Enrollment Trends at KU

The student population at University of Kansas is 29,792 (22,085 undergraduate and 7,707 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,533 (9.29%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at KU is 74.13% which is increased by 2,840 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 307 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 84 male students for every 100 female students, down from 93 in 2015.
3,126 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 189.71% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 27,612 where 29,792 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 29,792 students in 2025 and was lowest at 26,708 in 2023. Overall, enrollment rose from 27,259 to 29,792 students, a net gain of 2,533 (9.3%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	27,259	19,245	9,579	9,666	8,014	3,548	4,466
2016-17	27,565 306	19,262 17	9,455 -124	9,807 141	8,303 289	3,577 29	4,726 260
2017-18	27,625 60	19,338 76	9,431 -24	9,907 100	8,287 -16	3,628 51	4,659 -67
2018-19	27,690 65	19,596 258	9,477 46	10,119 212	8,094 -193	3,520 -108	4,574 -85
2019-20	27,552 -138	19,667 71	9,394 -83	10,273 154	7,885 -209	3,364 -156	4,521 -53
2020-21	26,744 -808	19,135 -532	9,061 -333	10,074 -199	7,609 -276	3,264 -100	4,345 -176
2021-22	26,780 36	19,158 23	8,972 -89	10,186 112	7,622 13	3,253 -11	4,369 24
2022-23	26,708 -72	19,241 83	8,943 -29	10,298 112	7,467 -155	3,155 -98	4,312 -57
2023-24	28,406 1,698	20,696 1,455	9,650 707	11,046 748	7,710 243	3,244 89	4,466 154
2024-25	29,792 1,386	22,085 1,389	10,277 627	11,808 762	7,707 -3	3,289 45	4,418 -48
Average	27,612	19,742	9,424	10,318	7,870	3,384	4,486

University of Kansas Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 19,742 where 22,085 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 University of Kansas since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	19,245	17,191	8,523	8,668	2,054	1,056	998
2016-17	19,262	17,141	8,468	8,673	2,121	987	1,134
2017-18	19,338	17,151	8,378	8,773	2,187	1,053	1,134
2018-19	19,596	17,333	8,393	8,940	2,263	1,084	1,179
2019-20	19,667	17,257	8,274	8,983	2,410	1,120	1,290
2020-21	19,135	16,439	7,757	8,682	2,696	1,304	1,392
2021-22	19,158	16,618	7,825	8,793	2,540	1,147	1,393
2022-23	19,241	16,801	7,829	8,972	2,440	1,114	1,326
2023-24	20,696	18,262	8,531	9,731	2,434	1,119	1,315
2024-25	22,085	19,638	9,159	10,479	2,447	1,118	1,329
Average	19,742	19,742	8,314	9,069	19,742	1,110	1,249

University of Kansas Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,870 where 7,707 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 University of Kansas since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,014	5,855	2,750	3,105	2,159	798	1,361
2016-17	8,303	5,865	2,710	3,155	2,438	867	1,571
2017-18	8,287	5,737	2,666	3,071	2,550	962	1,588
2018-19	8,094	5,694	2,620	3,074	2,400	900	1,500
2019-20	7,885	5,620	2,548	3,072	2,265	816	1,449
2020-21	7,609	5,377	2,411	2,966	2,232	853	1,379
2021-22	7,622	5,505	2,444	3,061	2,117	809	1,308
2022-23	7,467	5,505	2,396	3,109	1,962	759	1,203
2023-24	7,710	5,684	2,448	3,236	2,026	796	1,230
2024-25	7,707	5,647	2,439	3,208	2,060	850	1,210
Average	7,870	7,870	2,543	3,106	7,870	841	1,380

University of Kansas Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 65.80%. The percentage was 69.82% 10 years ago and KU still has a high percentage of white students. 5.97% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.38% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.80% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.82% to 65.80%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.24% to 5.97%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.86% to 4.38%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.02% to 9.80%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5492 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.5036 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Kansas 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	140	1,157	1,051	1,640	9	19,032	1,218
2016-17	153	1,186	1,101	1,734	7	19,245	1,249
2017-18	133	1,245	1,141	1,824	14	19,288	1,320
2018-19	124	1,287	1,150	2,020	23	19,151	1,322
2019-20	125	1,327	1,132	2,143	28	18,890	1,350
2020-21	140	1,436	1,140	2,231	30	18,356	1,384
2021-22	133	1,531	1,195	2,277	26	18,172	1,341
2022-23	141	1,599	1,178	2,377	19	17,807	1,384
2023-24	137	1,715	1,246	2,665	23	18,704	1,531
2024-25	153	1,778	1,304	2,921	29	19,602	1,566
Average	138	1,426	1,164	2,183	21	18,825	1,367

University of Kansas Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,126 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 189.71% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Kansas from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	27,259	1,079	3,428	22,752
2016-17	27,565	1,706	4,087	21,772
2017-18	27,625	2,069	4,943	20,613
2018-19	27,690	2,041	5,228	20,421
2019-20	27,552	1,982	6,023	19,547
2020-21	26,744	5,043	16,970	4,731
2021-22	26,780	2,810	11,364	12,606
2022-23	26,708	2,593	9,671	14,444
2023-24	28,406	2,860	10,730	14,816
2024-25	29,792	3,126	10,681	15,985
Average	27,612	2,531	8,313	16,769

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Enrollment Trends at KU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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