How many students at SU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 4,260 students have enrolled in Shenandoah University with 2,461 undergraduate and 1,799 graduate students.
By gender, 1,357 male and 2,903 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (5,463 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
558 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,011 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
Shenandoah University has a total of 4,260 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 2,461 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,799 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,357 male and 2,903 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
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 4,260 | 2,461 | 1,799 |
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| Men | 1,357 | 949 | 408 |
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| Women | 2,903 | 1,512 | 1,391 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,432 White, 344 Black, and 248 Asian students out of a total of 4,260 are attending at Shenandoah 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 | 43 | 19 | 24 |
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| Asian | 248 | 61 | 187 |
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| Black | 344 | 144 | 200 |
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| Hispanic | 341 | 102 | 239 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 20 | 6 | 14 |
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| White | 2,432 | 738 | 1,694 |
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| Two or more races | 92 | 30 | 62 |
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| Race Unknown | 704 | 239 | 465 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 40 | 18 | 22 |
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| Asian | 90 | 23 | 67 |
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| Black | 202 | 106 | 96 |
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| Hispanic | 248 | 81 | 167 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 11 | 5 | 6 |
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| White | 1,456 | 539 | 917 |
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| Two or more races | 57 | 20 | 37 |
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| Race Unknown | 345 | 151 | 194 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| Asian | 158 | 38 | 120 |
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| Black | 142 | 38 | 104 |
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| Hispanic | 93 | 21 | 72 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 9 | 1 | 8 |
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| White | 976 | 199 | 777 |
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| Two or more races | 35 | 10 | 25 |
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| Race Unknown | 359 | 88 | 271 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, SU has 348 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 2,786 students under 25 years old, and 1,465 students over 25 years old out of 4,260 total students.
SU has 2,271 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 183 students aged 25 and over.
In graduate schools at SU, 12 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. It has 515 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,282 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 348 | 282 | 66 |
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| 18-19 | 878 | 502 | 376 |
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| 20-21 | 831 | 471 | 360 |
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| 22-24 | 729 | 522 | 207 |
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| 25-29 | 571 | 445 | 126 |
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| 30-34 | 243 | 175 | 68 |
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| 35-39 | 166 | 127 | 39 |
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| 40-49 | 285 | 219 | 66 |
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| 50-64 | 191 | 149 | 42 |
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| Over 65 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 336 | 272 | 64 |
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| 18-19 | 877 | 502 | 375 |
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| 20-21 | 783 | 432 | 351 |
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| 22-24 | 275 | 169 | 106 |
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| 25-29 | 94 | 71 | 23 |
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| 30-34 | 44 | 25 | 19 |
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| 35-39 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
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| 40-49 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
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| 50-64 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
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| 18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 48 | 39 | 9 |
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| 22-24 | 454 | 353 | 101 |
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| 25-29 | 477 | 374 | 103 |
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| 30-34 | 199 | 150 | 49 |
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| 35-39 | 147 | 112 | 35 |
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| 40-49 | 265 | 203 | 62 |
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| 50-64 | 185 | 145 | 40 |
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| Over 65 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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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 Shenandoah University, 558 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,011 students are enrolled in some online courses.
313 students lived in Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 245 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 | 4,260 | 558 | 1,011 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,461 | 24 | 711 |
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| Graduate | 1,799 | 534 | 300 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Virginia Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 313 | 245 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 23 | 1 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 290 | 244 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 2,461 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 134 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.44%.124 students have transferred in as full-time status and 10 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 1,916 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 124 |
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| Regular Part-time | 411 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 10 |
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