How many students at ESU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 5,324 students have enrolled in Emporia State University with 2,740 undergraduate and 2,584 graduate students.

By gender, 1,759 male and 3,565 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).

2,520 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,434 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

Emporia State University has a total of 5,324 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 2,740 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,584 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 1,759 male and 3,565 female students (the male-female ratio is 33:67) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total5,3242,7402,584
Men1,7591,014745
Women3,5651,7261,839
Emporia State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartEmporia State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartEmporia State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,620 White, 176 Black, and 83 Asian students out of a total of 5,324 are attending at Emporia State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American381424
Asian833350
Black1768888
Hispanic295100195
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders514
White3,6201,0672,553
Two or more races344121223
Race Unknown390140250
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American22913
Asian351322
Black915536
Hispanic16757110
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders312
White1,9506811,269
Two or more races26390173
Race Unknown935043
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American16511
Asian482028
Black853352
Hispanic1284385
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders202
White1,6703861,284
Two or more races813150
Race Unknown29790207
Emporia State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartEmporia State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartEmporia State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, ESU has 52 students under 18 years old and 16 students over 65 years old. There are 2,890 students under 25 years old, and 2,430 students over 25 years old out of 5,324 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 51 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. ESU has 2,456 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 284 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at ESU, 1 students are younger than 18 and 10 students are older than 65. It has 434 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,146 students aged 25 and over.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18523319
18-19859561298
20-211,090693397
22-24889565324
25-29753516237
30-34473317156
35-39419297122
40-49558404154
50-6421116942
Over 651697
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18513219
18-19858560298
20-211,068678390
22-24479276203
25-291388058
30-34543816
35-39302010
40-49362412
50-6420146
Over 65642
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18110
18-19110
20-2122157
22-24410289121
25-29615436179
30-34419279140
35-39389277112
40-49522380142
50-6419115536
Over 651055
Emporia State University 2023 Student Population by Age chartEmporia State University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartEmporia State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartEmporia State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartEmporia State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartEmporia State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart

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 Emporia State University, 2,520 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,434 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,621 students lived in Kansas or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 899 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students5,3242,5201,434
Undergraduate2,7402301,271
Graduate2,5842,290163
Online Student Population by Locality
Kansas ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1,6218954
Undergraduate213170
Graduate1,4088784
Emporia State University 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,740 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 287 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.47%.274 students have transferred in as full-time status and 13 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time2,268
Transfer-in Full-time274
Regular Part-time185
Transfer-in Part-time13

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