The student population at Sacred Heart University is 10,721 (6,782 undergraduate and 3,939 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,738 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at SHU is 63.26% which is increased by 2,293 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,445 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.88 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,221 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 9.02% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,801 where 10,721 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

63.26% of total students is undergraduate students and 36.74% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,293 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,445 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.88 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in SHU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,9834,4891,6212,8682,4946441,850
2014-157,781
798
4,997
508
1,803
182
3,194
326
2,784
290
790
146
1,994
144
2015-168,235
454
5,205
208
1,857
54
3,348
154
3,030
246
803
13
2,227
233
2016-178,532
297
5,428
223
1,952
95
3,476
128
3,104
74
891
88
2,213
-14
2017-188,543
11
5,603
175
2,022
70
3,581
105
2,940
-164
797
-94
2,143
-70
2018-198,958
415
5,974
371
2,073
51
3,901
320
2,984
44
764
-33
2,220
77
2019-209,156
198
6,158
184
2,068
-5
4,090
189
2,998
14
801
37
2,197
-23
2020-219,313
157
6,417
259
2,063
-5
4,354
264
2,896
-102
708
-93
2,188
-9
2021-229,785
472
6,761
344
2,201
138
4,560
206
3,024
128
779
71
2,245
57
2022-2310,721
936
6,782
21
2,245
44
4,537
-23
3,939
915
1,475
696
2,464
219
Average8,8015,7811,9913,7913,0198452,174
Sacred Heart University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,781 where 6,782 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 Sacred Heart University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,4893,7731,4082,365716213503
2014-154,9974,2321,5872,645765216549
2015-165,2054,4351,6472,788770210560
2016-175,4284,7941,7693,025634183451
2017-185,6034,9821,8443,138621178443
2018-195,9745,1301,8523,278844221623
2019-206,1585,3481,8913,457810177633
2020-216,4175,6711,8703,801746193553
2021-226,7616,0712,0214,050690180510
2022-236,7826,2772,0914,186505154351
Average5,7815,7811,7983,2735,781193518
Sacred Heart University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,019 where 3,939 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 Sacred Heart University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,4947692515181,7253931,332
2014-152,7841,0313746571,7534161,337
2015-163,0301,0763437331,9544601,494
2016-173,1041,1594237361,9454681,477
2017-182,9401,0863507361,8544471,407
2018-192,9841,1954127831,7893521,437
2019-202,9981,2914258661,7073761,331
2020-212,8961,2133458681,6833631,320
2021-223,0241,3804279531,6443521,292
2022-233,9392,3961,1161,2801,5433591,184
Average3,0193,0194478133,0193991,361
Sacred Heart University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 64.66%. The percentage was 67.75% 10 years ago and SHU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.86% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.12% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141914729240384,73139
2014-1514174361497115,26289
2015-161219038660295,603115
2016-171020441472775,857132
2017-181119543480986,019167
2018-191722648297566,223174
2019-20152134901,04186,383200
2020-21111965041,11586,584209
2021-2282174671,18146,944235
2022-2351994421,10436,932223
Average1219642784576,054158
Sacred Heart University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,221 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 9.02% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Sacred Heart University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-157,7811,1201,1485,513
2015-168,2351,2151,1535,867
2016-178,5321,1451,7595,628
2017-188,5431,0721,7965,675
2018-198,9581,1021,6996,157
2019-209,1561,0732,0386,045
2020-219,3131,5764,7452,992
2021-229,7851,3032,7745,708
2022-2310,7211,2213,2686,232
Average9,0031,2032,2645,535

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