Student Population at Belhaven

Total Enrollment

3,627

Undergraduate

1,501

Graduate

2,126

Online Enrollment

2,158

Men Students

1,156

Women Students

2,471

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,627 students have enrolled at Belhaven University - 1,501 undergraduate and 2,126 graduate.

By gender, 1,156 male and 2,471 female students are attending Belhaven University. By attendance status, there are 1,189 full-time students and 2,438 part-time students.

The number of students at Belhaven University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Mississippi. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Mississippi College and William Carey University, its population is relatively small (average population is 4,804).

Belhaven University offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,158 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 Belhaven University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,156 male and 2,471 female students attending Belhaven. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.47 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 Belhaven.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Belhaven
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,501	1,077	424
Men	565	443	122
Women	936	634	302

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Belhaven
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,126	112	2,014
Men	591	41	550
Women	1,535	71	1,464

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,873 Black or African American students (51.64%) and 968 White students (26.69%) at Belhaven University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Belhaven University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Belhaven University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	11	3	8
Asian	9	2	7
Black or African American	612	206	406
Hispanic	57	19	38
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	595	239	356
Two or More Races	56	23	33
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	137	61	76
Total	1,501	565	936

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Belhaven University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	1	9
Asian	7	3	4
Black or African American	1,261	238	1,023
Hispanic	36	15	21
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	373	138	235
Two or More Races	59	18	41
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	316	134	182
Total	2,126	591	1,535

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,153 students whose age under twenty five and 1,941 students whose age is over thirty years old at Belhaven University.

Especially, 38 students are younger than eighteen and 24 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Belhaven University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,501	565	936
Under 18	38	18	20
18-19	337	156	181
20-21	362	146	216
22-24	252	115	137
25-29	120	36	84
30-34	91	15	76
35-39	98	21	77
40-49	140	36	104
50-64	61	21	40
65 and over	2	1	1
Total	1,501	565	936

Population by Student Age at Belhaven University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,126	591	1,535
20-21	6	4	2
22-24	158	64	94
25-29	413	112	301
30-34	353	90	263
35-39	303	59	244
40-49	554	158	396
50-64	317	98	219
65 and over	22	6	16
Total	2,126	591	1,535

Online Student Population

At Belhaven University, 2,428 students (66.94% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,158 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, 1,704 students live in Mississippi where Belhaven University is located in and 445 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,627	1,501	2,126
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	2,158	426	1,732
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	270	220	50
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,199	855	344

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	2,158	426	1,732
Mississippi Residents	1,704	321	1,383
Other State in U.S.	445	104	341
Outside of U.S.	8	1	7
Unknown	1	0	1