Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of Kansas and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 12,098 male and 14,610 female students attending KU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.83 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at KU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at KU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total19,24116,8012,440
Men8,9437,8291,114
Women10,2988,9721,326
Population by Gender/Attending Status at KU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,4675,5051,962
Men3,1552,396759
Women4,3123,1091,203

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 17,807 White students (66.67%) and 2,377 Hispanic students (8.90%) at University of Kansas(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Kansas.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Kansas
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native973661
Asian1,157544613
Black or African American811407404
Hispanic1,8827851,097
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1679
White13,2786,1627,116
Two or More Races1,085489596
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1246856
Total 19,2418,94310,298
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Kansas
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native441331
Asian442186256
Black or African American367159208
Hispanic495188307
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander312
White4,5291,8272,702
Two or More Races299121178
Race/Ethnicity Unknown242135107
Total 7,4673,1554,312

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 20,167 students whose age under twenty five and 3,445 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Kansas.
Especially, 370 students are younger than eighteen and 54 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Kansas.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of Kansas
TotalMenWomen
Total19,241 8,94310,298
Under 18370 158212
18-197,464 3,2554,209
20-217,432 3,4603,972
22-242,637 1,4211,216
25-29646 334312
30-34279 138141
35-39148 6286
40-49159 6792
50-6466 2442
65 and over40 2416
Total 19,241 8,94310,298
Population by Student Age at University of Kansas
TotalMenWomen
Total7,467 3,1554,312
20-21118 4078
22-242,146 8231,323
25-292,449 1,1001,349
30-341,221 573648
35-39650 299351
40-49632 231401
50-64236 84152
65 and over14 410
unknown1 10
Total 7,467 3,1554,312

Online Student Population

At University of Kansas, 12,264 students (45.92% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,593 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,518 students live in Kansas where University of Kansas is located in and 1,051 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total26,70819,2417,467
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,5939251,668
Enrolled Some in Online Classes9,6718,4551,216
Not Enrolled in Online Classes14,4449,8614,583
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,5939251,668
Kansas Residents1,518731787
Other State in U.S.1,051192859
Outside of U.S.24222
Unknown000