Student Population at Niagara

Total Enrollment

3,858

Undergraduate

2,709

Graduate

1,149

Online Enrollment

693

Men Students

1,363

Women Students

2,495

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,858 students have enrolled at Niagara University - 2,709 undergraduate and 1,149 graduate.

By gender, 1,363 male and 2,495 female students are attending Niagara University. By attendance status, there are 3,411 full-time students and 447 part-time students.

The number of students at Niagara University is large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Alfred University and Canisius University, its population is very small (average population is 11,913).

Niagara University offers online degree/certificate programs and 693 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 Niagara University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,363 male and 2,495 female students attending Niagara. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.55 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 Niagara.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Niagara
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,709	2,660	49
Men	950	930	20
Women	1,759	1,730	29

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Niagara
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,149	751	398
Men	413	267	146
Women	736	484	252

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,412 White students (62.52%) and 209 Black or African American students (5.42%) at Niagara University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Niagara University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Niagara University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	2	8
Asian	45	15	30
Black or African American	166	75	91
Hispanic	119	41	78
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	1,679	601	1,078
Two or More Races	52	14	38
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	52	24	28
Total	2,709	950	1,759

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Niagara University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	4	0
Asian	6	2	4
Black or African American	43	14	29
Hispanic	18	5	13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	733	257	476
Two or More Races	12	5	7
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	45	21	24
Total	1,149	413	736

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,878 students whose age under twenty five and 628 students whose age is over thirty years old at Niagara University.

Especially, 81 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Niagara University.

Population by Student Age at Niagara University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,709	950	1,759
Under 18	76	17	59
18-19	1,002	356	646
20-21	966	354	612
22-24	343	128	215
25-29	141	61	80
30-34	61	21	40
35-39	53	8	45
40-49	57	4	53
50-64	10	1	9
Total	2,709	950	1,759

Population by Student Age at Niagara University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,149	413	736
Under 18	5	0	5
18-19	64	1	63
20-21	96	13	83
22-24	326	105	221
25-29	211	77	134
30-34	146	77	69
35-39	102	48	54
40-49	149	68	81
50-64	49	23	26
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	1,149	413	736

Online Student Population

At Niagara University, 2,003 students (51.92% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 693 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, 574 students live in New York where Niagara University is located in and 3 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,858	2,709	1,149
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	693	29	664
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,310	1,015	295
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,855	1,665	190

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	693	29	664
New York Residents	574	23	551
Other State in U.S.	3	0	3
Outside of U.S.	116	6	110
Unknown	0	0	0