How many students at Wesleyan? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 3,253 students have enrolled in Wesleyan University with 3,069 undergraduate and 184 graduate students.
By gender, 1,491 male and 1,762 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (1,429 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
59 students are enrolled exclusively, and 35 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Wesleyan University has a total of 3,253 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 3,069 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 184 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,491 male and 1,762 female students (the male-female ratio is 46:54) 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 | 3,253 | 3,069 | 184 |
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| Men | 1,491 | 1,420 | 71 |
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| Women | 1,762 | 1,649 | 113 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 1,745 White, 183 Black, and 286 Asian students out of a total of 3,253 are attending at Wesleyan 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| Asian | 286 | 119 | 167 |
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| Black | 183 | 81 | 102 |
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| Hispanic | 351 | 140 | 211 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 1,745 | 865 | 880 |
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| Two or more races | 229 | 85 | 144 |
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| Race Unknown | 90 | 44 | 46 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| Asian | 276 | 117 | 159 |
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| Black | 176 | 79 | 97 |
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| Hispanic | 340 | 136 | 204 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 1,650 | 824 | 826 |
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| Two or more races | 219 | 82 | 137 |
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| Race Unknown | 88 | 44 | 44 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | 10 | 2 | 8 |
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| Black | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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| Hispanic | 11 | 4 | 7 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 95 | 41 | 54 |
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| Two or more races | 10 | 3 | 7 |
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| Race Unknown | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Wesleyan has 70 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 3,073 students under 25 years old, and 147 students over 25 years old out of 3,253 total students.
Wesleyan has 3,005 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 31 students aged 25 and over.
It has 68 graduate students aged under 25 and 116 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 70 | 48 | 22 |
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| 18-19 | 1,436 | 757 | 679 |
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| 20-21 | 1,290 | 734 | 556 |
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| 22-24 | 277 | 149 | 128 |
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| 25-29 | 75 | 28 | 47 |
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| 30-34 | 32 | 15 | 17 |
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| 35-39 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
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| 40-49 | 18 | 7 | 11 |
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| 50-64 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 70 | 48 | 22 |
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| 18-19 | 1,436 | 757 | 679 |
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| 20-21 | 1,286 | 730 | 556 |
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| 22-24 | 213 | 101 | 112 |
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| 25-29 | 18 | 2 | 16 |
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| 30-34 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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| 35-39 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 40-49 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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| 50-64 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 64 | 48 | 16 |
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| 25-29 | 57 | 26 | 31 |
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| 30-34 | 26 | 15 | 11 |
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| 35-39 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
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| 40-49 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
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| 50-64 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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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 Wesleyan University, 59 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 35 students are enrolled in some online courses.
16 students lived in Connecticut or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 43 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 | 3,253 | 59 | 35 |
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| Undergraduate | 3,069 | 37 | 23 |
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| Graduate | 184 | 22 | 12 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Connecticut Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 16 | 43 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 1 | 36 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 15 | 7 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 3,069 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 39 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.27%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 2,967 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 39 |
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| Regular Part-time | 63 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 0 |
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