How many students at Wayland Baptist? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 2,978 students have enrolled in Wayland Baptist University with 2,275 undergraduate and 703 graduate students.

By gender, 1,385 male and 1,593 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (6,139 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).

1,212 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,013 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

Wayland Baptist University has a total of 2,978 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 2,275 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 703 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 1,385 male and 1,593 female students (the male-female ratio is 47:53) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total2,9782,275703
Men1,3851,086299
Women1,5931,189404
Wayland Baptist University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartWayland Baptist University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartWayland Baptist University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 974 White, 506 Black, and 63 Asian students out of a total of 2,978 are attending at Wayland Baptist 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 American1284
Asian633132
Black506240266
Hispanic999428571
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1073671
White974478496
Two or more races1205466
Race Unknown1246361
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American880
Asian442222
Black350168182
Hispanic820367453
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders812754
White722365357
Two or more races843648
Race Unknown1105555
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American404
Asian19910
Black1567284
Hispanic17961118
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders26917
White252113139
Two or more races361818
Race Unknown1486
Wayland Baptist University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartWayland Baptist University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartWayland Baptist University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, Wayland Baptist has 131 students under 18 years old and 20 students over 65 years old. There are 992 students under 25 years old, and 1,986 students over 25 years old out of 2,978 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 131 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. Wayland Baptist has 939 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,336 students aged 25 and over.

It has 53 graduate students aged under 25 and 650 students aged 25 and over.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 181317061
18-19328114214
20-21243106137
22-24290133157
25-29338193145
30-34369250119
35-39370223147
40-49578331247
50-64311165146
Over 6520812
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 181317061
18-19328114214
20-2123497137
22-24246110136
25-29266155111
30-3426817989
35-39259159100
40-49356203153
50-6417910079
Over 65826
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
20-21990
22-24442321
25-29723834
30-341017130
35-391116447
40-4922212894
50-641326567
Over 651266
Wayland Baptist University 2023 Student Population by Age chartWayland Baptist University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartWayland Baptist University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartWayland Baptist University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartWayland Baptist University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartWayland Baptist 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 Wayland Baptist University, 1,212 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,013 students are enrolled in some online courses.

770 students lived in Texas or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 442 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students2,9781,2121,013
Undergraduate2,275726853
Graduate703486160
Online Student Population by Locality
Texas ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students7704402
Undergraduate4722531
Graduate2981871
Wayland Baptist University 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,275 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 239 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.51%.154 students have transferred in as full-time status and 85 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time1,149
Transfer-in Full-time154
Regular Part-time887
Transfer-in Part-time85

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