Winston-Salem State University Student Population and Demographics

WSSU Student Population

There are 4,782 students including 4,192 undergraduate and 590 graduate students at Winston-Salem State University for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 4,126 full-time and 656 part-time students with gender distribution of 1,228 male and 3,554 female students.

Winston-Salem State University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 834 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Winston-Salem State University has a total enrollment of 4,782 with a gender distribution of 25.68% male (1,228 students) and 74.32% female (3,554 students). There are 1,110 male and 3,082 female students in undergraduate school and 118 male and 472 female students are attending graduate school at Winston-Salem State University.

Student Population By Gender
Winston-Salem State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,782	1,228	3,554
Undergraduate	4,192	1,110	3,082
Graduate	590	118	472
Full-time	4,126	1,094	3,032
Part-time	656	134	522

[Chart] Winston-Salem State University 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Winston-Salem State University has 4,126 full-time and 656 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 3,762 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 430 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 364 students are full-time and 226 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Winston-Salem State University
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,782	4,126	656
Undergraduate	4,192	3,762	430
Graduate	590	364	226
Men	1,228	1,094	134
Women	3,554	3,032	522

[Chart] Winston-Salem State University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Winston-Salem State University, 834 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,188 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 4,782 students.

In undergraduate schools, 3,491 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 531 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Winston-Salem State University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	4,782	4,192	590
Online Exclusively	834	429	405
In Some Online Classes	3,188	3,062	126
Not In Online Classes	760	701	59

[Chart] Winston-Salem State University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Winston-Salem State University. There are 14 American Indian/Native American, 333 White, 3,857 Black/African American, 36 Asian, 232 Hispanic, 4 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 65 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Winston-Salem State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,782	1,228	3,554
American Indian/Native American	14	2	12
Asian	36	7	29
Black/African American	3,857	993	2,864
Hispanic	232	61	171
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0	4
White	333	86	247
Two More	188	47	141
Race Un-Known	72	18	54

[Chart] Winston-Salem State UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Winston-Salem State University.

Age Distribution
Winston-Salem State University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	4,782	4,192	590
Under 18	75	75	0
Age 18-19	1,642	1,642	0
Age 20-21	1,286	1,270	16
Age 22-24	794	640	154
Age 25-29	361	218	143
Age 30-34	186	123	63
Age 35-39	119	66	53
Age 40-49	189	100	89
Age 50-64	126	57	69
Over 64	4	1	3
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] Winston-Salem State University 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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