The student population at Washburn University is 6,033 (5,331 undergraduate and 702 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 582 (8.80%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,149 where 6,033 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 6,691 students in 2018 and was lowest at 5,460 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 6,615 to 6,033 students, a net loss of 582 (8.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Washburn University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 6,615 | 5,793 | 2,347 | 3,446 | 822 | 341 | 481 |
| 2016-17 | 6,636 21 | 5,780 -13 | 2,333 -14 | 3,447 1 | 856 34 | 333 -8 | 523 42 |
| 2017-18 | 6,691 55 | 5,873 93 | 2,359 26 | 3,514 67 | 818 -38 | 309 -24 | 509 -14 |
| 2018-19 | 6,571 -120 | 5,719 -154 | 2,237 -122 | 3,482 -32 | 852 34 | 316 7 | 536 27 |
| 2019-20 | 6,285 -286 | 5,472 -247 | 2,100 -137 | 3,372 -110 | 813 -39 | 284 -32 | 529 -7 |
| 2020-21 | 5,880 -405 | 5,070 -402 | 1,948 -152 | 3,122 -250 | 810 -3 | 272 -12 | 538 9 |
| 2021-22 | 5,657 -223 | 4,828 -242 | 1,803 -145 | 3,025 -97 | 829 19 | 277 5 | 552 14 |
| 2022-23 | 5,460 -197 | 4,733 -95 | 1,728 -75 | 3,005 -20 | 727 -102 | 252 -25 | 475 -77 |
| 2023-24 | 5,663 203 | 4,930 197 | 1,800 72 | 3,130 125 | 733 6 | 264 12 | 469 -6 |
| 2024-25 | 6,033 370 | 5,331 401 | 1,836 36 | 3,495 365 | 702 -31 | 261 -3 | 441 -28 |
| Average | 6,149 | 5,353 | 2,049 | 3,304 | 796 | 291 | 505 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,353 where 5,331 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 Washburn University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 5,793 | 3,767 | 1,570 | 2,197 | 2,026 | 777 | 1,249 |
| 2016-17 | 5,780 | 3,866 | 1,610 | 2,256 | 1,914 | 723 | 1,191 |
| 2017-18 | 5,873 | 3,944 | 1,639 | 2,305 | 1,929 | 720 | 1,209 |
| 2018-19 | 5,719 | 3,794 | 1,499 | 2,295 | 1,925 | 738 | 1,187 |
| 2019-20 | 5,472 | 3,597 | 1,425 | 2,172 | 1,875 | 675 | 1,200 |
| 2020-21 | 5,070 | 3,326 | 1,264 | 2,062 | 1,744 | 684 | 1,060 |
| 2021-22 | 4,828 | 3,156 | 1,187 | 1,969 | 1,672 | 616 | 1,056 |
| 2022-23 | 4,733 | 3,174 | 1,149 | 2,025 | 1,559 | 579 | 980 |
| 2023-24 | 4,930 | 3,405 | 1,227 | 2,178 | 1,525 | 573 | 952 |
| 2024-25 | 5,331 | 3,832 | 1,311 | 2,521 | 1,499 | 525 | 974 |
| Average | 5,353 | 5,353 | 1,388 | 2,198 | 5,353 | 661 | 1,106 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 796 where 702 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 Washburn University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 822 | 485 | 241 | 244 | 337 | 100 | 237 |
| 2016-17 | 856 | 515 | 235 | 280 | 341 | 98 | 243 |
| 2017-18 | 818 | 519 | 226 | 293 | 299 | 83 | 216 |
| 2018-19 | 852 | 503 | 227 | 276 | 349 | 89 | 260 |
| 2019-20 | 813 | 488 | 204 | 284 | 325 | 80 | 245 |
| 2020-21 | 810 | 469 | 193 | 276 | 341 | 79 | 262 |
| 2021-22 | 829 | 499 | 208 | 291 | 330 | 69 | 261 |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 472 | 198 | 274 | 255 | 54 | 201 |
| 2023-24 | 733 | 481 | 209 | 272 | 252 | 55 | 197 |
| 2024-25 | 702 | 474 | 203 | 271 | 228 | 58 | 170 |
| Average | 796 | 796 | 214 | 276 | 796 | 77 | 229 |
The percentage of white students is 60.70%. The percentage was 63.24% 10 years ago and Washburn still has a high percentage of white students. 1.24% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.87% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 15.18% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 63.24% to 60.70%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.22% to 1.24%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.96% to 7.87%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.88% to 15.18%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5981 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5914 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Washburn 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 | 36 | 81 | 328 | 455 | 3 | 4,183 | 246 |
| 2016-17 | 36 | 76 | 339 | 578 | 6 | 4,260 | 261 |
| 2017-18 | 44 | 74 | 376 | 683 | 4 | 4,414 | 298 |
| 2018-19 | 41 | 89 | 386 | 674 | 6 | 3,990 | 269 |
| 2019-20 | 36 | 76 | 352 | 631 | 4 | 3,572 | 262 |
| 2020-21 | 33 | 70 | 334 | 584 | 5 | 3,216 | 231 |
| 2021-22 | 32 | 82 | 330 | 557 | 4 | 2,936 | 219 |
| 2022-23 | 47 | 93 | 397 | 664 | 3 | 3,409 | 268 |
| 2023-24 | 48 | 79 | 418 | 773 | 4 | 3,491 | 336 |
| 2024-25 | 56 | 75 | 475 | 916 | 10 | 3,662 | 378 |
| Average | 41 | 80 | 374 | 652 | 5 | 3,713 | 277 |
783 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 21.02% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Washburn University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 6,615 | 647 | 1,416 | 4,552 |
| 2016-17 | 6,636 | 709 | 1,426 | 4,501 |
| 2017-18 | 6,691 | 682 | 1,556 | 4,453 |
| 2018-19 | 6,571 | 756 | 1,671 | 4,144 |
| 2019-20 | 6,285 | 673 | 1,712 | 3,900 |
| 2020-21 | 5,880 | 742 | 2,033 | 3,105 |
| 2021-22 | 5,657 | 812 | 1,727 | 3,118 |
| 2022-23 | 5,460 | 740 | 1,807 | 2,913 |
| 2023-24 | 5,663 | 707 | 1,786 | 3,170 |
| 2024-25 | 6,033 | 783 | 2,054 | 3,196 |
| Average | 6,149 | 725 | 1,719 | 3,705 |
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