How many students at Washington State? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 27,539 students have enrolled in Washington State University with 22,612 undergraduate and 4,927 graduate students.
By gender, 12,687 male and 14,852 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (33,713 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
4,255 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,357 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
Washington State University has a total of 27,539 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 22,612 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,927 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 12,687 male and 14,852 female students (the male-female ratio is 46:54) 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 | 27,539 | 22,612 | 4,927 |
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| Men | 12,687 | 10,593 | 2,094 |
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| Women | 14,852 | 12,019 | 2,833 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 16,190 White, 771 Black, and 2,010 Asian students out of a total of 27,539 are attending at Washington 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 | 166 | 56 | 110 |
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| Asian | 2,010 | 962 | 1,048 |
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| Black | 771 | 388 | 383 |
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| Hispanic | 4,113 | 1,672 | 2,441 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 138 | 62 | 76 |
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| White | 16,190 | 7,435 | 8,755 |
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| Two or more races | 1,919 | 856 | 1,063 |
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| Race Unknown | 709 | 393 | 316 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 140 | 47 | 93 |
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| Asian | 1,599 | 812 | 787 |
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| Black | 634 | 320 | 314 |
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| Hispanic | 3,720 | 1,511 | 2,209 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 129 | 59 | 70 |
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| White | 13,431 | 6,321 | 7,110 |
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| Two or more races | 1,684 | 773 | 911 |
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| Race Unknown | 541 | 316 | 225 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 26 | 9 | 17 |
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| Asian | 411 | 150 | 261 |
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| Black | 137 | 68 | 69 |
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| Hispanic | 393 | 161 | 232 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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| White | 2,759 | 1,114 | 1,645 |
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| Two or more races | 235 | 83 | 152 |
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| Race Unknown | 168 | 77 | 91 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Washington State has 340 students under 18 years old and 18 students over 65 years old. There are 20,416 students under 25 years old, and 7,123 students over 25 years old out of 27,539 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 340 students are younger than 18 and 13 students are older than 65. Washington State has 19,339 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,273 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,077 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,850 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 340 | 190 | 150 |
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| 18-19 | 7,230 | 3,985 | 3,245 |
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| 20-21 | 7,870 | 4,276 | 3,594 |
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| 22-24 | 4,976 | 2,475 | 2,501 |
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| 25-29 | 3,285 | 1,754 | 1,531 |
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| 30-34 | 1,658 | 900 | 758 |
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| 35-39 | 937 | 523 | 414 |
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| 40-49 | 914 | 552 | 362 |
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| 50-64 | 311 | 186 | 125 |
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| Over 65 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 340 | 190 | 150 |
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| 18-19 | 7,230 | 3,985 | 3,245 |
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| 20-21 | 7,796 | 4,218 | 3,578 |
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| 22-24 | 3,973 | 1,792 | 2,181 |
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| 25-29 | 1,519 | 748 | 771 |
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| 30-34 | 742 | 426 | 316 |
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| 35-39 | 443 | 271 | 172 |
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| 40-49 | 422 | 289 | 133 |
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| 50-64 | 134 | 93 | 41 |
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| Over 65 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 74 | 58 | 16 |
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| 22-24 | 1,003 | 683 | 320 |
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| 25-29 | 1,766 | 1,006 | 760 |
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| 30-34 | 916 | 474 | 442 |
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| 35-39 | 494 | 252 | 242 |
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| 40-49 | 492 | 263 | 229 |
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| 50-64 | 177 | 93 | 84 |
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| Over 65 | 5 | 4 | 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 Washington State University, 4,255 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,357 students are enrolled in some online courses.
3,118 students lived in Washington or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,137 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 | 27,539 | 4,255 | 3,357 |
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| Undergraduate | 22,612 | 2,997 | 3,229 |
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| Graduate | 4,927 | 1,258 | 128 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Washington Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 3,118 | 1,027 | 110 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,509 | 394 | 94 |
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| Graduate | 609 | 633 | 16 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 22,612 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,010 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.89%.1,675 students have transferred in as full-time status and 335 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 18,137 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 1,675 |
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| Regular Part-time | 2,465 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 335 |
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