Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 812 where 887 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 887 students in 2021 and was lowest at 693 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 693 to 887 students, a net gain of 194 (28%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Kentucky Wesleyan College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 58.17%. The percentage was 73.16% 10 years ago and Wesleyan still has a high percentage of white students. 2.48% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.11% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.04% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 73.16% to 58.17%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.29% to 2.48%. Black student enrollment decreased from 15.30% to 15.11%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.15% to 3.04%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6371 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4412 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Kentucky Wesleyan College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
128 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 509.52% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Kentucky Wesleyan College from 2015 to 2025.