At Independence University, 74 percent of undergraduate students are nontraditional students - age 25 or older - and 79 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The four-year private not-for-profit institution in Salt Lake City enrolled 8,605 students in fall 2017, including 8,278 in undergraduate and 327 in graduate programs, data shows. 0 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
1 percent of undergraduates are residents of Utah, and 96 percent are residents of other states.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (24 percent) and Black or African American (16 percent).
Independence University undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
8,278
Transfers
2
0%
Male
~1,738
21%
Female
~6,540
79%
Age 24 and under
~2,152
26%
Age 25 and over
~6,126
74%
In-state residence
~83
1%
Out of state residence
~7,947
96%
Black or African American
~1,324
16%
Hispanic/Latino
~662
8%
White
~1,987
24%
Two or more races
~828
10%
Enrolled in distance education
8,278
100%
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