Western Kentucky University
#17 in Kentucky
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 |
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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.
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 |
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