How many students at Washington State? For the academic year 2023-2024, total of 26,490 students have enrolled in Washington State University with 21,923 undergraduate and 4,567 graduate students.

By gender, 12,183 male and 14,307 female students are attending the school.

It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (34,080 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).

4,130 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,462 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 26,490 enrolled students for the academic year 2023-2024. 21,923 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,567 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 12,183 male and 14,307 female students (the male-female ratio is 46:54) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2023-2024 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total26,49021,9234,567
Men12,18310,2771,906
Women14,30711,6462,661
Washington State University 2024 Student Population by Gender and Race chartWashington State University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartWashington State University 2024 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 15,364 White, 744 Black, and 1,876 Asian students out of a total of 26,490 are attending at Washington State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2023-2024 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American15551104
Asian1,876883993
Black744380364
Hispanic4,1911,7492,442
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1506783
White15,3647,0508,314
Two or more races1,9238831,040
Race Unknown648346302
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1254283
Asian1,499742757
Black631325306
Hispanic3,8151,5852,230
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1396277
White12,8886,0806,808
Two or more races1,692799893
Race Unknown495277218
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American30921
Asian377141236
Black1135558
Hispanic376164212
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1156
White2,4769701,506
Two or more races23184147
Race Unknown1536984
Washington State University 2024 Student Population by Gender and Race chartWashington State University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartWashington State University 2024 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, Washington State has 340 students under 18 years old and 18 students over 65 years old. There are 19,691 students under 25 years old, and 6,799 students over 25 years old out of 26,490 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 340 students are younger than 18 and 12 students are older than 65. Washington State has 18,660 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,263 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,031 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,536 students aged 25 and over.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18340210130
18-197,3354,0113,324
20-217,3383,9613,377
22-244,6782,3052,373
25-293,0721,6771,395
30-341,631898733
35-39883515368
40-49878537341
50-64317184133
Over 651899
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18340210130
18-197,3354,0113,324
20-217,2543,8983,356
22-243,7311,6922,039
25-291,507753754
30-34787452335
35-39409263146
40-49417277140
50-641318546
Over 651257
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
20-21846321
22-24947613334
25-291,565924641
30-34844446398
35-39474252222
40-49461260201
50-641869987
Over 65642
Washington State University 2024 Student Population by Age chartWashington State University 2024 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartWashington State University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartWashington State University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartWashington State University 2024 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartWashington State University 2024 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 Washington State University, 4,130 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,462 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,217 students lived in Washington or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 913 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students26,4904,1303,462
Undergraduate21,9233,0783,318
Graduate4,5671,052144
Online Student Population by Locality
Washington ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students3,21782093
Undergraduate2,61538083
Graduate60244010
Washington State University 2024 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 21,923 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,955 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.92%.1,613 students have transferred in as full-time status and 342 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time17,708
Transfer-in Full-time1,613
Regular Part-time2,260
Transfer-in Part-time342

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