Washington University in St Louis Student Population and Demographics

WUSTL Student Population

There are 16,357 students including 8,220 undergraduate and 8,137 graduate students at Washington University in St Louis for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 14,282 full-time and 2,075 part-time students with gender distribution of 7,760 male and 8,597 female students.

Washington University in St Louis is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 678 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Washington University in St Louis has a total enrollment of 16,357 with a gender distribution of 47.44% male (7,760 students) and 52.56% female (8,597 students). There are 3,674 male and 4,546 female students in undergraduate school and 4,086 male and 4,051 female students are attending graduate school at Washington University in St Louis.

Student Population By Gender
Washington University in St Louis
	Total	Men	Women
Total	16,357	7,760	8,597
Undergraduate	8,220	3,674	4,546
Graduate	8,137	4,086	4,051
Full-time	14,282	6,876	7,406
Part-time	2,075	884	1,191

[Chart] Washington University in St Louis 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Washington University in St Louis has 14,282 full-time and 2,075 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 7,534 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 686 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 6,748 students are full-time and 1,389 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Washington University in St Louis
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	16,357	14,282	2,075
Undergraduate	8,220	7,534	686
Graduate	8,137	6,748	1,389
Men	7,760	6,876	884
Women	8,597	7,406	1,191

[Chart] Washington University in St Louis Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Washington University in St Louis, 678 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 713 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 16,357 students.

In undergraduate schools, 592 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 799 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Washington University in St Louis
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	16,357	8,220	8,137
Online Exclusively	678	424	254
In Some Online Classes	713	168	545
Not In Online Classes	14,966	7,628	7,338

[Chart] Washington University in St Louis Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Washington University in St Louis. There are 20 American Indian/Native American, 5,717 White, 1,162 Black/African American, 2,293 Asian, 1,468 Hispanic, 7 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 552 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Washington University in St Louis
	Total	Men	Women
Total	16,357	7,760	8,597
American Indian/Native American	20	6	14
Asian	2,293	1,080	1,213
Black/African American	1,162	381	781
Hispanic	1,468	631	837
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	4	3
White	5,717	2,552	3,165
Two More	752	336	416
Race Un-Known	426	216	210

[Chart] Washington University in St LouisRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Washington University in St Louis.

Age Distribution
Washington University in St Louis
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	16,357	8,220	8,137
Under 18	60	60	0
Age 18-19	3,200	3,194	6
Age 20-21	3,727	3,544	183
Age 22-24	4,204	795	3,409
Age 25-29	2,971	136	2,835
Age 30-34	1,094	138	956
Age 35-39	467	115	352
Age 40-49	471	163	308
Age 50-64	143	65	78
Over 64	20	10	10
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] Washington University in St Louis 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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