Enrollment Trends at Wesleyan

The student population at Wesleyan University is 4,011 (3,805 undergraduate and 206 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 873 (27.82%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Wesleyan is 94.86% which is increased by 908 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 35 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 89 male students for every 100 female students, up from 87 in 2015.
694 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 93.31% since 2015. (Note: The high increase/decrease may be due to the pandemic)

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,317 where 4,011 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 4,011 students in 2025 and was lowest at 3,053 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 3,138 to 4,011 students, a net gain of 873 (27.8%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,138	2,897	1,349	1,548	241	112	129
2016-17	3,206 68	2,971 74	1,367 18	1,604 56	235 -6	106 -6	129
2017-18	3,213 7	2,976 5	1,376 9	1,600 -4	237 2	116 10	121 -8
2018-19	3,217 4	3,009 33	1,350 -26	1,659 59	208 -29	100 -16	108 -13
2019-20	3,230 13	3,018 9	1,388 38	1,630 -29	212 4	102 2	110 2
2020-21	3,053 -177	2,852 -166	1,207 -181	1,645 15	201 -11	88 -14	113 3
2021-22	3,581 528	3,385 533	1,483 276	1,902 257	196 -5	83 -5	113
2022-23	3,253 -328	3,069 -316	1,420 -63	1,649 -253	184 -12	71 -12	113
2023-24	3,271 18	3,066 -3	1,445 25	1,621 -28	205 21	80 9	125 12
2024-25	4,011 740	3,805 739	1,810 365	1,995 374	206 1	82 2	124 -1
Average	3,317	3,105	1,420	1,685	213	94	119

Wesleyan University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,105 where 3,805 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 Wesleyan University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,897	2,820	1,299	1,521	77	50	27
2016-17	2,971	2,918	1,342	1,576	53	25	28
2017-18	2,976	2,896	1,331	1,565	80	45	35
2018-19	3,009	2,928	1,308	1,620	81	42	39
2019-20	3,018	2,937	1,337	1,600	81	51	30
2020-21	2,852	2,836	1,201	1,635	16	6	10
2021-22	3,385	3,238	1,413	1,825	147	70	77
2022-23	3,069	3,006	1,388	1,618	63	32	31
2023-24	3,066	2,969	1,388	1,581	97	57	40
2024-25	3,805	3,064	1,464	1,600	741	346	395
Average	3,105	3,105	1,347	1,614	3,105	72	71

Wesleyan University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 213 where 206 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 Wesleyan University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	241	156	80	76	85	32	53
2016-17	235	151	68	83	84	38	46
2017-18	237	152	78	74	85	38	47
2018-19	208	124	65	59	84	35	49
2019-20	212	126	66	60	86	36	50
2020-21	201	134	65	69	67	23	44
2021-22	196	132	66	66	64	17	47
2022-23	184	124	52	72	60	19	41
2023-24	205	130	57	73	75	23	52
2024-25	206	135	61	74	71	21	50
Average	213	213	66	71	213	28	48

Wesleyan University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 45.50% and the percentage of black students is 9.60% at Wesleyan University. 9.47% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 17.28% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 52.96% to 45.50%. Asian enrollment grew from 7.97% to 9.47%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.33% to 9.60%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.23% to 17.28%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7411 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6944 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wesleyan 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
Year	2015-16	2	250	230	321	3	1,662	168
2016-17	4	228	215	320	5	1,747	163
2017-18	3	246	221	344	2	1,717	162
2018-19	3	226	217	358	1	1,718	189
2019-20	3	230	204	353	4	1,717	189
2020-21	1	239	169	343	2	1,665	199
2021-22	1	266	221	416	3	1,947	237
2022-23	1	286	183	351	2	1,745	229
2023-24	2	295	202	349	3	1,733	228
2024-25	12	380	385	693	2	1,825	249
Average	3	265	225	385	3	1,748	201

Wesleyan University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

694 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 93.31% since 2020. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wesleyan University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	3,138	0	0	3,138
2016-17	3,206	0	0	3,206
2017-18	3,213	0	0	3,213
2018-19	3,217	0	0	3,217
2019-20	3,230	0	0	3,230
2020-21	3,053	359	2,586	108
2021-22	3,581	115	38	3,428
2022-23	3,253	59	35	3,159
2023-24	3,271	64	11	3,196
2024-25	4,011	694	6	3,311
Average	3,317	129	268	2,921

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Enrollment Trends at Wesleyan

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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