The student population at Kansas Wesleyan University is 1,021 (962 undergraduate and 59 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 273 (36.50%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 821 where 1,021 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 1,021 students in 2025 and was lowest at 716 in 2020. Overall, enrollment rose from 748 to 1,021 students, a net gain of 273 (36.5%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Kansas Wesleyan University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 748 | 690 | 354 | 336 | 58 | 34 | 24 |
| 2016-17 | 766 18 | 693 3 | 387 33 | 306 -30 | 73 15 | 37 3 | 36 12 |
| 2017-18 | 791 25 | 693 | 409 22 | 284 -22 | 98 25 | 53 16 | 45 9 |
| 2018-19 | 741 -50 | 667 -26 | 397 -12 | 270 -14 | 74 -24 | 34 -19 | 40 -5 |
| 2019-20 | 716 -25 | 653 -14 | 379 -18 | 274 4 | 63 -11 | 33 -1 | 30 -10 |
| 2020-21 | 803 87 | 749 96 | 435 56 | 314 40 | 54 -9 | 34 1 | 20 -10 |
| 2021-22 | 812 9 | 760 11 | 434 -1 | 326 12 | 52 -2 | 34 | 18 -2 |
| 2022-23 | 859 47 | 791 31 | 448 14 | 343 17 | 68 16 | 46 12 | 22 4 |
| 2023-24 | 951 92 | 899 108 | 513 65 | 386 43 | 52 -16 | 37 -9 | 15 -7 |
| 2024-25 | 1,021 70 | 962 63 | 546 33 | 416 30 | 59 7 | 44 7 | 15 |
| Average | 821 | 756 | 430 | 326 | 65 | 39 | 27 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 756 where 962 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 Wesleyan University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 690 | 619 | 324 | 295 | 71 | 30 | 41 |
| 2016-17 | 693 | 638 | 354 | 284 | 55 | 33 | 22 |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 631 | 384 | 247 | 62 | 25 | 37 |
| 2018-19 | 667 | 605 | 362 | 243 | 62 | 35 | 27 |
| 2019-20 | 653 | 607 | 357 | 250 | 46 | 22 | 24 |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 698 | 411 | 287 | 51 | 24 | 27 |
| 2021-22 | 760 | 718 | 408 | 310 | 42 | 26 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 752 | 420 | 332 | 39 | 28 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | 899 | 859 | 491 | 368 | 40 | 22 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | 962 | 898 | 506 | 392 | 64 | 40 | 24 |
| Average | 756 | 756 | 402 | 301 | 756 | 29 | 25 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 65 where 59 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 Wesleyan University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 34 | 24 |
| 2016-17 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 37 | 36 |
| 2017-18 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 53 | 45 |
| 2018-19 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 34 | 40 |
| 2019-20 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 33 | 29 |
| 2020-21 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 34 | 20 |
| 2021-22 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 34 | 18 |
| 2022-23 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 46 | 22 |
| 2023-24 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 37 | 15 |
| 2024-25 | 59 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Average | 65 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 65 | 34 | 25 |
The percentage of white students is 57.00%. The percentage was 67.65% 10 years ago and Kansas Wesleyan still has a high percentage of white students. 0.78% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.36% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 17.34% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.65% to 57.00%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.80% to 0.78%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.69% to 11.36%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 13.90% to 17.34%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6274 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5150 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Kansas Wesleyan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 104 | 3 | 506 | 15 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 5 | 88 | 112 | 3 | 502 | 17 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 3 | 105 | 120 | 3 | 502 | 26 |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 3 | 90 | 121 | 2 | 458 | 34 |
| 2019-20 | 4 | 3 | 87 | 128 | 3 | 455 | 21 |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 2 | 90 | 174 | 4 | 474 | 42 |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 6 | 117 | 175 | 2 | 453 | 43 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 11 | 121 | 169 | 0 | 491 | 49 |
| 2023-24 | 4 | 13 | 116 | 176 | 3 | 541 | 61 |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 8 | 116 | 177 | 8 | 582 | 69 |
| Average | 4 | 6 | 100 | 146 | 3 | 496 | 38 |
82 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 148.48% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Kansas Wesleyan University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 748 | 33 | 103 | 612 |
| 2016-17 | 766 | 44 | 168 | 554 |
| 2017-18 | 791 | 81 | 127 | 583 |
| 2018-19 | 741 | 81 | 167 | 493 |
| 2019-20 | 716 | 71 | 179 | 466 |
| 2020-21 | 803 | 77 | 313 | 413 |
| 2021-22 | 812 | 61 | 298 | 453 |
| 2022-23 | 859 | 94 | 198 | 567 |
| 2023-24 | 951 | 67 | 298 | 586 |
| 2024-25 | 1,021 | 82 | 476 | 463 |
| Average | 821 | 69 | 233 | 519 |
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