Student Population at Wesleyan

Total Enrollment

3,253

Undergraduate

3,069

Graduate

184

Online Enrollment

Men Students

1,491

Women Students

1,762

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,253 students have enrolled at Wesleyan University - 3,069 undergraduate and 184 graduate.

By gender, 1,491 male and 1,762 female students are attending Wesleyan University. By attendance status, there are 3,130 full-time students and 123 part-time students.

The number of students at Wesleyan University is relatively small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Connecticut. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Carleton College and Haverford College, its population is large (average population is 2,348).

Wesleyan University offers online degree/certificate programs and 59 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 Wesleyan University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,491 male and 1,762 female students attending Wesleyan. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.85 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 Wesleyan.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Wesleyan
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,069	3,006	63
Men	1,420	1,388	32
Women	1,649	1,618	31

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Wesleyan
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	184	124	60
Men	71	52	19
Women	113	72	41

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,745 White students (53.64%) and 351 Hispanic students (10.79%) at Wesleyan University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Wesleyan University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Wesleyan University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	276	117	159
Black or African American	176	79	97
Hispanic	340	136	204
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	1,650	824	826
Two or More Races	219	82	137
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	88	44	44
Total	3,069	1,420	1,649

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Wesleyan University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	10	2	8
Black or African American	7	2	5
Hispanic	11	4	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	95	41	54
Two or More Races	10	3	7
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	2	0	2
Total	184	71	113

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,073 students whose age under twenty five and 72 students whose age is over thirty years old at Wesleyan University.

Especially, 70 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Wesleyan University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,069	1,420	1,649
Under 18	70	22	48
18-19	1,436	679	757
20-21	1,286	556	730
22-24	213	112	101
25-29	18	16	2
30-34	6	6	0
35-39	2	2	0
40-49	4	3	1
50-64	1	1	0
unknown	33	23	10
Total	3,069	1,420	1,649

Population by Student Age at Wesleyan University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	184	71	113
20-21	4	0	4
22-24	64	16	48
25-29	57	31	26
30-34	26	11	15
35-39	8	1	7
40-49	14	8	6
50-64	9	2	7
65 and over	2	2	0
Total	184	71	113

Online Student Population

At Wesleyan University, 94 students (2.89% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 59 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, 16 students live in Connecticut where Wesleyan University is located in and 43 students have enrolled from other states.