The student population at Kansas State University is 19,722 (15,046 undergraduate and 4,676 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 4,859 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at K-State is 76.29% which is decreased by 5,123 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 264 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.12 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

2,820 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 33.33% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 22,481 where 19,722 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

76.29% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.71% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 5,123 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 264 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.12 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in K-State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Kansas State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1424,58120,16910,5039,6664,4121,9562,456
2014-1524,766
185
20,327
158
10,607
104
9,720
54
4,439
27
1,943
-13
2,496
40
2015-1624,146
-620
19,859
-468
10,348
-259
9,511
-209
4,287
-152
1,917
-26
2,370
-126
2016-1723,779
-367
19,472
-387
10,179
-169
9,293
-218
4,307
20
1,914
-3
2,393
23
2017-1822,795
-984
18,488
-984
9,743
-436
8,745
-548
4,3071,873
-41
2,434
41
2018-1922,221
-574
17,869
-619
9,451
-292
8,418
-327
4,352
45
1,793
-80
2,559
125
2019-2021,719
-502
17,210
-659
8,943
-508
8,267
-151
4,509
157
1,824
31
2,685
126
2020-2120,854
-865
16,257
-953
8,300
-643
7,957
-310
4,597
88
1,779
-45
2,818
133
2021-2220,229
-625
15,619
-638
7,861
-439
7,758
-199
4,610
13
1,786
7
2,824
6
2022-2319,722
-507
15,046
-573
7,487
-374
7,559
-199
4,676
66
1,800
14
2,876
52
Average22,48118,0329,3428,6894,4501,8592,591
Kansas State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 18,032 where 15,046 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Kansas State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1420,16918,1109,4968,6142,0591,0071,052
2014-1520,32718,2589,5608,6982,0691,0471,022
2015-1619,85917,9359,3888,5471,924960964
2016-1719,47217,6999,2798,4201,773900873
2017-1818,48816,7708,9157,8551,718828890
2018-1917,86916,2308,6547,5761,639797842
2019-2017,21015,5488,1637,3851,662780882
2020-2116,25714,4977,4817,0161,760819941
2021-2215,61913,9367,0976,8391,683764919
2022-2315,04613,4626,8206,6421,584667917
Average18,03218,0328,4857,75918,032857930
Kansas State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,450 where 4,676 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Kansas State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,4122,4391,1351,3041,9738211,152
2014-154,4392,4831,1371,3461,9568061,150
2015-164,2872,3801,1051,2751,9078121,095
2016-174,3072,4571,1191,3381,8507951,055
2017-184,3072,5891,1751,4141,7186981,020
2018-194,3522,6081,1151,4931,7446781,066
2019-204,5092,5781,1041,4741,9317201,211
2020-214,5972,5731,0651,5082,0247141,310
2021-224,6102,5541,0311,5232,0567551,301
2022-234,6762,5301,0221,5082,1467781,368
Average4,4504,4501,1011,4184,4507581,173
Kansas State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.54%. The percentage was 75.66% 10 years ago and K-State still has a high percentage of white students. 2.04% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.01% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Kansas State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141043659671,3413218,597650
2014-15943819541,4193618,549695
2015-16943858751,5202818,112704
2016-171053878561,5213017,852754
2017-181153777621,5042117,155772
2018-19903977111,5652216,740762
2019-201033917011,5872516,439723
2020-21923976481,5382016,007741
2021-22773886301,5822115,473727
2022-23944025931,6121815,096688
Average973877701,5192517,002722
Kansas State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,820 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 33.33% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Kansas State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1524,7662,1152,71919,932
2015-1624,1461,9782,91619,252
2016-1723,7791,9563,31518,508
2017-1822,7951,9463,51117,338
2018-1922,2212,0703,56416,587
2019-2021,7192,3863,46415,869
2020-2120,8542,97910,7587,117
2021-2220,2292,7836,18111,265
2022-2319,7222,8206,9299,973
Average22,2482,3374,81715,093

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