Enrollment Trends at WSU

2,449

Total Enrollment

264

Men

2,185

Women

The student population at Wichita State University is 16,689 (13,313 undergraduate and 3,376 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,449 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at WSU is 79.77% which is increased by 1,812 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 637 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.37 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

4,761 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 598.09% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 15,464 where 16,689 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

79.77% of total students is undergraduate students and 20.23% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,812 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 637 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.37 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in WSU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Wichita State University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1614,24011,5015,4536,0482,7391,3231,416
2016-1714,166
-74
11,585
84
5,420
-33
6,165
117
2,581
-158
1,223
-100
1,358
-58
2017-1815,075
909
12,398
813
5,685
265
6,713
548
2,677
96
1,186
-37
1,491
133
2018-1915,778
703
13,006
608
5,891
206
7,115
402
2,772
95
1,259
73
1,513
22
2019-2015,342
-436
12,623
-383
5,754
-137
6,869
-246
2,719
-53
1,165
-94
1,554
41
2020-2114,999
-343
11,946
-677
5,276
-478
6,670
-199
3,053
334
1,112
-53
1,941
387
2021-2215,394
395
12,078
132
5,341
65
6,737
67
3,316
263
1,392
280
1,924
-17
2022-2316,216
822
12,049
-29
5,257
-84
6,792
55
4,167
851
1,963
571
2,204
280
2023-2416,741
525
12,856
807
5,565
308
7,291
499
3,885
-282
1,745
-218
2,140
-64
2024-2516,689
-52
13,313
457
5,685
120
7,628
337
3,376
-509
1,355
-390
2,021
-119
Average15,46412,3365,5336,8033,1291,3721,756
Wichita State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 12,336 where 13,313 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Wichita State University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1611,5018,6834,0904,5932,8181,3631,455
2016-1711,5858,6874,0704,6172,8981,3501,548
2017-1812,3988,7494,0814,6683,6491,6042,045
2018-1913,0068,8554,1184,7374,1511,7732,378
2019-2012,6238,9944,1444,8503,6291,6102,019
2020-2111,9468,5863,8494,7373,3601,4271,933
2021-2212,0788,5293,8114,7183,5491,5302,019
2022-2312,0498,3383,6924,6463,7111,5652,146
2023-2412,8568,5643,7714,7934,2921,7942,498
2024-2513,3138,7583,8814,8774,5551,8042,751
Average12,33612,3363,9514,72412,3361,5822,079
Wichita State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,129 where 3,376 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Wichita State University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,7391,4277047231,312619693
2016-172,5811,3206017191,261622639
2017-182,6771,2435676761,434619815
2018-192,7721,2005086921,572751821
2019-202,7191,1474646831,572701871
2020-213,0531,2354637721,8186491,169
2021-223,3161,6247648601,6926281,064
2022-234,1672,4001,3161,0841,7676471,120
2023-243,8852,0061,0209861,8797251,154
2024-253,3761,5516948571,8256611,164
Average3,1293,1297108053,129662951
Wichita State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 49.07% and the percentage of black students is 5.93% at Wichita State University. 6.57% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 14.59% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 60.89% to 49.07%. Asian enrollment grew from 6.45% to 6.57%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.27% to 5.93%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.43% to 14.59%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7279 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6122 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wichita State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16969197501,343118,671481
2016-17899407761,452128,542524
2017-18949498561,655158,930620
2018-191079589301,761139,300605
2019-20989758861,847138,741647
2020-21969188161,752168,550638
2021-22917707971,763188,394662
2022-23929568432,027178,139682
2023-24931,0268842,238178,156714
2024-25891,0979892,435118,190762
Average959518531,827148,561634
Wichita State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,761 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 598.09% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wichita State University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1614,2406826,8016,757
2016-1714,1661,0066,8676,293
2017-1815,0751,7807,0416,254
2018-1915,7782,5887,1176,073
2019-2015,3422,9044,8927,546
2020-2114,9993,0814,8587,060
2021-2215,3943,4245,3386,632
2022-2316,2163,5375,7566,923
2023-2416,7414,2085,8536,680
2024-2516,6894,7615,3546,574
Average15,4642,7975,9886,679

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