Student Population at DeSales

Total Enrollment

2,972

Undergraduate

2,166

Graduate

806

Online Enrollment

640

Men Students

1,036

Women Students

1,936

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,972 students have enrolled at DeSales University - 2,166 undergraduate and 806 graduate.

By gender, 1,036 male and 1,936 female students are attending DeSales University. By attendance status, there are 2,394 full-time students and 578 part-time students.

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

DeSales University offers online degree/certificate programs and 640 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares DeSales'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 Pennsylvania.

The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania average (2,751 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
DeSales University	2,972	2,166	806
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 Pennsylvania	2,751	2,277	1,010

The below chart compares the student population between DeSales University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,036 male and 1,936 female students attending DeSales. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.54 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 DeSales.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at DeSales
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,166	1,896	270
Men	786	718	68
Women	1,380	1,178	202

Population by Gender/Attending Status at DeSales
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	806	498	308
Men	250	147	103
Women	556	351	205

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,055 White students (69.15%) and 418 Hispanic students (14.06%) at DeSales University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at DeSales University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at DeSales University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	1	2
Asian	114	38	76
Black or African American	121	53	68
Hispanic	345	102	243
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,453	550	903
Two or More Races	52	19	33
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	73	22	51
Total	2,166	786	1,380

Population by Race/Ethnicity at DeSales University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	42	12	30
Black or African American	42	13	29
Hispanic	73	21	52
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	602	185	417
Two or More Races	13	4	9
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	28	13	15
Total	806	250	556

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,183 students whose age under twenty five and 530 students whose age is over thirty years old at DeSales University.

Especially, 35 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 DeSales University.

Population by Student Age at DeSales University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,166	786	1,380
Under 18	35	7	28
18-19	841	311	530
20-21	830	312	518
22-24	182	79	103
25-29	77	27	50
30-34	69	19	50
35-39	55	12	43
40-49	50	11	39
50-64	27	8	19
Total	2,166	786	1,380

Population by Student Age at DeSales University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	806	250	556
20-21	10	1	9
22-24	285	96	189
25-29	182	58	124
30-34	82	30	52
35-39	86	27	59
40-49	112	26	86
50-64	47	12	35
65 and over	2	0	2
Total	806	250	556

Online Student Population

At DeSales University, 1,193 students (40.14% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 640 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, 564 students live in Pennsylvania where DeSales University is located in and 75 students have enrolled from other states.