How many students at Lewis? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 6,513 students have enrolled in Lewis University with 3,933 undergraduate and 2,580 graduate students.

By gender, 3,262 male and 3,251 female students are attending the school.

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

1,332 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,504 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

Lewis University has a total of 6,513 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 3,933 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,580 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 3,262 male and 3,251 female students (the male-female ratio is 50:50) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total6,5133,9332,580
Men3,2622,0531,209
Women3,2511,8801,371
Lewis University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartLewis University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartLewis University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,214 White, 386 Black, and 359 Asian students out of a total of 6,513 are attending at Lewis 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 American752
Asian359166193
Black386143243
Hispanic1,180494686
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders945
White3,2141,4451,769
Two or more races1476879
Race Unknown715120
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American752
Asian262146116
Black260114146
Hispanic932423509
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders835
White2,2101,2001,010
Two or more races1036043
Race Unknown554411
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American---
Asian972077
Black1262997
Hispanic24871177
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders110
White1,004245759
Two or more races44836
Race Unknown1679
Lewis University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartLewis University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartLewis University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, Lewis has 240 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 4,169 students under 25 years old, and 2,344 students over 25 years old out of 6,513 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 240 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. Lewis has 3,334 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 599 students aged 25 and over.

It has 835 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,745 students aged 25 and over.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1824093147
18-191,081527554
20-211,292640652
22-241,556693863
25-291,140506634
30-34482279203
35-3925817484
40-4932524085
50-641309337
Over 65963
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1824093147
18-191,080527553
20-211,262623639
22-24752348404
25-29287122165
30-341356669
35-39744331
40-49704228
50-64301416
Over 65321
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
18-19101
20-21301713
22-24804345459
25-29853384469
30-34347213134
35-3918413153
40-4925519857
50-641007921
Over 65642
Lewis University 2023 Student Population by Age chartLewis University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartLewis University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartLewis University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartLewis University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartLewis 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 Lewis University, 1,332 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,504 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,106 students lived in Illinois or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 226 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students6,5131,3323,504
Undergraduate3,9336052,170
Graduate2,5807271,334
Online Student Population by Locality
Illinois ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1,10619234
Undergraduate519842
Graduate58710832
Lewis University 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,933 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 494 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.56%.381 students have transferred in as full-time status and 113 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time2,747
Transfer-in Full-time381
Regular Part-time692
Transfer-in Part-time113

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