Washburn University Student Population

How many students at Washburn?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Washburn University has a total enrollment of 6,033 students, including 5,331 undergraduate and 702 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,097 male students (34.8%) and 3,936 female students (65.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,662 White students (60.7%) and 916 Hispanic students (15.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,331 undergraduate students (88.4%) and 702 graduate students (11.6%).
• Class Delivery: 783 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,054 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 4,908 - Washburn's body is 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, 2,097 male (34.76%) and 3,936 female (65.24%) students are attending Washburn University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 53.28.

By class level, 5,331 (88.36%) are undergraduate students and 702 (11.64%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 34.44% are male and 65.56% are female, while among graduate students, 37.18% are male and 62.82% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,662 White, 475 Black, and 75 Asian students out of a total of 6,033 are attending at Washburn University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Washburn University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Washburn has 704 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 4,586 students under 25 years old, and 1,447 students over 25 years old out of 6,033 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 704 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. Washburn has 4,311 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,020 students aged 25 and over.

It has 275 graduate students aged under 25 and 427 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 Washburn University, 783 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,054 students are enrolled in some online courses.

634 students who live in Kansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 149 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,331 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 500 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.38%.411 students have transferred in as full-time status and 89 students transferred in as part-time status.