Enrollment Trends at UW - Stout

The student population at University of Wisconsin-Stout is 6,926 (6,136 undergraduate and 790 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,628 (27.51%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UW - Stout is 88.59% which is decreased by 2,271 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 357 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 115 male students for every 100 female students, up from 108 in 2015.
1,265 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -27.92% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,256 where 6,926 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 1 year-over-year increase and 8 decreases. It peaked at 9,633 students in 2017 and was lowest at 6,926 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 9,554 to 6,926 students, a net loss of 2,628 (27.5%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,554	8,407	4,555	3,852	1,147	403	744
2016-17	9,633 79	8,412 5	4,596 41	3,816 -36	1,221 74	426 23	795 51
2017-18	9,416 -217	8,131 -281	4,568 -28	3,563 -253	1,285 64	434 8	851 56
2018-19	8,770 -646	7,577 -554	4,313 -255	3,264 -299	1,193 -92	387 -47	806 -45
2019-20	8,413 -357	7,309 -268	4,186 -127	3,123 -141	1,104 -89	366 -21	738 -68
2020-21	7,970 -443	6,889 -420	3,999 -187	2,890 -233	1,081 -23	376 10	705 -33
2021-22	7,695 -275	6,634 -255	3,815 -184	2,819 -71	1,061 -20	324 -52	737 32
2022-23	7,234 -461	6,254 -380	3,582 -233	2,672 -147	980 -81	297 -27	683 -54
2023-24	6,951 -283	6,093 -161	3,468 -114	2,625 -47	858 -122	244 -53	614 -69
2024-25	6,926 -25	6,136 43	3,483 15	2,653 28	790 -68	226 -18	564 -50
Average	8,256	7,184	4,057	3,128	1,072	348	724

University of Wisconsin-Stout Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,184 where 6,136 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 Wisconsin-Stout since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,407	6,868	3,691	3,177	1,539	864	675
2016-17	8,412	6,856	3,734	3,122	1,556	862	694
2017-18	8,131	6,605	3,678	2,927	1,526	890	636
2018-19	7,577	6,173	3,530	2,643	1,404	783	621
2019-20	7,309	6,024	3,493	2,531	1,285	693	592
2020-21	6,889	5,593	3,287	2,306	1,296	712	584
2021-22	6,634	5,383	3,133	2,250	1,251	682	569
2022-23	6,254	5,113	2,984	2,129	1,141	598	543
2023-24	6,093	5,018	2,907	2,111	1,075	561	514
2024-25	6,136	4,938	2,842	2,096	1,198	641	557
Average	7,184	7,184	3,328	2,529	7,184	729	599

University of Wisconsin-Stout Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,072 where 790 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 Wisconsin-Stout since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,147	287	95	192	860	308	552
2016-17	1,221	280	82	198	941	344	597
2017-18	1,285	266	66	200	1,019	368	651
2018-19	1,193	259	65	194	934	322	612
2019-20	1,104	239	72	167	865	294	571
2020-21	1,081	241	66	175	840	310	530
2021-22	1,061	238	52	186	823	272	551
2022-23	980	218	51	167	762	246	516
2023-24	858	214	50	164	644	194	450
2024-25	790	206	55	151	584	171	413
Average	1,072	1,072	65	179	1,072	283	544

University of Wisconsin-Stout Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 80.84%. The percentage was 86.04% 10 years ago and UW - Stout still has a high percentage of white students. 3.05% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.78% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.97% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 86.04% to 80.84%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.50% to 3.05%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.72% to 1.78%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.46% to 3.97%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3426 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2574 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 Wisconsin-Stout 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	22	334	164	235	11	8,220	157
2016-17	28	327	197	255	11	8,301	170
2017-18	32	318	199	259	15	8,099	199
2018-19	30	311	172	266	9	7,552	201
2019-20	32	303	145	262	11	7,231	232
2020-21	24	281	149	284	10	6,876	208
2021-22	20	257	139	282	10	6,542	216
2022-23	27	237	123	265	7	6,086	196
2023-24	29	211	99	281	4	5,746	209
2024-25	29	211	123	275	3	5,599	229
Average	27	279	151	266	9	7,025	202

University of Wisconsin-Stout Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,265 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -27.92% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Wisconsin-Stout from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	9,554	1,755	2,534	5,265
2016-17	9,633	1,956	2,417	5,260
2017-18	9,416	1,932	2,165	5,319
2018-19	8,770	1,817	2,378	4,575
2019-20	8,413	1,728	2,179	4,506
2020-21	7,970	1,915	4,946	1,109
2021-22	7,695	1,671	3,297	2,727
2022-23	7,234	1,464	2,555	3,215
2023-24	6,951	1,366	2,492	3,093
2024-25	6,926	1,265	1,988	3,673
Average	8,256	1,687	2,695	3,874

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Enrollment Trends at UW - Stout

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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