Wesleyan University Student Population

How many students at Wesleyan?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Wesleyan University has a total enrollment of 4,011 students, including 3,805 undergraduate and 206 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,892 male students (47.2%) and 2,119 female students (52.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,825 White students (45.5%) and 693 Hispanic students (17.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,805 undergraduate students (94.9%) and 206 graduate students (5.1%).
• Class Delivery: 694 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 6 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Wesleyan's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,892 male (47.17%) and 2,119 female (52.83%) students are attending Wesleyan University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 89.29.

By class level, 3,805 (94.86%) are undergraduate students and 206 (5.14%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.57% are male and 52.43% are female, while among graduate students, 39.81% are male and 60.19% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,825 White, 385 Black, and 380 Asian students out of a total of 4,011 are attending at Wesleyan University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Wesleyan University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 74% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Wesleyan has 720 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 3,811 students under 25 years old, and 200 students over 25 years old out of 4,011 total students.

Wesleyan has 3,741 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 64 students aged 25 and over.

It has 70 graduate students aged under 25 and 136 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Wesleyan University, 694 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6 students are enrolled in some online courses.

23 students who live in Connecticut or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 671 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,805 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 48 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.26%.