Enrollment Trends at K-State

The student population at Kansas State University is 20,295 (15,650 undergraduate and 4,645 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,851 (15.95%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at K-State is 77.11% which is decreased by 4,209 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 358 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 86 male students for every 100 female students, down from 103 in 2015.
3,365 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 70.12% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,551 where 20,295 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 24,146 students in 2016 and was lowest at 19,722 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 24,146 to 20,295 students, a net loss of 3,851 (15.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Kansas State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	24,146	19,859	10,348	9,511	4,287	1,917	2,370
2016-17	23,779 -367	19,472 -387	10,179 -169	9,293 -218	4,307 20	1,914 -3	2,393 23
2017-18	22,795 -984	18,488 -984	9,743 -436	8,745 -548	4,307	1,873 -41	2,434 41
2018-19	22,221 -574	17,869 -619	9,451 -292	8,418 -327	4,352 45	1,793 -80	2,559 125
2019-20	21,719 -502	17,210 -659	8,943 -508	8,267 -151	4,509 157	1,824 31	2,685 126
2020-21	20,854 -865	16,257 -953	8,300 -643	7,957 -310	4,597 88	1,779 -45	2,818 133
2021-22	20,229 -625	15,619 -638	7,861 -439	7,758 -199	4,610 13	1,786 7	2,824 6
2022-23	19,722 -507	15,046 -573	7,487 -374	7,559 -199	4,676 66	1,800 14	2,876 52
2023-24	19,745 23	15,113 67	7,430 -57	7,683 124	4,632 -44	1,832 32	2,800 -76
2024-25	20,295 550	15,650 537	7,601 171	8,049 366	4,645 13	1,789 -43	2,856 56
Average	21,551	17,058	8,734	8,324	4,492	1,831	2,662

Kansas State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 17,058 where 15,650 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Kansas State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	19,859	17,935	9,388	8,547	1,924	960	964
2016-17	19,472	17,699	9,279	8,420	1,773	900	873
2017-18	18,488	16,770	8,915	7,855	1,718	828	890
2018-19	17,869	16,230	8,654	7,576	1,639	797	842
2019-20	17,210	15,548	8,163	7,385	1,662	780	882
2020-21	16,257	14,497	7,481	7,016	1,760	819	941
2021-22	15,619	13,936	7,097	6,839	1,683	764	919
2022-23	15,046	13,462	6,820	6,642	1,584	667	917
2023-24	15,113	13,553	6,761	6,792	1,560	669	891
2024-25	15,650	13,976	6,897	7,079	1,674	704	970
Average	17,058	17,058	7,946	7,415	17,058	789	909

Kansas State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,492 where 4,645 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Kansas State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,287	2,380	1,105	1,275	1,907	812	1,095
2016-17	4,307	2,457	1,119	1,338	1,850	795	1,055
2017-18	4,307	2,589	1,175	1,414	1,718	698	1,020
2018-19	4,352	2,608	1,115	1,493	1,744	678	1,066
2019-20	4,509	2,578	1,104	1,474	1,931	720	1,211
2020-21	4,597	2,573	1,065	1,508	2,024	714	1,310
2021-22	4,610	2,554	1,031	1,523	2,056	755	1,301
2022-23	4,676	2,530	1,022	1,508	2,146	778	1,368
2023-24	4,632	2,545	1,081	1,464	2,087	751	1,336
2024-25	4,645	2,545	1,031	1,514	2,100	758	1,342
Average	4,492	4,492	1,085	1,451	4,492	746	1,210

Kansas State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.57%. The percentage was 75.01% 10 years ago and K-State still has a high percentage of white students. 2.24% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.13% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.17% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 75.01% to 75.57%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.59% to 2.24%. Black student enrollment decreased from 3.62% to 3.13%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.30% to 9.17%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4177 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4309 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Kansas State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	94	385	875	1,520	28	18,112	704
2016-17	105	387	856	1,521	30	17,852	754
2017-18	115	377	762	1,504	21	17,155	772
2018-19	90	397	711	1,565	22	16,740	762
2019-20	103	391	701	1,587	25	16,439	723
2020-21	92	397	648	1,538	20	16,007	741
2021-22	77	388	630	1,582	21	15,473	727
2022-23	94	402	593	1,612	18	15,096	688
2023-24	85	419	580	1,714	17	15,052	690
2024-25	79	455	635	1,862	23	15,337	737
Average	93	400	699	1,601	23	16,326	730

Kansas State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,365 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 70.12% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Kansas State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	24,146	1,978	2,916	19,252
2016-17	23,779	1,956	3,315	18,508
2017-18	22,795	1,946	3,511	17,338
2018-19	22,221	2,070	3,564	16,587
2019-20	21,719	2,386	3,464	15,869
2020-21	20,854	2,979	10,758	7,117
2021-22	20,229	2,783	6,181	11,265
2022-23	19,722	2,820	6,929	9,973
2023-24	19,745	2,954	6,793	9,998
2024-25	20,295	3,365	7,916	9,014
Average	21,551	2,524	5,535	13,492

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Enrollment Trends at K-State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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