Student Population at Shawnee State

Total Enrollment

3,297

Undergraduate

3,091

Graduate

206

Online Enrollment

408

Men Students

1,357

Women Students

1,940

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,297 students have enrolled at Shawnee State University - 3,091 undergraduate and 206 graduate.

By gender, 1,357 male and 1,940 female students are attending Shawnee State University. By attendance status, there are 2,194 full-time students and 1,103 part-time students.

The number of students at Shawnee State University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Ohio. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Heidelberg University and Lake Erie College, its population is very large (average population is 1,360).

Shawnee State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 408 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 Shawnee State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,357 male and 1,940 female students attending Shawnee State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.70 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 Shawnee State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Shawnee State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,091	2,119	972
Men	1,285	919	366
Women	1,806	1,200	606

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Shawnee State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	206	75	131
Men	72	16	56
Women	134	59	75

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,728 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (52.41%) and 1,479 White students (44.86%) at Shawnee State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Shawnee State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Shawnee State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	12	6	6
Asian	14	4	10
Black or African American	60	35	25
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	1,371	573	798
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	1,632	665	967
Total	3,091	1,285	1,806

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Shawnee State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	2	1	1
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	108	30	78
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	96	41	55
Total	206	72	134

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,749 students whose age under twenty five and 328 students whose age is over thirty years old at Shawnee State University.

Especially, 581 students are younger than eighteen and 14 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Shawnee State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,091	1,285	1,806
Under 18	581	202	379
18-19	934	374	560
20-21	775	338	437
22-24	399	213	186
25-29	170	78	92
30-34	71	31	40
35-39	51	16	35
40-49	53	20	33
50-64	39	2	37
65 and over	11	6	5
unknown	7	5	2
Total	3,091	1,285	1,806

Population by Student Age at Shawnee State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	206	72	134
20-21	4	0	4
22-24	56	13	43
25-29	43	14	29
30-34	20	10	10
35-39	23	7	16
40-49	38	19	19
50-64	19	7	12
65 and over	3	2	1
Total	206	72	134

Online Student Population

At Shawnee State University, 2,336 students (70.85% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 408 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, 312 students live in Ohio where Shawnee State University is located in and 91 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,297	3,091	206
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	408	269	139
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,928	1,920	8
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	961	902	59

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	408	269	139
Ohio Residents	312	230	82
Other State in U.S.	91	39	52
Outside of U.S.	5	0	5
Unknown	0	0	0