Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Benedictine'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 Illinois.
Benedictine has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,635 students). The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois average (2,545 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Benedictine University2,9171,972945
Similarly Ranked Schools4,6353,1231,512
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 Illinois2,5452,0671,276
The below chart compares the student population between Benedictine University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,326 male and 1,591 female students attending Benedictine. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.83 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 Benedictine.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Benedictine
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,9721,819153
Men1,01994277
Women95387776
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Benedictine
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total945311634
Men307121186
Women638190448

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,034 White students (35.45%) and 505 Hispanic students (17.31%) at Benedictine University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Benedictine University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Benedictine University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1495
Asian408170238
Black or African American18913158
Hispanic418177241
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander413
White756411345
Two or More Races683632
Race/Ethnicity Unknown442519
Total 1,9721,019953
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Benedictine University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian942470
Black or African American1042381
Hispanic871968
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander110
White27874204
Two or More Races14311
Race/Ethnicity Unknown339150189
Total 945307638

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,015 students whose age under twenty five and 555 students whose age is over thirty years old at Benedictine University.
Especially, 25 students are younger than eighteen and 5 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Benedictine University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Benedictine University
TotalMenWomen
Total1,972 1,019953
Under 1823 1013
18-19650 331319
20-21750 371379
22-24417 253164
25-2985 4144
30-3419 514
35-3913 49
40-498 17
50-647 34
Total 1,972 1,019953
Population by Student Age at Benedictine University
TotalMenWomen
Total945 307638
Under 182 11
20-215 23
22-24168 63105
25-29259 76183
30-34165 64101
35-39138 4989
40-49144 41103
50-6456 947
65 and over5 14
unknown3 12
Total 945 307638

Online Student Population

At Benedictine University, 1,767 students (60.58% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 546 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, 321 students live in Illinois where Benedictine University is located in and 223 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total2,9171,972945
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes54675471
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,2211,095126
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,150802348
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)54675471
Illinois Residents32147274
Other State in U.S.22328195
Outside of U.S.202
Unknown000