Student Population at WWU

How many students at WWU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, William Woods University has a total enrollment of 2,046 students, including 1,342 undergraduate and 704 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 827 male students (40.4%) and 1,219 female students (59.6%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,303 White students (63.7%) and 274 Black students (13.4%).
Class Level Breakdown: 1,342 undergraduate students (65.6%) and 704 graduate students (34.4%).
Class Delivery: 1,104 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 390 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - WWU's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 827 male (40.42%) and 1,219 female (59.58%) students are attending William Woods University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 67.84.

By class level, 1,342 (65.59%) are undergraduate students and 704 (34.41%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 40.83% are male and 59.17% are female, while among graduate students, 39.63% are male and 60.37% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,046	1,342	704
Men	827	548	279
Women	1,219	794	425

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,303 White, 274 Black, and 20 Asian students out of a total of 2,046 are attending at William Woods University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

William Woods University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 56.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	8	6	2
Asian	20	11	9
Black	274	135	139
Hispanic	149	63	86
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	0	3
White	1,303	470	833
Two or more races	85	36	49
Race Unknown	158	71	87

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	7	5	2
Asian	13	8	5
Black	200	101	99
Hispanic	123	47	76
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	0	2
White	767	274	493
Two or more races	68	27	41
Race Unknown	125	56	69

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1	1	0
Asian	7	3	4
Black	74	34	40
Hispanic	26	16	10
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	536	196	340
Two or more races	17	9	8
Race Unknown	33	15	18

Student Age Distribution

By age, WWU has 43 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 1,013 students under 25 years old, and 1,032 students over 25 years old out of 2,046 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 43 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. WWU has 907 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 435 students aged 25 and over.

It has 106 graduate students aged under 25 and 597 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	43	9	34
18-19	409	228	181
20-21	330	191	139
22-24	231	124	107
25-29	198	121	77
30-34	192	126	66
35-39	190	123	67
40-49	324	212	112
50-64	116	77	39
Over 65	12	7	5

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	43	9	34
18-19	409	228	181
20-21	324	187	137
22-24	131	73	58
25-29	87	56	31
30-34	95	65	30
35-39	72	49	23
40-49	129	92	37
50-64	45	31	14
Over 65	7	4	3

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	6	4	2
22-24	100	51	49
25-29	111	65	46
30-34	97	61	36
35-39	118	74	44
40-49	195	120	75
50-64	71	46	25
Over 65	5	3	2

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At William Woods University, 1,104 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 390 students are enrolled in some online courses.

489 students who live in Missouri or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 615 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	2,046	1,104	390
Undergraduate	1,342	519	375
Graduate	704	585	15

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Missouri Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	489	595	20
Undergraduate	72	437	10
Graduate	417	158	10

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,342 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 288 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 21.46%.171 students have transferred in as full-time status and 117 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	866
Transfer-in Full-time	171
Regular Part-time	188
Transfer-in Part-time	117

WWU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend WWU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 2,046 students are enrolled at WWU.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at WWU?

1,342 undergraduate and 704 graduate students are enrolled at WWU.

What is the gender breakdown at WWU?

827 male (40.42%) and 1,219 female (59.58%) students are attending WWU.

What is the international student enrollment at WWU?

46 international students (2.25%) are enrolled at WWU, including 37 undergraduate and 9 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at WWU?

WWU has a student population that is predominantly White: 1,303 White (63.69%), 274 Black (13.39%), and 20 Asian (0.98%) students are enrolled.

How many students at WWU are under 18 or over 65?

43 students are under 18 and 12 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at WWU take online courses?

1,104 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 390 students take some online courses.

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