The student population at Wayne State University is 23,630 (15,958 undergraduate and 7,672 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 4,267 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at WSU is 67.53% which is decreased by 2,644 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,623 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.50 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,328 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 154.82% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 26,556 where 23,630 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

67.53% of total students is undergraduate students and 32.47% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 2,644 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,623 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.50 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in WSU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1427,89718,6028,23610,3669,2953,8975,398
2014-1527,578
-319
18,347
-255
8,204
-32
10,143
-223
9,231
-64
3,965
68
5,266
-132
2015-1627,140
-438
17,587
-760
7,826
-378
9,761
-382
9,553
322
4,317
352
5,236
-30
2016-1727,238
98
17,220
-367
7,655
-171
9,565
-196
10,018
465
4,634
317
5,384
148
2017-1827,064
-174
17,297
77
7,676
21
9,621
56
9,767
-251
4,321
-313
5,446
62
2018-1927,025
-39
17,574
277
7,599
-77
9,975
354
9,451
-316
4,015
-306
5,436
-10
2019-2026,824
-201
17,643
69
7,516
-83
10,127
152
9,181
-270
3,799
-216
5,382
-54
2020-2126,241
-583
17,503
-140
7,190
-326
10,313
186
8,738
-443
3,483
-316
5,255
-127
2021-2224,919
-1,322
16,839
-664
6,835
-355
10,004
-309
8,080
-658
3,232
-251
4,848
-407
2022-2323,630
-1,289
15,958
-881
6,491
-344
9,467
-537
7,672
-408
2,962
-270
4,710
-138
Average26,55617,4577,5239,9349,0993,8635,236
Wayne State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 17,457 where 15,958 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 Wayne State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1418,60212,2215,3936,8286,3812,8433,538
2014-1518,34712,0305,3676,6636,3172,8373,480
2015-1617,58711,8565,3086,5485,7312,5183,213
2016-1717,22012,0035,2936,7105,2172,3622,855
2017-1817,29712,3895,3916,9984,9082,2852,623
2018-1917,57412,9565,3967,5604,6182,2032,415
2019-2017,64313,1075,4047,7034,5362,1122,424
2020-2117,50313,4075,3148,0934,0961,8762,220
2021-2216,83912,9005,0707,8303,9391,7652,174
2022-2315,95812,1064,8287,2783,8521,6632,189
Average17,45717,4575,2767,22117,4572,2462,713
Wayne State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 9,099 where 7,672 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 Wayne State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-149,2955,8752,6073,2683,4201,2902,130
2014-159,2315,8072,6663,1413,4241,2992,125
2015-169,5536,0662,9393,1273,4871,3782,109
2016-1710,0186,2303,0673,1633,7881,5672,221
2017-189,7675,9092,7643,1453,8581,5572,301
2018-199,4515,7902,5283,2623,6611,4872,174
2019-209,1815,5282,3083,2203,6531,4912,162
2020-218,7385,4242,1743,2503,3141,3092,005
2021-228,0805,0712,0313,0403,0091,2011,808
2022-237,6724,8791,9072,9722,7931,0551,738
Average9,0999,0992,4993,1599,0991,3632,077
Wayne State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.79%. The percentage was 54.32% 10 years ago and WSU still has a high percentage of white students. 11.53% of enrolled students is Asian and 14.94% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141002,1105,0779823715,153631
2014-15822,0574,8819833515,004689
2015-16722,0244,4601,0562215,020781
2016-17752,1134,1881,1542015,434842
2017-18652,2474,1151,1861915,607897
2018-19732,3324,0591,2661715,765969
2019-20782,5563,9231,3671814,7841,843
2020-21682,6803,9011,4471514,5401,800
2021-22672,7113,6811,4951213,7101,535
2022-23532,7253,5311,4561113,182909
Average732,3564,1821,2392114,8201,090
Wayne State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,328 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 154.82% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wayne State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1527,5781,3064,23222,040
2015-1627,1401,3804,79020,970
2016-1727,2381,6035,16920,466
2017-1827,0641,7335,77419,557
2018-1927,0251,8596,95318,213
2019-2026,8241,9067,30017,618
2020-2126,24118,8835,1352,223
2021-2224,9196,52613,1285,265
2022-2323,6303,32810,4529,850
Average26,4074,2806,99315,134

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