Student Population at DeSales

Total Enrollment

2,991

Undergraduate

2,225

Graduate

766

Online Enrollment

675

Men Students

1,020

Women Students

1,971

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,991 students have enrolled at DeSales University - 2,225 undergraduate and 766 graduate.

By gender, 1,020 male and 1,971 female students are attending DeSales University. By attendance status, there are 2,307 full-time students and 684 part-time students.

The number of students at DeSales University is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Alvernia University and Chatham University, its population is average (average population is 3,000).

DeSales University offers online degree/certificate programs and 675 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 DeSales University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,020 male and 1,971 female students attending DeSales. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.52 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	2,225	1,901	324
Men	787	691	96
Women	1,438	1,210	228

Population by Gender/Attending Status at DeSales
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	766	406	360
Men	233	104	129
Women	533	302	231

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,129 White students (71.18%) and 345 Hispanic students (11.53%) 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	1	0	1
Asian	95	28	67
Black or African American	117	43	74
Hispanic	283	96	187
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	1,568	552	1,016
Two or More Races	53	21	32
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	99	43	56
Total	2,225	787	1,438

Population by Race/Ethnicity at DeSales University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	42	14	28
Black or African American	36	15	21
Hispanic	62	20	42
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	561	163	398
Two or More Races	13	6	7
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	50	15	35
Total	766	233	533

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,147 students whose age under twenty five and 572 students whose age is over thirty years old at DeSales University.

Especially, 49 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	2,225	787	1,438
Under 18	49	15	34
18-19	869	299	570
20-21	795	302	493
22-24	171	74	97
25-29	100	35	65
30-34	77	16	61
35-39	60	17	43
40-49	69	17	52
50-64	30	9	21
65 and over	1	0	1
unknown	4	3	1
Total	2,225	787	1,438

Population by Student Age at DeSales University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	766	233	533
20-21	6	0	6
22-24	257	66	191
25-29	166	53	113
30-34	85	34	51
35-39	85	30	55
40-49	106	29	77
50-64	58	20	38
65 and over	1	1	0
unknown	2	0	2
Total	766	233	533

Online Student Population

At DeSales University, 1,309 students (43.76% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 675 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, 600 students live in Pennsylvania where DeSales University is located in and 74 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,991	2,225	766
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	675	258	417
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	634	589	45
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,682	1,378	304

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	675	258	417
Pennsylvania Residents	600	236	364
Other State in U.S.	74	21	53
Outside of U.S.	1	1	0
Unknown	0	0	0