How many students at Belhaven? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 3,627 students have enrolled in Belhaven University with 1,501 undergraduate and 2,126 graduate students.

By gender, 1,156 male and 2,471 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (5,463 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).

2,158 students are enrolled exclusively, and 270 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

Belhaven University has a total of 3,627 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 1,501 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,126 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 1,156 male and 2,471 female students (the male-female ratio is 32:68) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total3,6271,5012,126
Men1,156565591
Women2,4719361,535
Belhaven University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartBelhaven University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartBelhaven University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 968 White, 1,873 Black, and 16 Asian students out of a total of 3,627 are attending at Belhaven 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 American21417
Asian16511
Black1,8734441,429
Hispanic933459
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders211
White968377591
Two or more races1154174
Race Unknown453195258
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1138
Asian927
Black612206406
Hispanic571938
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders110
White595239356
Two or more races562333
Race Unknown1376176
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1019
Asian734
Black1,2612381,023
Hispanic361521
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White373138235
Two or more races591841
Race Unknown316134182
Belhaven University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartBelhaven University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartBelhaven University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, Belhaven has 38 students under 18 years old and 24 students over 65 years old. There are 1,153 students under 25 years old, and 2,474 students over 25 years old out of 3,627 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 38 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Belhaven has 989 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 512 students aged 25 and over.

It has 164 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,962 students aged 25 and over.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18382018
18-19337181156
20-21368218150
22-24410231179
25-29533385148
30-34444339105
35-3940132180
40-49694500194
50-64378259119
Over 6524177
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18382018
18-19337181156
20-21362216146
22-24252137115
25-291208436
30-34917615
35-39987721
40-4914010436
50-64614021
Over 65211
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
20-21624
22-241589464
25-29413301112
30-3435326390
35-3930324459
40-49554396158
50-6431721998
Over 6522166
Belhaven University 2023 Student Population by Age chartBelhaven University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartBelhaven University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartBelhaven University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartBelhaven University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartBelhaven 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 Belhaven University, 2,158 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 270 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,704 students lived in Mississippi or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 454 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students3,6272,158270
Undergraduate1,501426220
Graduate2,1261,73250
Online Student Population by Locality
Mississippi ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1,7044468
Undergraduate3211041
Graduate1,3833427
Belhaven University 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,501 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 172 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.46%.114 students have transferred in as full-time status and 58 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time963
Transfer-in Full-time114
Regular Part-time366
Transfer-in Part-time58

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