How many students at WSSU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 5,004 students have enrolled in Winston-Salem State University with 4,513 undergraduate and 491 graduate students.
By gender, 1,194 male and 3,810 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (12,612 students in average - public Doctoral / Research University).
857 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,176 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
Winston-Salem State University has a total of 5,004 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 4,513 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 491 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,194 male and 3,810 female students (the male-female ratio is 24:76) 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 | 5,004 | 4,513 | 491 |
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| Men | 1,194 | 1,102 | 92 |
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| Women | 3,810 | 3,411 | 399 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 425 White, 3,905 Black, and 50 Asian students out of a total of 5,004 are attending at Winston-Salem 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 | 18 | 4 | 14 |
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| Asian | 50 | 11 | 39 |
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| Black | 3,905 | 963 | 2,942 |
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| Hispanic | 221 | 47 | 174 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 425 | 80 | 345 |
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| Two or more races | 202 | 32 | 170 |
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| Race Unknown | 126 | 36 | 90 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 17 | 4 | 13 |
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| Asian | 39 | 8 | 31 |
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| Black | 3,636 | 920 | 2,716 |
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| Hispanic | 202 | 43 | 159 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 293 | 53 | 240 |
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| Two or more races | 183 | 31 | 152 |
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| Race Unknown | 102 | 30 | 72 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Asian | 11 | 3 | 8 |
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| Black | 269 | 43 | 226 |
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| Hispanic | 19 | 4 | 15 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 132 | 27 | 105 |
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| Two or more races | 19 | 1 | 18 |
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| Race Unknown | 24 | 6 | 18 |
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Student Age Distribution
There are 4,004 students under 25 years old, and 1,000 students over 25 years old out of 5,004 total students.
WSSU has 3,869 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 644 students aged 25 and over.
It has 135 graduate students aged under 25 and 356 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 89 | 67 | 22 |
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| 18-19 | 1,608 | 1,229 | 379 |
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| 20-21 | 1,558 | 1,186 | 372 |
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| 22-24 | 749 | 509 | 240 |
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| 25-29 | 363 | 276 | 87 |
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| 30-34 | 193 | 159 | 34 |
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| 35-39 | 152 | 126 | 26 |
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| 40-49 | 195 | 173 | 22 |
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| 50-64 | 97 | 85 | 12 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 89 | 67 | 22 |
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| 18-19 | 1,608 | 1,229 | 379 |
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| 20-21 | 1,554 | 1,184 | 370 |
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| 22-24 | 618 | 404 | 214 |
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| 25-29 | 225 | 170 | 55 |
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| 30-34 | 135 | 112 | 23 |
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| 35-39 | 93 | 80 | 13 |
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| 40-49 | 132 | 116 | 16 |
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| 50-64 | 59 | 49 | 10 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| 22-24 | 131 | 105 | 26 |
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| 25-29 | 138 | 106 | 32 |
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| 30-34 | 58 | 47 | 11 |
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| 35-39 | 59 | 46 | 13 |
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| 40-49 | 63 | 57 | 6 |
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| 50-64 | 38 | 36 | 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 Winston-Salem State University, 857 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,176 students are enrolled in some online courses.
768 students lived in North Carolina or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 89 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 | 5,004 | 857 | 3,176 |
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| Undergraduate | 4,513 | 553 | 3,088 |
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| Graduate | 491 | 304 | 88 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| North Carolina Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 768 | 78 | 11 |
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| Undergraduate | 505 | 46 | 2 |
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| Graduate | 263 | 32 | 9 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 4,513 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 372 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.24%.260 students have transferred in as full-time status and 112 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 3,637 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 260 |
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| Regular Part-time | 504 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 112 |
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