The student population at Washington State University is 27,539 (22,612 undergraduate and 4,927 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 103 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Washington State is 82.11% which is decreased by 458 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 355 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

4,255 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 48.62% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 29,840 where 27,539 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

82.11% of total students is undergraduate students and 17.89% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 458 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 355 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Washington State than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1427,64223,07011,37911,6914,5722,2282,344
2014-1528,686
1,044
23,867
797
11,636
257
12,231
540
4,819
247
2,322
94
2,497
153
2015-1629,686
1,000
24,470
603
11,789
153
12,681
450
5,216
397
2,564
242
2,652
155
2016-1730,142
456
24,904
434
11,902
113
13,002
321
5,238
22
2,550
-14
2,688
36
2017-1830,614
472
25,277
373
12,023
121
13,254
252
5,337
99
2,609
59
2,728
40
2018-1931,478
864
26,098
821
12,334
311
13,764
510
5,380
43
2,541
-68
2,839
111
2019-2031,607
129
26,062
-36
12,171
-163
13,891
127
5,545
165
2,621
80
2,924
85
2020-2131,159
-448
25,470
-592
11,560
-611
13,910
19
5,689
144
2,655
34
3,034
110
2021-2229,843
-1,316
24,278
-1,192
11,145
-415
13,133
-777
5,565
-124
2,489
-166
3,076
42
2022-2327,539
-2,304
22,612
-1,666
10,593
-552
12,019
-1,114
4,927
-638
2,094
-395
2,833
-243
Average29,84024,61111,65312,9585,2292,4672,762
Washington State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 24,611 where 22,612 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 Washington State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1423,07020,31210,19510,1172,7581,1841,574
2014-1523,86720,84310,30910,5343,0241,3271,697
2015-1624,47021,38410,43310,9513,0861,3561,730
2016-1724,90421,65210,41811,2343,2521,4841,768
2017-1825,27722,16610,65611,5103,1111,3671,744
2018-1926,09822,87710,86312,0143,2211,4711,750
2019-2026,06223,09210,81612,2762,9701,3551,615
2020-2125,47022,31510,19412,1213,1551,3661,789
2021-2224,27821,2729,84311,4293,0061,3021,704
2022-2322,61219,8129,39610,4162,8001,1971,603
Average24,61124,61110,31211,26024,6111,3411,697
Washington State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,229 where 4,927 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 Washington State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,5723,2921,5461,7461,280682598
2014-154,8193,4001,6081,7921,419714705
2015-165,2163,5881,7281,8601,628836792
2016-175,2383,5571,7211,8361,681829852
2017-185,3373,6851,7381,9471,652871781
2018-195,3803,8061,7722,0341,574769805
2019-205,5453,8751,7892,0861,670832838
2020-215,6893,6611,6242,0372,0281,031997
2021-225,5653,5861,5322,0541,9799571,022
2022-234,9273,3161,3361,9801,611758853
Average5,2295,2291,6391,9375,229828824
Washington State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 58.79%. The percentage was 64.26% 10 years ago and Washington State still has a high percentage of white students. 7.30% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.80% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141641,4458382,68310417,7631,660
2014-151691,4978963,07710018,0001,863
2015-161731,5449323,49010417,8502,001
2016-172271,7069193,82710417,4301,915
2017-181971,7999284,01611217,6961,868
2018-191871,9329644,33413618,3301,882
2019-201762,0268754,52812018,5141,914
2020-211522,0458924,65011418,4431,963
2021-221512,0978704,34914317,8211,961
2022-231662,0107714,11313816,1901,919
Average1761,8108893,90711817,8041,895
Washington State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,255 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 48.62% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Washington State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1528,6862,8631,42124,402
2015-1629,6863,1651,78424,737
2016-1730,1423,1591,93325,050
2017-1830,6143,2342,57724,803
2018-1931,4783,3452,93725,196
2019-2031,6073,5743,01825,015
2020-2131,15929,1561,683320
2021-2229,8434,6904,06621,087
2022-2327,5394,2553,35719,927
Average30,0846,3822,53121,171

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