Enrollment Trends at WSC

The student population at Wayne State College is 4,666 (3,902 undergraduate and 764 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,235 (36.00%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at WSC is 83.63% which is increased by 989 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 246 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 65 male students for every 100 female students, down from 74 in 2015.
720 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 102.25% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,063 where 4,666 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 4,807 students in 2024 and was lowest at 3,292 in 2018. Overall, enrollment rose from 3,431 to 4,666 students, a net gain of 1,235 (36%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Wayne State College since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,431	2,913	1,250	1,663	518	208	310
2016-17	3,357 -74	2,837 -76	1,233 -17	1,604 -59	520 2	210 2	310
2017-18	3,292 -65	2,757 -80	1,171 -62	1,586 -18	535 15	212 2	323 13
2018-19	3,633 341	2,975 218	1,298 127	1,677 91	658 123	244 32	414 91
2019-20	3,890 257	3,148 173	1,325 27	1,823 146	742 84	266 22	476 62
2020-21	4,202 312	3,440 292	1,437 112	2,003 180	762 20	280 14	482 6
2021-22	4,580 378	3,766 326	1,543 106	2,223 220	814 52	285 5	529 47
2022-23	4,773 193	3,860 94	1,636 93	2,224 1	913 99	282 -3	631 102
2023-24	4,807 34	3,934 74	1,625 -11	2,309 85	873 -40	246 -36	627 -4
2024-25	4,666 -141	3,902 -32	1,625	2,277 -32	764 -109	215 -31	549 -78
Average	4,063	3,353	1,414	1,939	710	245	465

Wayne State College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,353 where 3,902 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 Wayne State College since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,913	2,611	1,137	1,474	302	113	189
2016-17	2,837	2,455	1,093	1,362	382	140	242
2017-18	2,757	2,404	1,045	1,359	353	126	227
2018-19	2,975	2,572	1,137	1,435	403	161	242
2019-20	3,148	2,635	1,132	1,503	513	193	320
2020-21	3,440	2,822	1,202	1,620	618	235	383
2021-22	3,766	2,814	1,175	1,639	952	368	584
2022-23	3,860	2,857	1,220	1,637	1,003	416	587
2023-24	3,934	2,835	1,208	1,627	1,099	417	682
2024-25	3,902	2,802	1,190	1,612	1,100	435	665
Average	3,353	3,353	1,154	1,527	3,353	260	412

Wayne State College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 710 where 764 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 Wayne State College since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	518	123	25	98	395	183	212
2016-17	520	140	30	110	380	180	200
2017-18	535	133	30	103	402	182	220
2018-19	658	161	35	126	497	209	288
2019-20	742	188	44	144	554	222	332
2020-21	762	155	41	114	607	239	368
2021-22	814	149	42	107	665	243	422
2022-23	913	181	67	114	732	215	517
2023-24	873	177	50	127	696	196	500
2024-25	764	166	58	108	598	157	441
Average	710	710	42	115	710	203	350

Wayne State College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.80%. The percentage was 82.60% 10 years ago and WSC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.69% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.10% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.75% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 82.60% to 75.80%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.58% to 0.69%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.62% to 2.10%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.56% to 12.75%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4077 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3122 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wayne State 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
Year	2015-16	28	20	90	225	2	2,834	71
2016-17	30	19	89	258	1	2,782	78
2017-18	35	19	98	265	3	2,717	78
2018-19	42	25	118	267	3	2,992	98
2019-20	45	30	117	334	0	3,128	113
2020-21	50	37	106	395	3	3,382	116
2021-22	53	40	98	500	1	3,617	124
2022-23	46	56	119	502	2	3,776	126
2023-24	36	48	134	556	4	3,725	123
2024-25	37	32	98	595	2	3,537	136
Average	40	33	107	390	2	3,249	106

Wayne State College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

720 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 102.25% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wayne State College from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	3,431	356	719	2,356
2016-17	3,357	384	710	2,263
2017-18	3,292	426	462	2,404
2018-19	3,633	556	562	2,515
2019-20	3,890	661	710	2,519
2020-21	4,202	785	929	2,488
2021-22	4,580	845	1,114	2,621
2022-23	4,773	845	1,139	2,789
2023-24	4,807	840	1,151	2,816
2024-25	4,666	720	1,207	2,739
Average	4,063	642	870	2,551

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Enrollment Trends at WSC

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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