Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Beaver College's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania.
Beaver College has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 5,000 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania average (2,751 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Arcadia University3,4042,0301,374
Similarly Ranked Schools5,0003,2551,745
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania2,7512,2771,010
The below chart compares the student population between Arcadia University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,160 male and 2,244 female students attending Beaver College. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.52 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 Beaver College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Beaver College
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,0301,818212
Men74866484
Women1,2821,154128
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Beaver College
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,374611763
Men412185227
Women962426536

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,801 White students (52.91%) and 503 Black or African American students (14.78%) at Arcadia University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Arcadia University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Arcadia University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native10010
Asian923359
Black or African American349132217
Hispanic23478156
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1,083376707
Two or More Races692544
Race/Ethnicity Unknown944648
Total 2,0307481,282
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Arcadia University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native110
Asian20370133
Black or African American15447107
Hispanic331320
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander725
White718192526
Two or More Races351421
Race/Ethnicity Unknown21871147
Total 1,374412962

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,394 students whose age under twenty five and 564 students whose age is over thirty years old at Arcadia University.
Especially, 89 students are younger than eighteen and 10 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Arcadia University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Arcadia University
TotalMenWomen
Total2,030 7481,282
Under 1889 2564
18-19949 347602
20-21747 265482
22-24158 8375
25-2931 922
30-3418 99
35-397 34
40-4914 212
50-6411 29
65 and over4 22
unknown2 11
Total 2,030 7481,282
Population by Student Age at Arcadia University
TotalMenWomen
Total1,374 412962
20-2110 19
22-24441 115326
25-29409 133276
30-34179 63116
35-39102 3171
40-49135 4788
50-6488 1771
65 and over6 42
unknown4 13
Total 1,374 412962

Online Student Population

At Arcadia University, 1,225 students (35.99% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 618 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, 252 students live in Pennsylvania where Arcadia University is located in and 242 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total3,4042,0301,374
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes61870548
Enrolled Some in Online Classes607488119
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,1791,472707
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)61870548
Pennsylvania Residents25263189
Other State in U.S.2427235
Outside of U.S.1180118
Unknown606