Student Population at Wayland Baptist

Total Enrollment

2,978

Undergraduate

2,275

Graduate

703

Online Enrollment

1,212

Men Students

1,385

Women Students

1,593

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,978 students have enrolled at Wayland Baptist University - 2,275 undergraduate and 703 graduate.

By gender, 1,385 male and 1,593 female students are attending Wayland Baptist University. By attendance status, there are 1,586 full-time students and 1,392 part-time students.

The number of students at Wayland Baptist University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Texas. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Amberton University and Angelo State University, its population is small (average population is 5,598).

Wayland Baptist University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,212 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Wayland Baptist University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,385 male and 1,593 female students attending Wayland Baptist. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.87 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 Wayland Baptist.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Wayland Baptist
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,275	1,303	972
Men	1,086	647	439
Women	1,189	656	533

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Wayland Baptist
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	703	283	420
Men	299	115	184
Women	404	168	236

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 999 Hispanic students (33.55%) and 974 White students (32.71%) at Wayland Baptist University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Wayland Baptist University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Wayland Baptist University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	8	0
Asian	44	22	22
Black or African American	350	168	182
Hispanic	820	367	453
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	81	27	54
White	722	365	357
Two or More Races	84	36	48
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	110	55	55
Total	2,275	1,086	1,189

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Wayland Baptist University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	0	4
Asian	19	9	10
Black or African American	156	72	84
Hispanic	179	61	118
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	26	9	17
White	252	113	139
Two or More Races	36	18	18
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	14	8	6
Total	703	299	404

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 992 students whose age under twenty five and 1,648 students whose age is over thirty years old at Wayland Baptist University.

Especially, 131 students are younger than eighteen and 20 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Wayland Baptist University.

Population by Student Age at Wayland Baptist University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,275	1,086	1,189
Under 18	131	61	70
18-19	328	214	114
20-21	234	137	97
22-24	246	136	110
25-29	266	111	155
30-34	268	89	179
35-39	259	100	159
40-49	356	153	203
50-64	179	79	100
65 and over	8	6	2
Total	2,275	1,086	1,189

Population by Student Age at Wayland Baptist University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	703	299	404
20-21	9	0	9
22-24	44	21	23
25-29	72	34	38
30-34	101	30	71
35-39	111	47	64
40-49	222	94	128
50-64	132	67	65
65 and over	12	6	6
Total	703	299	404

Online Student Population

At Wayland Baptist University, 2,225 students (74.71% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,212 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, 770 students live in Texas where Wayland Baptist University is located in and 428 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,978	2,275	703
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,212	726	486
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,013	853	160
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	753	696	57

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,212	726	486
Texas Residents	770	472	298
Other State in U.S.	428	246	182
Outside of U.S.	2	1	1
Unknown	12	7	5