Washington State University Student Population

How many students at Washington State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Washington State University has a total enrollment of 25,685 students, including 21,455 undergraduate and 4,230 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 11,714 male students (45.6%) and 13,971 female students (54.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 14,488 White students (56.4%) and 4,386 Hispanic students (17.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 21,455 undergraduate students (83.5%) and 4,230 graduate students (16.5%).
• Class Delivery: 3,979 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,428 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - Washington State's body is 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, 11,714 male (45.61%) and 13,971 female (54.39%) students are attending Washington State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 83.85.

By class level, 21,455 (83.53%) are undergraduate students and 4,230 (16.47%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 46.63% are male and 53.37% are female, while among graduate students, 40.40% are male and 59.60% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 14,488 White, 790 Black, and 1,814 Asian students out of a total of 25,685 are attending at Washington State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Washington State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 64% 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, Washington State has 392 students under 18 years old and 23 students over 65 years old. There are 19,197 students under 25 years old, and 6,488 students over 25 years old out of 25,685 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 392 students are younger than 18 and 18 students are older than 65. Washington State has 18,199 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,256 students aged 25 and over.

It has 998 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,232 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 Washington State University, 3,979 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,428 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,297 students who live in Washington or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 682 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 21,455 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,977 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.21%.1,646 students have transferred in as full-time status and 331 students transferred in as part-time status.