Student Population at Pfeiffer
Total Enrollment
889
Undergraduate
696
Graduate
193
Online Enrollment
144
Men Students
423
Women Students
466
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 889 students have enrolled at Pfeiffer University - 696 undergraduate and 193 graduate.
By gender, 423 male and 466 female students are attending Pfeiffer University. By attendance status, there are 704 full-time students and 185 part-time students.
The number of students at Pfeiffer University is very small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Fayetteville State University and ECPI University-Greensboro, its population is very small (average population is 7,107).
Pfeiffer University offers online degree/certificate programs and 144 students enrolled in online programs.
Enrollment Comparison
The following chart compares Pfeiffer'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 North Carolina.
Pfeiffer has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 7,107 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina average (1,973 students).
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfeiffer University | 889 | 696 | 193 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 7,107 | 6,074 | 1,033 |
| 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 North Carolina | 1,973 | 1,523 | 719 |
The below chart compares the student population between Pfeiffer University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 423 male and 466 female students attending Pfeiffer. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.91 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 Pfeiffer.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 696 | 636 | 60 |
| Men | 384 | 353 | 31 |
| Women | 312 | 283 | 29 |
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 193 | 68 | 125 |
| Men | 39 | 3 | 36 |
| Women | 154 | 65 | 89 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 515 White students (57.93%) and 185 Black or African American students (20.81%) at Pfeiffer University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Pfeiffer University.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Asian | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Black or African American | 138 | 98 | 40 |
| Hispanic | 71 | 41 | 30 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 420 | 200 | 220 |
| Two or More Races | 30 | 19 | 11 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 696 | 384 | 312 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Black or African American | 47 | 7 | 40 |
| Hispanic | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 95 | 20 | 75 |
| Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Total | 193 | 39 | 154 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 704 students whose age under twenty five and 101 students whose age is over thirty years old at Pfeiffer University.
Especially, 5 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 Pfeiffer University.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 696 | 384 | 312 |
| Under 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 18-19 | 338 | 190 | 148 |
| 20-21 | 217 | 120 | 97 |
| 22-24 | 65 | 43 | 22 |
| 25-29 | 27 | 9 | 18 |
| 30-34 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| 35-39 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 40-49 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 50-64 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 65 and over | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 696 | 384 | 312 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 193 | 39 | 154 |
| 20-21 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 22-24 | 70 | 16 | 54 |
| 25-29 | 57 | 12 | 45 |
| 30-34 | 19 | 2 | 17 |
| 35-39 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 40-49 | 16 | 3 | 13 |
| 50-64 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| 65 and over | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 193 | 39 | 154 |
Online Student Population
At Pfeiffer University, 286 students (32.17% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 144 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, 125 students live in North Carolina where Pfeiffer University is located in and 19 students have enrolled from other states.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 889 | 696 | 193 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 144 | 50 | 94 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 142 | 100 | 42 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 603 | 546 | 57 |
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 144 | 50 | 94 |
| North Carolina Residents | 125 | 49 | 76 |
| Other State in U.S. | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
