Western Kentucky University

4-years Public College In Bowling Green, KY

Total 16,493 students are enrolled in Western Kentucky University (14,440 undergraduate and 2,053 graduate). Among them, 3,162 students are enrolled in online degree programs. 925 faculties are working for Western Kentucky University and student to faculty ratio is 17.83 to 1.

Student Population

Total Population	16,493
Undergraduate	14,440
Graduate	2,053
Online Degree Enrollment	3,162
Total Number of Faculty	925
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 16,493 students enrolled into Western Kentucky University. 14,440 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,053 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 12,115 full-time and 4,378 part-time students. By gender, 6,250 male and 10,500 female students are attending at Western Kentucky University. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Western Kentucky University.

Gender Distribution

	Total	Male	Female
Total	16,750	6,250	10,500
Undergraduate	14,729	5,561	9,168
Graduate	2,021	689	1,332

Attending Status

	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	16,750	12,115	4,635
Undergraduate	14,729	11,359	3,370
Graduate	2,021	756	1,265

Population by Race/Ethnicity

The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at Western Kentucky University. There are 13,032 White (77.80%), 1,439 Black/African American (8.59%), 816 Hispanic (4.87%), 464 Asian (2.77%), and 999 students with other races.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	16,750	6,250	10,500
American Indian/Native American	32	12	20
Asian	464	170	294
Black/African American	1,439	572	867
Hispanic	816	313	503
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	17	9	8
White	13,032	4,764	8,268
Two More	619	241	378
Un-Known	140	68	72

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	14,729	5,561	9,168
American Indian/Native American	29	11	18
Asian	443	164	279
Black/African American	1,230	483	747
Hispanic	753	282	471
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	7	7
White	11,443	4,261	7,182
Two More	555	217	338
Un-Known	123	60	63

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,021	689	1,332
American Indian/Native American	3	1	2
Asian	21	6	15
Black/African American	209	89	120
Hispanic	63	31	32
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	1,589	503	1,086
Two More	64	24	40
Un-Known	17	8	9

Distance Learning Population

Western Kentucky University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 3,205 students (19.13% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 6,291 students (37.56% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following summarizes the online student population for Western Kentucky University.

Distance Learning Student Population at Western Kentucky University
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Total	16,750	3,205	6,291	7,254
Undergraduate	14,729	2,084	6,011	6,634
Graduate	2,021	1,121	280	620

Population by Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at Western Kentucky University. 6,929 students are aged 20 to 24 (41.37% of total students), 6,991 students are aged below 20 (41.74%), 206 students are aged above 50 (1.23%). The following summarizes the student population by age at Western Kentucky University.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	16,750	6,250	10,500
Under 18	2,010	663	1,347
Age 18-19	4,981	1,764	3,217
Age 20-21	4,458	1,708	2,750
Age 22-24	2,471	1,056	1,415
Age 25-29	1,057	410	647
Age 30-34	580	230	350
Age 35-39	468	183	285
Age 40-49	519	166	353
Age 50-64	182	64	118
Over 64	24	6	18
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	14,729	5,561	9,168
Under 18	2,010	663	1,347
Age 18-19	4,980	1,764	3,216
Age 20-21	4,421	1,702	2,719
Age 22-24	1,880	876	1,004
Age 25-29	574	237	337
Age 30-34	310	117	193
Age 35-39	224	84	140
Age 40-49	225	77	148
Age 50-64	88	36	52
Over 64	17	5	12
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,021	689	1,332
Under 18	0	0	0
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	37	6	31
Age 22-24	591	180	411
Age 25-29	483	173	310
Age 30-34	270	113	157
Age 35-39	244	99	145
Age 40-49	294	89	205
Age 50-64	94	28	66
Over 64	7	1	6
Age Un-Known	0	0	0