Wilmington University Student Population

How many students at Wilmington?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Wilmington University has a total enrollment of 13,746 students, including 8,858 undergraduate and 4,888 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,329 male students (38.8%) and 8,417 female students (61.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,018 White students (43.8%) and 3,083 Black students (22.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 8,858 undergraduate students (64.4%) and 4,888 graduate students (35.6%).
• Class Delivery: 10,288 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,949 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Wilmington'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, 5,329 male (38.77%) and 8,417 female (61.23%) students are attending Wilmington University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 63.31.

By class level, 8,858 (64.44%) are undergraduate students and 4,888 (35.56%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.20% are male and 60.80% are female, while among graduate students, 37.99% are male and 62.01% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,018 White, 3,083 Black, and 425 Asian students out of a total of 13,746 are attending at Wilmington University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Wilmington 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, Wilmington has 850 students under 18 years old and 42 students over 65 years old. There are 4,306 students under 25 years old, and 9,440 students over 25 years old out of 13,746 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 850 students are younger than 18 and 11 students are older than 65. Wilmington has 3,444 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 5,414 students aged 25 and over.

It has 862 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,026 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 Wilmington University, 10,288 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,949 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,859 students who live in Delaware or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,429 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 8,858 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,157 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.06%.525 students have transferred in as full-time status and 632 students transferred in as part-time status.