For the academic year 2024-2025, Wichita State University has a total enrollment of 16,689 students, including 13,313 undergraduate and 3,376 graduate students.
Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - WSU's body is almost same.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 7,040 male (42.18%) and 9,649 female (57.82%) students are attending Wichita State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 72.96.
By class level, 13,313 (79.77%) are undergraduate students and 3,376 (20.23%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.70% are male and 57.30% are female, while among graduate students, 40.14% are male and 59.86% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 16,689 | 13,313 | 3,376 |
| Men | 7,040 | 5,685 | 1,355 |
| Women | 9,649 | 7,628 | 2,021 |
By race/ethnicity, 8,190 White, 989 Black, and 1,097 Asian students out of a total of 16,689 are attending at Wichita State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Wichita State University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 72.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 89 | 27 | 62 |
| Asian | 1,097 | 516 | 581 |
| Black | 989 | 381 | 608 |
| Hispanic | 2,435 | 966 | 1,469 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| White | 8,190 | 3,254 | 4,936 |
| Two or more races | 762 | 302 | 460 |
| Race Unknown | 261 | 120 | 141 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 71 | 23 | 48 |
| Asian | 984 | 471 | 513 |
| Black | 847 | 337 | 510 |
| Hispanic | 2,176 | 876 | 1,300 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| White | 6,341 | 2,707 | 3,634 |
| Two or more races | 668 | 270 | 398 |
| Race Unknown | 227 | 111 | 116 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 18 | 4 | 14 |
| Asian | 113 | 45 | 68 |
| Black | 142 | 44 | 98 |
| Hispanic | 259 | 90 | 169 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| White | 1,849 | 547 | 1,302 |
| Two or more races | 94 | 32 | 62 |
| Race Unknown | 34 | 9 | 25 |
By age, WSU has 971 students under 18 years old and 27 students over 65 years old. There are 11,371 students under 25 years old, and 5,312 students over 25 years old out of 16,689 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 971 students are younger than 18 and 16 students are older than 65. WSU has 10,296 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,011 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,075 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,301 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 971 | 629 | 342 |
| 18-19 | 3,394 | 1,911 | 1,483 |
| 20-21 | 3,702 | 2,048 | 1,654 |
| 22-24 | 3,304 | 1,704 | 1,600 |
| 25-29 | 2,091 | 1,129 | 962 |
| 30-34 | 1,022 | 636 | 386 |
| 35-39 | 824 | 570 | 254 |
| 40-49 | 920 | 679 | 241 |
| 50-64 | 428 | 324 | 104 |
| Over 65 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 971 | 629 | 342 |
| 18-19 | 3,393 | 1,911 | 1,482 |
| 20-21 | 3,616 | 1,993 | 1,623 |
| 22-24 | 2,316 | 1,194 | 1,122 |
| 25-29 | 1,247 | 689 | 558 |
| 30-34 | 615 | 407 | 208 |
| 35-39 | 500 | 344 | 156 |
| 40-49 | 461 | 326 | 135 |
| 50-64 | 172 | 125 | 47 |
| Over 65 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20-21 | 86 | 55 | 31 |
| 22-24 | 988 | 510 | 478 |
| 25-29 | 844 | 440 | 404 |
| 30-34 | 407 | 229 | 178 |
| 35-39 | 324 | 226 | 98 |
| 40-49 | 459 | 353 | 106 |
| 50-64 | 256 | 199 | 57 |
| Over 65 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Wichita State University, 4,761 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,354 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 16,689 | 4,761 | 5,354 |
| Undergraduate | 13,313 | 3,593 | 4,796 |
| Graduate | 3,376 | 1,168 | 558 |
| Kansas Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 0 | 4,761 | 0 |
| Undergraduate | 0 | 3,593 | 0 |
| Graduate | 0 | 1,168 | 0 |
Among 13,313 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,298 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.75%.952 students have transferred in as full-time status and 346 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 7,806 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 952 |
| Regular Part-time | 4,209 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 346 |
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