How many students at Walden? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 42,312 students have enrolled in Walden University with 6,298 undergraduate and 36,014 graduate students.
By gender, 7,320 male and 34,992 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (25,222 students in average - private (for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
Walden is a completely online college and 42,312 students are enrolled exclusively.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Walden University has a total of 42,312 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 6,298 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 36,014 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 7,320 male and 34,992 female students (the male-female ratio is 17:83) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 42,312 | 6,298 | 36,014 |
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| Men | 7,320 | 967 | 6,353 |
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| Women | 34,992 | 5,331 | 29,661 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 15,703 White, 16,634 Black, and 1,520 Asian students out of a total of 42,312 are attending at Walden University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 50 | 9 | 41 |
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| Asian | 1,520 | 326 | 1,194 |
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| Black | 16,634 | 2,803 | 13,831 |
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| Hispanic | 3,665 | 699 | 2,966 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 147 | 40 | 107 |
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| White | 15,703 | 2,374 | 13,329 |
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| Two or more races | 797 | 130 | 667 |
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| Race Unknown | 3,110 | 792 | 2,318 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Asian | 98 | 17 | 81 |
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| Black | 2,202 | 320 | 1,882 |
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| Hispanic | 628 | 104 | 524 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 20 | 7 | 13 |
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| White | 2,738 | 362 | 2,376 |
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| Two or more races | 134 | 18 | 116 |
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| Race Unknown | 442 | 134 | 308 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 47 | 9 | 38 |
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| Asian | 1,422 | 309 | 1,113 |
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| Black | 14,432 | 2,483 | 11,949 |
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| Hispanic | 3,037 | 595 | 2,442 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 127 | 33 | 94 |
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| White | 12,965 | 2,012 | 10,953 |
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| Two or more races | 663 | 112 | 551 |
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| Race Unknown | 2,668 | 658 | 2,010 |
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Student Age Distribution
There are 1,891 students under 25 years old, and 40,406 students over 25 years old out of 42,312 total students.
Walden has 728 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 5,566 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,163 graduate students aged under 25 and 34,840 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
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| 20-21 | 225 | 186 | 39 |
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| 22-24 | 1,652 | 1,447 | 205 |
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| 25-29 | 6,140 | 5,311 | 829 |
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| 30-34 | 7,157 | 6,056 | 1,101 |
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| 35-39 | 7,162 | 5,946 | 1,216 |
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| 40-49 | 11,920 | 9,763 | 2,157 |
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| 50-64 | 7,469 | 5,882 | 1,587 |
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| Over 65 | 558 | 383 | 175 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 195 | 157 | 38 |
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| 22-24 | 520 | 439 | 81 |
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| 25-29 | 1,125 | 954 | 171 |
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| 30-34 | 1,251 | 1,064 | 187 |
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| 35-39 | 1,096 | 935 | 161 |
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| 40-49 | 1,431 | 1,205 | 226 |
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| 50-64 | 638 | 541 | 97 |
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| Over 65 | 25 | 20 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 30 | 29 | 1 |
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| 22-24 | 1,132 | 1,008 | 124 |
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| 25-29 | 5,015 | 4,357 | 658 |
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| 30-34 | 5,906 | 4,992 | 914 |
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| 35-39 | 6,066 | 5,011 | 1,055 |
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| 40-49 | 10,489 | 8,558 | 1,931 |
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| 50-64 | 6,831 | 5,341 | 1,490 |
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| Over 65 | 533 | 363 | 170 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Walden University, 42,312 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.
925 students lived in Minnesota or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 41,387 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 42,312 | 42,312 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 6,298 | 6,298 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 36,014 | 36,014 | 0 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Minnesota Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 925 | 41,327 | 60 |
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| Undergraduate | 159 | 6,133 | 6 |
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| Graduate | 766 | 35,194 | 54 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,298 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,399 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 22.21%.395 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,004 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 1,133 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 395 |
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| Regular Part-time | 3,766 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 1,004 |
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