The student population at Kentucky Wesleyan College is 887 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 194 (27.99%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 812 where 887 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 887 students in 2021 and was lowest at 693 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 693 to 887 students, a net gain of 194 (28%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Kentucky Wesleyan College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 693 | 370 | 323 |
| 2016-17 | 785 92 | 385 15 | 400 77 |
| 2017-18 | 716 -69 | 373 -12 | 343 -57 |
| 2018-19 | 830 114 | 425 52 | 405 62 |
| 2019-20 | 863 33 | 440 15 | 423 18 |
| 2020-21 | 887 24 | 442 2 | 445 22 |
| 2021-22 | 811 -76 | 432 -10 | 379 -66 |
| 2022-23 | 813 2 | 418 -14 | 395 16 |
| 2023-24 | 834 21 | 416 -2 | 418 23 |
| 2024-25 | 887 53 | 442 26 | 445 27 |
| Average | 812 | 414 | 398 |
The percentage of white students is 58.17%. The percentage was 73.16% 10 years ago and Wesleyan still has a high percentage of white students. 2.48% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.11% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.04% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 73.16% to 58.17%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.29% to 2.48%. Black student enrollment decreased from 15.30% to 15.11%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.15% to 3.04%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6371 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4412 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Kentucky Wesleyan College 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 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 8 | 0 | 507 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 1 | 8 | 114 | 10 | 0 | 597 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 9 | 115 | 14 | 0 | 525 | 7 |
| 2018-19 | 6 | 10 | 102 | 15 | 0 | 550 | 7 |
| 2019-20 | 6 | 10 | 105 | 27 | 0 | 591 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | 10 | 11 | 119 | 27 | 0 | 589 | 7 |
| 2021-22 | 5 | 11 | 109 | 25 | 0 | 552 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | 4 | 13 | 103 | 37 | 0 | 542 | 9 |
| 2023-24 | 5 | 14 | 119 | 31 | 0 | 531 | 13 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 22 | 134 | 27 | 0 | 516 | 10 |
| Average | 5 | 11 | 113 | 22 | 0 | 550 | 7 |
128 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 509.52% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Kentucky Wesleyan College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 693 | 21 | 0 | 672 |
| 2016-17 | 785 | 20 | 88 | 677 |
| 2017-18 | 716 | 20 | 0 | 696 |
| 2018-19 | 830 | 31 | 135 | 664 |
| 2019-20 | 863 | 38 | 167 | 658 |
| 2020-21 | 887 | 58 | 139 | 690 |
| 2021-22 | 811 | 88 | 169 | 554 |
| 2022-23 | 813 | 93 | 154 | 566 |
| 2023-24 | 834 | 110 | 196 | 528 |
| 2024-25 | 887 | 128 | 160 | 599 |
| Average | 812 | 61 | 121 | 630 |
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