William Carey University Student Population

How many students at William Carey?

For the academic year 2024-2025, William Carey University has a total enrollment of 5,321 students, including 3,052 undergraduate and 2,269 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,734 male students (32.6%) and 3,587 female students (67.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,003 White students (56.4%) and 1,452 Black students (27.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,052 undergraduate students (57.4%) and 2,269 graduate students (42.6%).
• Class Delivery: 1,850 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,311 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 - William Carey's body is relatively small.

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, 1,734 male (32.59%) and 3,587 female (67.41%) students are attending William Carey University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 48.34.

By class level, 3,052 (57.36%) are undergraduate students and 2,269 (42.64%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 33.29% are male and 66.71% are female, while among graduate students, 31.64% are male and 68.36% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,003 White, 1,452 Black, and 294 Asian students out of a total of 5,321 are attending at William Carey University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

William Carey University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 60.3% 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, William Carey has 623 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 3,236 students under 25 years old, and 2,085 students over 25 years old out of 5,321 total students.

William Carey has 2,182 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 870 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at William Carey, 1 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. It has 1,054 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,215 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 William Carey University, 1,850 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,311 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,505 students who live in Mississippi or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 345 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,052 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 538 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 17.63%.467 students have transferred in as full-time status and 71 students transferred in as part-time status.