Student Population at B CU

Total Enrollment

2,853

Undergraduate

2,738

Graduate

115

Online Enrollment

Men Students

1,066

Women Students

1,787

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,853 students have enrolled at Bethune-Cookman University - 2,738 undergraduate and 115 graduate.

By gender, 1,066 male and 1,787 female students are attending Bethune-Cookman University. By attendance status, there are 2,759 full-time students and 94 part-time students.

The number of students at Bethune-Cookman University is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Florida.

Bethune-Cookman University offers online degree/certificate programs and 83 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares B CU's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Florida.

The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Florida average (2,750 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Bethune-Cookman University	2,853	2,738	115
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Florida	2,750	2,301	1,059

The below chart compares the student population between Bethune-Cookman University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,066 male and 1,787 female students attending B CU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.60 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 B CU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at B CU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,738	2,674	64
Men	1,023	1,007	16
Women	1,715	1,667	48

Population by Gender/Attending Status at B CU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	115	85	30
Men	43	34	9
Women	72	51	21

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,559 Black or African American students (54.64%) and 1,032 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (36.17%) at Bethune-Cookman University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Bethune-Cookman University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bethune-Cookman University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0	2
Asian	1	1	0
Black or African American	1,488	496	992
Hispanic	146	62	84
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	5	4	1
Two or More Races	37	8	29
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	1,007	421	586
Total	2,738	1,023	1,715

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bethune-Cookman University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	71	28	43
Hispanic	5	0	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	4	2	2
Two or More Races	2	1	1
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	25	9	16
Total	115	43	72

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,677 students whose age under twenty five and 83 students whose age is over thirty years old at Bethune-Cookman University.

Especially, 57 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Bethune-Cookman University.

Population by Student Age at Bethune-Cookman University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,738	1,023	1,715
Under 18	57	12	45
18-19	1,359	494	865
20-21	850	320	530
22-24	364	164	200
25-29	60	24	36
30-34	15	2	13
35-39	9	3	6
40-49	9	3	6
50-64	3	1	2
65 and over	1	0	1
unknown	11	0	11
Total	2,738	1,023	1,715

Population by Student Age at Bethune-Cookman University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	115	43	72
22-24	47	23	24
25-29	22	4	18
30-34	18	8	10
35-39	10	4	6
40-49	8	2	6
50-64	9	1	8
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	115	43	72

Online Student Population

At Bethune-Cookman University, 2,827 students (99.09% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 83 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, 56 students live in Florida where Bethune-Cookman University is located in and 22 students have enrolled from other states.