Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Wesleyan's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Kentucky.
Wesleyan has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 962 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Kentucky average (2,293 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Kentucky Wesleyan College887887
Similarly Ranked Schools962859
All Colleges2,9312,685
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,016
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Kentucky2,2931,372
The below chart compares the student population between Kentucky Wesleyan College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 442 male and 445 female students attending Wesleyan. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.99 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
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total88783453
Men44242022
Women44541431

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 516 White students (58.17%) and 134 Black or African American students (15.11%) at Kentucky Wesleyan College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Kentucky Wesleyan College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Kentucky Wesleyan College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native523
Asian22814
Black or African American1349539
Hispanic271116
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White516230286
Two or More Races1055
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1245767
Total 887442445

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 778 students whose age under twenty five and 65 students whose age is over thirty years old at Kentucky Wesleyan College.
Especially, 28 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Kentucky Wesleyan College.
Population by Student Age at Kentucky Wesleyan College
TotalMenWomen
Total887 442445
Under 1828 1315
18-19352 174178
20-21282 153129
22-24116 7343
25-2944 1133
30-3426 818
35-3916 214
40-4915 411
50-644 13
65 and over4 31
Total 887 442445

Online Student Population

At Kentucky Wesleyan College, 288 students (32.47% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 128 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, 103 students live in Kentucky where Kentucky Wesleyan College is located in and 23 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total887
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes128
Enrolled Some in Online Classes160
Not Enrolled in Online Classes599
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)128
Kentucky Residents103
Other State in U.S.23
Outside of U.S.2
Unknown0