Western Kentucky University Student Population And Demographics

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Total Enrollment 16,759 Undergraduate 14,590 Graduate 2,169 Men 6,350 Women 10,409 There are 16,759 students including 14,590 undergraduate and 2,169 graduate students at Western Kentucky University for the academic year 2023-2024. By attending status, there are 12,074 full-time and 4,685 part-time students with gender distribution of 6,350 male and 10,409 female students. Western Kentucky University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 3,327 students have enrolled online program exclusively. Western Kentucky University has a total enrollment of 16,759 with a gender distribution of 37.89% male (6,350 students) and 62.11% female (10,409 students). There are 5,609 male and 8,981 female students in undergraduate school and 741 male and 1,428 female students are attending graduate school at Western Kentucky University. Student Population By Gender Western Kentucky University

Total	Men	Women
Total	16,759	6,350	10,409
Undergraduate	14,590	5,609	8,981
Graduate	2,169	741	1,428
Full-time	12,074	4,645	7,429
Part-time	4,685	1,705	2,980

Western Kentucky University has 12,074 full-time and 4,685 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 11,330 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 3,260 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 744 students are full-time and 1,425 are part-time students. Student Population By Attendance StatusWestern Kentucky University

Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	16,759	12,074	4,685
Undergraduate	14,590	11,330	3,260
Graduate	2,169	744	1,425
Men	6,350	4,645	1,705
Women	10,409	7,429	2,980

At Western Kentucky University, 3,327 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,335 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 16,759 students.In undergraduate schools, 8,073 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 1,589 students are attending some online courses. 2024 Distance Learning EnrollmentWestern Kentucky University

Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	16,759	14,590	2,169
Online Exclusively	3,327	1,962	1,365
In Some Online Classes	6,335	6,111	224
Not In Online Classes	7,097	6,517	580

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Western Kentucky University. There are 47 American Indian/Native American, 12,647 White, 1,409 Black/African American, 562 Asian, 975 Hispanic, 23 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 382 students with other races. Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Western Kentucky University

Total	Men	Women
Total	16,759	6,350	10,409
American Indian/Native American	47	15	32
Asian	562	210	352
Black/African American	1,409	564	845
Hispanic	975	393	582
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	10	13
White	12,647	4,702	7,945
Two More	660	249	411
Race Un-Known	288	133	155

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Western Kentucky University. Age DistributionWestern Kentucky University

Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	16,759	14,590	2,169
Under 18	2,124	2,124	0
Age 18-19	4,780	4,780	0
Age 20-21	4,596	4,560	36
Age 22-24	2,349	1,756	593
Age 25-29	1,000	506	494
Age 30-34	611	308	303
Age 35-39	459	206	253
Age 40-49	603	259	344
Age 50-64	200	69	131
Over 64	37	22	15
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

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