Student Population at LC
Total Enrollment
1,709
Undergraduate
1,652
Graduate
57
Online Enrollment
105
Men Students
611
Women Students
1,098
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 1,709 students have enrolled at Linfield University - 1,652 undergraduate and 57 graduate.
By gender, 611 male and 1,098 female students are attending Linfield University. By attendance status, there are 1,565 full-time students and 144 part-time students.
The number of students at Linfield University is large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Oregon. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Willamette University and Lewis & Clark College, its population is relatively small (average population is 2,347).
Linfield University offers online degree/certificate programs and 105 students enrolled in online programs.
Enrollment Comparison
The following chart compares LC'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 Oregon.
LC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,347 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Oregon average (1,380 students).
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linfield University | 1,709 | 1,652 | 57 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 2,347 | 1,715 | 632 |
| 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 Oregon | 1,380 | 917 | 639 |
The below chart compares the student population between Linfield University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 611 male and 1,098 female students attending LC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.56 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 LC.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,652 | 1,518 | 134 |
| Men | 586 | 539 | 47 |
| Women | 1,066 | 979 | 87 |
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 57 | 47 | 10 |
| Men | 25 | 18 | 7 |
| Women | 32 | 29 | 3 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 982 White students (57.46%) and 381 Hispanic students (22.29%) at Linfield University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Linfield University.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Asian | 96 | 31 | 65 |
| Black or African American | 31 | 16 | 15 |
| Hispanic | 377 | 112 | 265 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| White | 949 | 343 | 606 |
| Two or More Races | 128 | 49 | 79 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 26 | 12 | 14 |
| Total | 1,652 | 586 | 1,066 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 33 | 14 | 19 |
| Two or More Races | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | 57 | 25 | 32 |
Online Student Population
At Linfield University, 391 students (22.88% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 105 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, 92 students live in Oregon where Linfield University is located in and 11 students have enrolled from other states.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,709 | 1,652 | 57 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 105 | 104 | 1 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 286 | 286 | 0 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 1,318 | 1,262 | 56 |
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 105 | 104 | 1 |
| Oregon Residents | 92 | 91 | 1 |
| Other State in U.S. | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Outside of U.S. | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
