The student population at Wichita State University is 16,216 (12,049 undergraduate and 4,167 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,830 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at WSU is 74.30% which is increased by 379 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,451 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.25 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

3,537 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 359.35% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 15,045 where 16,216 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

74.30% of total students is undergraduate students and 25.70% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 379 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,451 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.25 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in WSU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1414,38611,6705,5646,1062,7161,3181,398
2014-1514,857
471
11,876
206
5,703
139
6,173
67
2,981
265
1,462
144
1,519
121
2015-1614,240
-617
11,501
-375
5,453
-250
6,048
-125
2,739
-242
1,323
-139
1,416
-103
2016-1714,166
-74
11,585
84
5,420
-33
6,165
117
2,581
-158
1,223
-100
1,358
-58
2017-1815,075
909
12,398
813
5,685
265
6,713
548
2,677
96
1,186
-37
1,491
133
2018-1915,778
703
13,006
608
5,891
206
7,115
402
2,772
95
1,259
73
1,513
22
2019-2015,342
-436
12,623
-383
5,754
-137
6,869
-246
2,719
-53
1,165
-94
1,554
41
2020-2114,999
-343
11,946
-677
5,276
-478
6,670
-199
3,053
334
1,112
-53
1,941
387
2021-2215,394
395
12,078
132
5,341
65
6,737
67
3,316
263
1,392
280
1,924
-17
2022-2316,216
822
12,049
-29
5,257
-84
6,792
55
4,167
851
1,963
571
2,204
280
Average15,04512,0735,5346,5392,9721,3401,632
Wichita State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 12,073 where 12,049 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 Wichita State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1411,6708,8074,2404,5672,8631,3241,539
2014-1511,8768,9094,3484,5612,9671,3551,612
2015-1611,5018,6834,0904,5932,8181,3631,455
2016-1711,5858,6874,0704,6172,8981,3501,548
2017-1812,3988,7494,0814,6683,6491,6042,045
2018-1913,0068,8554,1184,7374,1511,7732,378
2019-2012,6238,9944,1444,8503,6291,6102,019
2020-2111,9468,5863,8494,7373,3601,4271,933
2021-2212,0788,5293,8114,7183,5491,5302,019
2022-2312,0498,3383,6924,6463,7111,5652,146
Average12,07312,0734,0444,66912,0731,4901,869
Wichita State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,972 where 4,167 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 Wichita State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,7161,3776647131,339654685
2014-152,9811,5197947251,462668794
2015-162,7391,4277047231,312619693
2016-172,5811,3206017191,261622639
2017-182,6771,2435676761,434619815
2018-192,7721,2005086921,572751821
2019-202,7191,1474646831,572701871
2020-213,0531,2354637721,8186491,169
2021-223,3161,6247648601,6926281,064
2022-234,1672,4001,3161,0841,7676471,120
Average2,9722,9726857652,972656867
Wichita State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.19%. The percentage was 62.64% 10 years ago and WSU still has a high percentage of white students. 5.90% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.20% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141119017971,154199,012335
2014-151179348291,287148,951429
2015-16969197501,343118,671481
2016-17899407761,452128,542524
2017-18949498561,655158,930620
2018-191079589301,761139,300605
2019-20989758861,847138,741647
2020-21969188161,752168,550638
2021-22917707971,763188,394662
2022-23929568432,027178,139682
Average999228281,604158,723562
Wichita State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,537 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 359.35% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wichita State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1514,8577706,0138,074
2015-1614,2406826,8016,757
2016-1714,1661,0066,8676,293
2017-1815,0751,7807,0416,254
2018-1915,7782,5887,1176,073
2019-2015,3422,9044,8927,546
2020-2114,9993,0814,8587,060
2021-2215,3943,4245,3386,632
2022-2316,2163,5375,7566,923
Average15,1192,1976,0766,846

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