Student Population at Bellarmine

Total Enrollment

2,970

Undergraduate

2,343

Graduate

627

Online Enrollment

166

Men Students

1,107

Women Students

1,863

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,970 students have enrolled at Bellarmine University - 2,343 undergraduate and 627 graduate.

By gender, 1,107 male and 1,863 female students are attending Bellarmine University. By attendance status, there are 2,516 full-time students and 454 part-time students.

The number of students at Bellarmine University is large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Kentucky. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of the Cumberlands and Eastern Kentucky University, its population is very small (average population is 13,421).

Bellarmine University offers online degree/certificate programs and 166 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 Bellarmine University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,107 male and 1,863 female students attending Bellarmine. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.59 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 Bellarmine.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Bellarmine
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,343	2,222	121
Men	899	843	56
Women	1,444	1,379	65

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Bellarmine
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	627	294	333
Men	208	113	95
Women	419	181	238

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,195 White students (73.91%) and 251 Black or African American students (8.45%) at Bellarmine University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Bellarmine University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bellarmine University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	2	2
Asian	70	21	49
Black or African American	181	63	118
Hispanic	174	71	103
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	1,722	664	1,058
Two or More Races	111	37	74
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	30	17	13
Total	2,343	899	1,444

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bellarmine University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	17	4	13
Black or African American	70	19	51
Hispanic	24	7	17
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	473	163	310
Two or More Races	22	5	17
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	6	3	3
Total	627	208	419

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,426 students whose age under twenty five and 325 students whose age is over thirty years old at Bellarmine University.

Especially, 77 students are younger than eighteen.

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

Population by Student Age at Bellarmine University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,343	899	1,444
Under 18	77	23	54
18-19	977	364	613
20-21	889	334	555
22-24	240	108	132
25-29	76	28	48
30-34	31	13	18
35-39	22	15	7
40-49	25	10	15
50-64	6	4	2
Total	2,343	899	1,444

Population by Student Age at Bellarmine University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	627	208	419
20-21	13	1	12
22-24	230	79	151
25-29	143	48	95
30-34	77	22	55
35-39	50	19	31
40-49	72	25	47
50-64	42	14	28
Total	627	208	419

Online Student Population

At Bellarmine University, 551 students (18.55% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 166 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, 112 students live in Kentucky where Bellarmine University is located in and 52 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,970	2,343	627
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	166	23	143
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	385	340	45
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,419	1,980	439

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	166	23	143
Kentucky Residents	112	18	94
Other State in U.S.	52	5	47
Outside of U.S.	2	0	2
Unknown	0	0	0