Student Population at Alvernia

Total Enrollment

2,484

Undergraduate

2,018

Graduate

466

Online Enrollment

286

Men Students

880

Women Students

1,604

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,484 students have enrolled at Alvernia University - 2,018 undergraduate and 466 graduate.

By gender, 880 male and 1,604 female students are attending Alvernia University. By attendance status, there are 1,933 full-time students and 551 part-time students.

The number of students at Alvernia University is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as DeSales University and Chatham University, its population is relatively small (average population is 3,056).

Alvernia University offers online degree/certificate programs and 286 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Alvernia University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 880 male and 1,604 female students attending Alvernia. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.55 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Alvernia.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Alvernia
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,018	1,670	348
Men	738	659	79
Women	1,280	1,011	269

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Alvernia
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	466	263	203
Men	142	87	55
Women	324	176	148

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,593 White students (64.13%) and 318 Hispanic students (12.80%) at Alvernia University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Alvernia University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Alvernia University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	1	7
Asian	36	16	20
Black or African American	215	103	112
Hispanic	274	82	192
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,263	445	818
Two or More Races	69	23	46
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	67	22	45
Total	2,018	738	1,280

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Alvernia University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	12	6	6
Black or African American	40	12	28
Hispanic	44	12	32
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	330	97	233
Two or More Races	7	2	5
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	17	7	10
Total	466	142	324

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,790 students whose age under twenty five and 468 students whose age is over thirty years old at Alvernia University.

Especially, 15 students are younger than eighteen and 8 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Alvernia University.

Population by Student Age at Alvernia University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,018	738	1,280
Under 18	15	4	11
18-19	746	307	439
20-21	611	223	388
22-24	270	114	156
25-29	123	29	94
30-34	76	16	60
35-39	55	10	45
40-49	81	21	60
50-64	36	12	24
65 and over	5	2	3
Total	2,018	738	1,280

Population by Student Age at Alvernia University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	466	142	324
20-21	2	1	1
22-24	146	43	103
25-29	103	34	69
30-34	51	15	36
35-39	32	12	20
40-49	74	22	52
50-64	55	15	40
65 and over	3	0	3
Total	466	142	324

Online Student Population

At Alvernia University, 861 students (34.66% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 286 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 258 students live in Pennsylvania where Alvernia University is located in and 28 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,484	2,018	466
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	286	214	72
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	575	487	88
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,623	1,317	306

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	286	214	72
Pennsylvania Residents	258	187	71
Other State in U.S.	28	27	1
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0