Wingate University Student Population

How many students at Wingate?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Wingate University has a total enrollment of 3,458 students, including 2,673 undergraduate and 785 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,341 male students (38.8%) and 2,117 female students (61.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,549 White students (44.8%) and 704 Black students (20.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,673 undergraduate students (77.3%) and 785 graduate students (22.7%).
• Class Delivery: 258 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,391 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 - Wingate's body is much smaller.

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, 1,341 male (38.78%) and 2,117 female (61.22%) students are attending Wingate University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 63.34.

By class level, 2,673 (77.30%) are undergraduate students and 785 (22.70%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.45% are male and 58.55% are female, while among graduate students, 29.68% are male and 70.32% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,549 White, 704 Black, and 84 Asian students out of a total of 3,458 are attending at Wingate University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Wingate University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.9% 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, Wingate has 14 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 2,768 students under 25 years old, and 554 students over 25 years old out of 3,322 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 11 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Wingate has 2,354 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 110 students aged 25 and over.

It has 414 graduate students aged under 25 and 444 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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 Wingate University, 258 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,391 students are enrolled in some online courses.

201 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 57 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,673 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 178 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.66%.174 students have transferred in as full-time status and 4 students transferred in as part-time status.