBenedictine University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartBenedictine University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartBenedictine University 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart

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 Benedictine University, 1,025 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,377 students are enrolled in some online courses.

451 students lived in Illinois or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 574 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students3,1231,0251,377
Undergraduate2,0421631,266
Graduate1,081862111
Online Student Population by Locality
Illinois ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students451313261
Undergraduate112510
Graduate339262261
Benedictine University 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,042 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 252 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.34%.213 students have transferred in as full-time status and 39 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time1,574
Transfer-in Full-time213
Regular Part-time216
Transfer-in Part-time39

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