How many students at Wilkes? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 5,207 students have enrolled in Wilkes University with 2,000 undergraduate and 3,207 graduate students.
By gender, 1,611 male and 3,596 female students are attending the school.
It has almost same number of students compared to similar colleges (5,463 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
2,983 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,187 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
Wilkes University has a total of 5,207 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 2,000 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,207 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,611 male and 3,596 female students (the male-female ratio is 31:69) 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 | 5,207 | 2,000 | 3,207 |
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| Men | 1,611 | 935 | 676 |
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| Women | 3,596 | 1,065 | 2,531 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 3,695 White, 558 Black, and 201 Asian students out of a total of 5,207 are attending at Wilkes 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 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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| Asian | 201 | 51 | 150 |
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| Black | 558 | 134 | 424 |
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| Hispanic | 394 | 142 | 252 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 3,695 | 1,152 | 2,543 |
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| Two or more races | 130 | 35 | 95 |
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| Race Unknown | 85 | 28 | 57 |
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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 | 48 | 17 | 31 |
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| Black | 100 | 57 | 43 |
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| Hispanic | 197 | 100 | 97 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 1,436 | 660 | 776 |
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| Two or more races | 63 | 24 | 39 |
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| Race Unknown | 32 | 21 | 11 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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| Asian | 153 | 34 | 119 |
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| Black | 458 | 77 | 381 |
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| Hispanic | 197 | 42 | 155 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 2,259 | 492 | 1,767 |
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| Two or more races | 67 | 11 | 56 |
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| Race Unknown | 53 | 7 | 46 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Wilkes has 49 students under 18 years old and 13 students over 65 years old. There are 2,232 students under 25 years old, and 2,974 students over 25 years old out of 5,207 total students.
Wilkes has 1,847 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 153 students aged 25 and over.
It has 385 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,821 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 49 | 28 | 21 |
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| 18-19 | 741 | 391 | 350 |
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| 20-21 | 829 | 450 | 379 |
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| 22-24 | 613 | 360 | 253 |
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| 25-29 | 671 | 531 | 140 |
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| 30-34 | 545 | 423 | 122 |
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| 35-39 | 523 | 402 | 121 |
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| 40-49 | 822 | 666 | 156 |
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| 50-64 | 400 | 332 | 68 |
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| Over 65 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 49 | 28 | 21 |
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| 18-19 | 741 | 391 | 350 |
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| 20-21 | 738 | 392 | 346 |
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| 22-24 | 319 | 157 | 162 |
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| 25-29 | 79 | 46 | 33 |
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| 30-34 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
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| 35-39 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
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| 40-49 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
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| 50-64 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 91 | 58 | 33 |
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| 22-24 | 294 | 203 | 91 |
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| 25-29 | 592 | 485 | 107 |
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| 30-34 | 515 | 403 | 112 |
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| 35-39 | 500 | 387 | 113 |
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| 40-49 | 804 | 653 | 151 |
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| 50-64 | 397 | 329 | 68 |
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| Over 65 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
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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 Wilkes University, 2,983 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,187 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,713 students lived in Pennsylvania or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,270 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 | 5,207 | 2,983 | 1,187 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,000 | 97 | 1,012 |
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| Graduate | 3,207 | 2,886 | 175 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Pennsylvania Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 1,713 | 1,246 | 24 |
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| Undergraduate | 94 | 3 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 1,619 | 1,243 | 24 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 2,000 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 106 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.30%.91 students have transferred in as full-time status and 15 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 1,716 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 91 |
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| Regular Part-time | 178 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 15 |
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