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Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Walden University is a private for-profit four-year institution in Minneapolis, Minnesota. All of its programs are delivered through distance education. Fall 2024 enrollment was 49,441, made up of 9,144 undergraduates and 40,297 graduate students. It is part of Adtalem Global Education.

Walden University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 75 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Social Work, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 13,249 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 0% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 31 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
49,441
Students enrolled
0%
First-year retention
13,249
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
75
Programs and majors
31:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Online

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 75

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 18
Public Administration and Social Services 5
Education 21
Psychology 6
Business, Management and Marketing 11
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Communication and Journalism 1
  • Communication CertificateBachelorMaster Online option 21 graduates
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Engineering 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
0%
First-year retention, part-time students
42%
Student-to-faculty ratio
31:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
1,674
Master's degrees
8,605
Doctoral degrees (research)
1,727
Postbaccalaureate certificates
538
Post-master's certificates
705

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
49,441
Undergraduates, fall 2024
9,144
Graduate students, fall 2024
40,297
Full-time, fall 2024
32%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
80,290
Undergraduates, 2024-25
17,024
Graduate students, 2024-25
63,266
Full-time, 2024-25
29%
Size category
20,000 students or more

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
84%
Men
16%
White
34%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
42%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Delivery
All programs are offered fully online
Programs that can be completed fully online
75
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
100%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Part of
Adtalem Global Education
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
President
Michael Betz
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, 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

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