The student population at Wilkes University is 5,207 (2,000 undergraduate and 3,207 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 542 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Wilkes is 38.41% which is decreased by 388 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 930 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.23 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

2,983 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 140.76% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,045 where 5,207 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

38.41% of total students is undergraduate students and 61.59% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 388 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 930 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.23 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Wilkes than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,6652,3881,2621,1262,2777081,569
2014-154,562
-103
2,360
-28
1,242
-20
1,118
-8
2,202
-75
704
-4
1,498
-71
2015-165,053
491
2,421
61
1,261
19
1,160
42
2,632
430
703
-1
1,929
431
2016-175,552
499
2,561
140
1,339
78
1,222
62
2,991
359
745
42
2,246
317
2017-185,545
-7
2,491
-70
1,331
-8
1,160
-62
3,054
63
714
-31
2,340
94
2018-195,132
-413
2,455
-36
1,299
-32
1,156
-4
2,677
-377
624
-90
2,053
-287
2019-204,680
-452
2,351
-104
1,168
-131
1,183
27
2,329
-348
605
-19
1,724
-329
2020-214,781
101
2,243
-108
1,087
-81
1,156
-27
2,538
209
632
27
1,906
182
2021-225,276
495
2,232
-11
1,016
-71
1,216
60
3,044
506
685
53
2,359
453
2022-235,207
-69
2,000
-232
935
-81
1,065
-151
3,207
163
676
-9
2,531
172
Average5,0452,3501,1941,1562,6956802,016
Wilkes University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,350 where 2,000 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 Wilkes University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,3882,1811,1571,024207105102
2014-152,3602,2171,1731,0441436974
2015-162,4212,2541,1841,0701677790
2016-172,5612,3031,2231,080258116142
2017-182,4912,2331,2191,014258112146
2018-192,4552,2121,1941,018243105138
2019-202,3512,1101,0631,047241105136
2020-212,2431,9969901,00624797150
2021-222,2322,0079251,08222591134
2022-232,0001,80785595219380113
Average2,3502,3501,0981,0342,35096123
Wilkes University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,695 where 3,207 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 Wilkes University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,2774891962931,7885121,276
2014-152,2024851982871,7175061,211
2015-162,6324822042782,1504991,651
2016-172,9915441843602,4475611,886
2017-183,0544961683282,5585462,012
2018-192,6774811473342,1964771,719
2019-202,3294501503001,8794551,424
2020-212,5384671583092,0714741,597
2021-223,0445201773432,5245082,016
2022-233,2075311713602,6765052,171
Average2,6952,6951753192,6955041,696
Wilkes University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 70.96%. The percentage was 81.69% 10 years ago and Wilkes still has a high percentage of white students. 3.86% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.72% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1479412615753,81196
2014-1558511518263,640138
2015-161210619821493,906134
2016-171712128825484,251125
2017-181414130124574,239132
2018-191213828223923,917126
2019-20712225125933,583120
2020-21614336827633,617117
2021-221418256235143,808127
2022-23820155839433,695130
Average1013330525753,847125
Wilkes University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,983 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 57% of total students. The number of online students has increased 140.76% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wilkes University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-154,5621,2396052,718
2015-165,0531,7686562,629
2016-175,5522,3087702,474
2017-185,5452,5667602,219
2018-195,1322,2228762,034
2019-204,6801,9168291,935
2020-214,7812,3411,942498
2021-225,2762,8631,3871,026
2022-235,2072,9831,1871,037
Average5,0882,2451,0011,841

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