William Carey University Student Population and Demographics

William Carey Student Population

There are 5,321 students including 3,052 undergraduate and 2,269 graduate students at William Carey University for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 3,689 full-time and 1,632 part-time students with gender distribution of 1,734 male and 3,587 female students.

William Carey University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 1,850 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

William Carey University has a total enrollment of 5,321 with a gender distribution of 32.59% male (1,734 students) and 67.41% female (3,587 students). There are 1,016 male and 2,036 female students in undergraduate school and 718 male and 1,551 female students are attending graduate school at William Carey University.

Student Population By Gender
William Carey University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,321	1,734	3,587
Undergraduate	3,052	1,016	2,036
Graduate	2,269	718	1,551
Full-time	3,689	1,259	2,430
Part-time	1,632	475	1,157

[Chart] William Carey University 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

William Carey University has 3,689 full-time and 1,632 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 1,985 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 1,067 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 1,704 students are full-time and 565 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
William Carey University
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,321	3,689	1,632
Undergraduate	3,052	1,985	1,067
Graduate	2,269	1,704	565
Men	1,734	1,259	475
Women	3,587	2,430	1,157

[Chart] William Carey University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At William Carey University, 1,850 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,311 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 5,321 students.

In undergraduate schools, 1,903 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 1,258 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
William Carey University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	5,321	3,052	2,269
Online Exclusively	1,850	823	1,027
In Some Online Classes	1,311	1,080	231
Not In Online Classes	2,160	1,149	1,011

[Chart] William Carey University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at William Carey University. There are 22 American Indian/Native American, 3,003 White, 1,452 Black/African American, 294 Asian, 146 Hispanic, and 48 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
William Carey University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,321	1,734	3,587
American Indian/Native American	22	7	15
Asian	294	118	176
Black/African American	1,452	347	1,105
Hispanic	146	56	90
White	3,003	1,020	1,983
Two More	18	9	9
Race Un-Known	116	39	77

[Chart] William Carey UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at William Carey University.

Age Distribution
William Carey University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	5,321	3,052	2,269
Under 18	623	622	1
Age 18-19	614	586	28
Age 20-21	887	546	341
Age 22-24	1,112	428	684
Age 25-29	591	319	272
Age 30-34	413	184	229
Age 35-39	445	145	300
Age 40-49	463	166	297
Age 50-64	166	56	110
Over 64	7	0	7
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] William Carey University 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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