Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares NUC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Puerto Rico.
NUC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 5,128 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Puerto Rico average (1,473 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
NUC University30,79428,9741,820
Similarly Ranked Schools5,1283,9621,165
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges1,7241,4671,121
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Puerto Rico1,4731,431454
The below chart compares the student population between NUC University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 10,730 male and 20,064 female students attending NUC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.53 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 NUC.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at NUC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total28,97422,9765,998
Men10,2908,4361,854
Women18,68414,5404,144
Population by Gender/Attending Status at NUC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,8201,124696
Men440270170
Women1,380854526

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 27,241 Hispanic students (88.46%) and 1,686 Black or African American students (5.48%) at NUC University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at NUC University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at NUC University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native18058122
Asian803545
Black or African American1,6846391,045
Hispanic25,4539,00616,447
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander28622
White1,151405746
Two or More Races25599156
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1394099
Total 28,97410,29018,684
Population by Race/Ethnicity at NUC University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native826
Asian000
Black or African American202
Hispanic1,7884341,354
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White211
Two or More Races101
Race/Ethnicity Unknown18315
Total 1,8204401,380

Online Student Population

At NUC University, 30,794 students (100.00% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 9,040 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, 4,063 students live in Puerto Rico where NUC University is located in and 4,977 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total30,79428,9741,820
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes9,0408,083957
Enrolled Some in Online Classes21,75420,891863
Not Enrolled in Online Classes000
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)9,0408,083957
Puerto Rico Residents4,0633,257806
Other State in U.S.4,9774,826151
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000