How many students at WSU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 23,630 students have enrolled in Wayne State University with 15,958 undergraduate and 7,672 graduate students.
By gender, 9,453 male and 14,177 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (33,713 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
3,328 students are enrolled exclusively, and 10,452 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
Wayne State University has a total of 23,630 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 15,958 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 7,672 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 9,453 male and 14,177 female students (the male-female ratio is 40:60) 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 | 23,630 | 15,958 | 7,672 |
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| Men | 9,453 | 6,491 | 2,962 |
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| Women | 14,177 | 9,467 | 4,710 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 13,182 White, 3,531 Black, and 2,725 Asian students out of a total of 23,630 are attending at Wayne State 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 | 53 | 22 | 31 |
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| Asian | 2,725 | 1,195 | 1,530 |
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| Black | 3,531 | 1,114 | 2,417 |
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| Hispanic | 1,456 | 530 | 926 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 11 | 6 | 5 |
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| White | 13,182 | 5,327 | 7,855 |
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| Two or more races | 909 | 353 | 556 |
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| Race Unknown | 517 | 239 | 278 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 39 | 19 | 20 |
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| Asian | 2,123 | 939 | 1,184 |
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| Black | 2,528 | 842 | 1,686 |
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| Hispanic | 1,110 | 403 | 707 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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| White | 8,826 | 3,716 | 5,110 |
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| Two or more races | 668 | 261 | 407 |
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| Race Unknown | 340 | 153 | 187 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 14 | 3 | 11 |
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| Asian | 602 | 256 | 346 |
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| Black | 1,003 | 272 | 731 |
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| Hispanic | 346 | 127 | 219 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| White | 4,356 | 1,611 | 2,745 |
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| Two or more races | 241 | 92 | 149 |
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| Race Unknown | 177 | 86 | 91 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, WSU has 531 students under 18 years old and 89 students over 65 years old. There are 15,910 students under 25 years old, and 7,716 students over 25 years old out of 23,630 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 531 students are younger than 18 and 38 students are older than 65. WSU has 13,555 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,399 students aged 25 and over.
It has 2,355 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,317 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 531 | 336 | 195 |
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| 18-19 | 4,713 | 2,847 | 1,866 |
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| 20-21 | 5,296 | 3,254 | 2,042 |
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| 22-24 | 5,370 | 3,166 | 2,204 |
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| 25-29 | 3,984 | 2,278 | 1,706 |
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| 30-34 | 1,570 | 882 | 688 |
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| 35-39 | 802 | 503 | 299 |
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| 40-49 | 843 | 551 | 292 |
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| 50-64 | 428 | 308 | 120 |
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| Over 65 | 89 | 49 | 40 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 531 | 336 | 195 |
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| 18-19 | 4,712 | 2,846 | 1,866 |
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| 20-21 | 5,156 | 3,153 | 2,003 |
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| 22-24 | 3,156 | 1,731 | 1,425 |
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| 25-29 | 1,306 | 710 | 596 |
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| 30-34 | 449 | 266 | 183 |
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| 35-39 | 243 | 163 | 80 |
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| 40-49 | 216 | 136 | 80 |
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| 50-64 | 147 | 102 | 45 |
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| Over 65 | 38 | 21 | 17 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 20-21 | 140 | 101 | 39 |
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| 22-24 | 2,214 | 1,435 | 779 |
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| 25-29 | 2,678 | 1,568 | 1,110 |
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| 30-34 | 1,121 | 616 | 505 |
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| 35-39 | 559 | 340 | 219 |
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| 40-49 | 627 | 415 | 212 |
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| 50-64 | 281 | 206 | 75 |
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| Over 65 | 51 | 28 | 23 |
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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 Wayne State University, 3,328 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 10,452 students are enrolled in some online courses.
3,134 students lived in Michigan or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 194 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 | 23,630 | 3,328 | 10,452 |
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| Undergraduate | 15,958 | 1,577 | 9,349 |
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| Graduate | 7,672 | 1,751 | 1,103 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Michigan Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 3,134 | 109 | 85 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,536 | 24 | 17 |
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| Graduate | 1,598 | 85 | 68 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 15,958 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,451 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.09%.974 students have transferred in as full-time status and 477 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 11,132 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 974 |
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| Regular Part-time | 3,375 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 477 |
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