Virginia Beach, Virginia · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Regent University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 10,657 students in fall 2024, including 5,049 undergraduates and 5,608 graduate students.
Regent University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 101 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Education, Other, Psychology, General, and Organizational Behavior Studies. It awarded 2,104 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 80 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Key figures
10,657
Students enrolled
75%
First-year retention
2,104
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
101
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 101
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
75%
First-year retention, part-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
662
Associate degrees
46
Master's degrees
813
Doctoral degrees (research)
357
Professional doctorates
211
Certificates under 1 year
4
Postbaccalaureate certificates
10
Post-master's certificates
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
10,657
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,049
Graduate students, fall 2024
5,608
Full-time, fall 2024
47%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
13,873
Undergraduates, 2024-25
6,678
Graduate students, 2024-25
7,195
Full-time, 2024-25
43%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
63%
Men
37%
White
37%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
29%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
16%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
80
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
83%
Students taking some online courses
11%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCCAA
Chancellor
Gordon Robertson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization