The student population at Benedictine University is 3,123 (2,042 undergraduate and 1,081 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,195 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Benedictine is 65.39% which is decreased by 1,786 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,409 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.25 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,025 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -32.87% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,919 where 3,123 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

65.39% of total students is undergraduate students and 34.61% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,786 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,409 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.25 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Benedictine than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Benedictine University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,3183,8281,5092,3192,4907281,762
2014-156,307
-11
3,818
-10
1,584
75
2,234
-85
2,489
-1
718
-10
1,771
9
2015-165,954
-353
3,347
-471
1,456
-128
1,891
-343
2,607
118
756
38
1,851
80
2016-175,892
-62
3,171
-176
1,389
-67
1,782
-109
2,721
114
799
43
1,922
71
2017-185,100
-792
2,884
-287
1,279
-110
1,605
-177
2,216
-505
558
-241
1,658
-264
2018-194,940
-160
2,718
-166
1,242
-37
1,476
-129
2,222
6
600
42
1,622
-36
2019-204,401
-539
2,493
-225
1,146
-96
1,347
-129
1,908
-314
568
-32
1,340
-282
2020-213,779
-622
2,299
-194
1,123
-23
1,176
-171
1,480
-428
419
-149
1,061
-279
2021-223,378
-401
2,185
-114
1,092
-31
1,093
-83
1,193
-287
311
-108
882
-179
2022-233,123
-255
2,042
-143
1,073
-19
969
-124
1,081
-112
313
2
768
-114
Average4,9192,8791,2891,5892,0415771,464
Benedictine University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,879 where 2,042 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Benedictine University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,8283,0561,2521,804772257515
2014-153,8183,0721,2931,779746291455
2015-163,3472,7561,2211,535591235356
2016-173,1712,7081,2081,500463181282
2017-182,8842,4731,0981,375411181230
2018-192,7182,3721,0781,294346164182
2019-202,4932,1311,0071,124362139223
2020-212,2991,939976963360147213
2021-222,1851,837947890348145203
2022-232,0421,78797681125597158
Average2,8792,8791,1061,3082,879184282
Benedictine University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,041 where 1,081 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Benedictine University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,4905321933391,9585351,423
2014-152,4894301263042,0595921,467
2015-162,6075001503502,1076061,501
2016-172,7215201613592,2016381,563
2017-182,2163701192511,8464391,407
2018-192,2223651002651,8575001,357
2019-201,9083151072081,5934611,132
2020-211,4803421032391,138316822
2021-221,19331899219875212663
2022-231,08121462152867251616
Average2,0412,0411222692,0414551,195
Benedictine University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 38.14% and the percentage of black students is 9.54% at Benedictine University. 15.15% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Benedictine University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1425683719397162,8320
2014-1520755703464152,8110
2015-1625743587492192,5200
2016-1725678490555232,2650
2017-1824743373564181,8610
2018-1922514333558191,5540
2019-2038539426552181,7300
2020-2133504353481131,50060
2021-2223492315475111,29660
2022-231647329844791,19158
Average25612460499161,95618
Benedictine University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,025 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -32.87% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Benedictine University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,3071,5273964,384
2015-165,9541,5145343,906
2016-175,8921,5053174,070
2017-185,1001,5234663,111
2018-194,9401,4795552,906
2019-204,4011,2895432,569
2020-213,7793,34841417
2021-223,3781,2911,732355
2022-233,1231,0251,377721
Average4,7641,6117042,449

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