How many students at WKU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 16,493 students have enrolled in Western Kentucky University with 14,440 undergraduate and 2,053 graduate students.
By gender, 6,183 male and 10,310 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (12,612 students in average - public Doctoral / Research University).
3,162 students are enrolled exclusively, and 6,396 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
Western Kentucky University has a total of 16,493 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 14,440 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,053 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 6,183 male and 10,310 female students (the male-female ratio is 37:63) 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 | 16,493 | 14,440 | 2,053 |
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| Men | 6,183 | 5,490 | 693 |
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| Women | 10,310 | 8,950 | 1,360 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 12,784 White, 1,349 Black, and 505 Asian students out of a total of 16,493 are attending at Western Kentucky 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 | 37 | 18 | 19 |
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| Asian | 505 | 179 | 326 |
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| Black | 1,349 | 537 | 812 |
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| Hispanic | 857 | 306 | 551 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 16 | 8 | 8 |
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| White | 12,784 | 4,727 | 8,057 |
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| Two or more races | 602 | 233 | 369 |
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| Race Unknown | 176 | 84 | 92 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 32 | 15 | 17 |
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| Asian | 470 | 168 | 302 |
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| Black | 1,159 | 460 | 699 |
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| Hispanic | 784 | 274 | 510 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 13 | 6 | 7 |
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| White | 11,170 | 4,222 | 6,948 |
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| Two or more races | 546 | 214 | 332 |
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| Race Unknown | 161 | 76 | 85 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| Asian | 35 | 11 | 24 |
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| Black | 190 | 77 | 113 |
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| Hispanic | 73 | 32 | 41 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| White | 1,614 | 505 | 1,109 |
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| Two or more races | 56 | 19 | 37 |
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| Race Unknown | 15 | 8 | 7 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, WKU has 2,062 students under 18 years old and 30 students over 65 years old. There are 13,707 students under 25 years old, and 2,786 students over 25 years old out of 16,493 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 2,062 students are younger than 18 and 16 students are older than 65. WKU has 13,080 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,360 students aged 25 and over.
It has 627 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,426 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 2,062 | 1,352 | 710 |
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| 18-19 | 4,812 | 3,078 | 1,734 |
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| 20-21 | 4,496 | 2,813 | 1,683 |
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| 22-24 | 2,337 | 1,317 | 1,020 |
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| 25-29 | 992 | 622 | 370 |
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| 30-34 | 592 | 362 | 230 |
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| 35-39 | 457 | 274 | 183 |
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| 40-49 | 554 | 368 | 186 |
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| 50-64 | 161 | 108 | 53 |
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| Over 65 | 30 | 16 | 14 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 2,062 | 1,352 | 710 |
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| 18-19 | 4,811 | 3,077 | 1,734 |
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| 20-21 | 4,453 | 2,776 | 1,677 |
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| 22-24 | 1,754 | 904 | 850 |
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| 25-29 | 498 | 290 | 208 |
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| 30-34 | 324 | 197 | 127 |
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| 35-39 | 233 | 151 | 82 |
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| 40-49 | 225 | 155 | 70 |
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| 50-64 | 64 | 41 | 23 |
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| Over 65 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 20-21 | 43 | 37 | 6 |
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| 22-24 | 583 | 413 | 170 |
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| 25-29 | 494 | 332 | 162 |
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| 30-34 | 268 | 165 | 103 |
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| 35-39 | 224 | 123 | 101 |
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| 40-49 | 329 | 213 | 116 |
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| 50-64 | 97 | 67 | 30 |
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| Over 65 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
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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 Western Kentucky University, 3,162 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,396 students are enrolled in some online courses.
2,441 students lived in Kentucky or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 721 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 | 16,493 | 3,162 | 6,396 |
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| Undergraduate | 14,440 | 1,939 | 6,124 |
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| Graduate | 2,053 | 1,223 | 272 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Kentucky Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 2,441 | 705 | 16 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,619 | 314 | 6 |
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| Graduate | 822 | 391 | 10 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 14,440 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 757 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.24%.596 students have transferred in as full-time status and 161 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 10,567 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 596 |
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| Regular Part-time | 3,116 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 161 |
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