The student population at University of Kansas is 26,708 (19,241 undergraduate and 7,467 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 260 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at KU is 72.04% which is increased by 24 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 284 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

2,593 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 241.18% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 27,207 where 26,708 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

72.04% of total students is undergraduate students and 27.96% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 24 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 284 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in KU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1426,96819,2179,6399,5787,7513,4984,253
2014-1527,180
212
19,343
126
9,683
44
9,660
82
7,837
86
3,547
49
4,290
37
2015-1627,259
79
19,245
-98
9,579
-104
9,666
6
8,014
177
3,548
1
4,466
176
2016-1727,565
306
19,262
17
9,455
-124
9,807
141
8,303
289
3,577
29
4,726
260
2017-1827,625
60
19,338
76
9,431
-24
9,907
100
8,287
-16
3,628
51
4,659
-67
2018-1927,690
65
19,596
258
9,477
46
10,119
212
8,094
-193
3,520
-108
4,574
-85
2019-2027,552
-138
19,667
71
9,394
-83
10,273
154
7,885
-209
3,364
-156
4,521
-53
2020-2126,744
-808
19,135
-532
9,061
-333
10,074
-199
7,609
-276
3,264
-100
4,345
-176
2021-2226,780
36
19,158
23
8,972
-89
10,186
112
7,622
13
3,253
-11
4,369
24
2022-2326,708
-72
19,241
83
8,943
-29
10,298
112
7,467
-155
3,155
-98
4,312
-57
Average27,20719,3209,3639,9577,8873,4354,452
University of Kansas Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 19,320 where 19,241 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 University of Kansas since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1419,21717,1938,6118,5822,0241,028996
2014-1519,34317,3358,6718,6642,0081,012996
2015-1619,24517,1918,5238,6682,0541,056998
2016-1719,26217,1418,4688,6732,1219871,134
2017-1819,33817,1518,3788,7732,1871,0531,134
2018-1919,59617,3338,3938,9402,2631,0841,179
2019-2019,66717,2578,2748,9832,4101,1201,290
2020-2119,13516,4397,7578,6822,6961,3041,392
2021-2219,15816,6187,8258,7932,5401,1471,393
2022-2319,24116,8017,8298,9722,4401,1141,326
Average19,32019,3208,2738,77319,3201,0911,184
University of Kansas Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,887 where 7,467 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 University of Kansas since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,7515,8412,7783,0631,9107201,190
2014-157,8375,8482,8123,0361,9897351,254
2015-168,0145,8552,7503,1052,1597981,361
2016-178,3035,8652,7103,1552,4388671,571
2017-188,2875,7372,6663,0712,5509621,588
2018-198,0945,6942,6203,0742,4009001,500
2019-207,8855,6202,5483,0722,2658161,449
2020-217,6095,3772,4112,9662,2328531,379
2021-227,6225,5052,4443,0612,1178091,308
2022-237,4675,5052,3963,1091,9627591,203
Average7,8877,8872,6143,0717,8878221,380
University of Kansas Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 66.67%. The percentage was 71.77% 10 years ago and KU still has a high percentage of white students. 5.99% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.41% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141661,0531,0311,4532319,355975
2014-151421,0811,1331,5542219,1371,096
2015-161401,1571,0511,640919,0321,218
2016-171531,1861,1011,734719,2451,249
2017-181331,2451,1411,8241419,2881,320
2018-191241,2871,1502,0202319,1511,322
2019-201251,3271,1322,1432818,8901,350
2020-211401,4361,1402,2313018,3561,384
2021-221331,5311,1952,2772618,1721,341
2022-231411,5991,1782,3771917,8071,384
Average1401,2901,1251,9252018,8431,264
University of Kansas Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,593 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 241.18% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Kansas from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1527,1807602,74623,674
2015-1627,2591,0793,42822,752
2016-1727,5651,7064,08721,772
2017-1827,6252,0694,94320,613
2018-1927,6902,0415,22820,421
2019-2027,5521,9826,02319,547
2020-2126,7445,04316,9704,731
2021-2226,7802,81011,36412,606
2022-2326,7082,5939,67114,444
Average27,2342,2317,16217,840

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