Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares WSC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Nebraska.
WSC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 6,503 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Nebraska average (6,707 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Wayne State College4,6663,902764
Similarly Ranked Schools6,5034,8911,612
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Nebraska6,7075,0981,609
The below chart compares the student population between Wayne State College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,840 male and 2,826 female students attending WSC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.65 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 WSC.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at WSC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,9022,8021,100
Men1,6251,190435
Women2,2771,612665
Population by Gender/Attending Status at WSC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total764166598
Men21558157
Women549108441

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,537 White students (75.80%) and 595 Hispanic students (12.75%) at Wayne State College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Wayne State College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Wayne State College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native281513
Asian281018
Black or African American895930
Hispanic558198360
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White2,8671,1591,708
Two or More Races1215566
Race/Ethnicity Unknown231211
Total 3,9021,6252,277
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Wayne State College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native954
Asian422
Black or African American936
Hispanic37829
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White670186484
Two or More Races15510
Race/Ethnicity Unknown14212
Total 764215549

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,781 students whose age under twenty five and 599 students whose age is over thirty years old at Wayne State College.
Especially, 788 students are younger than eighteen and 3 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Wayne State College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Wayne State College
TotalMenWomen
Total3,902 1,6252,277
Under 18788 280508
18-191,267 483784
20-211,145 514631
22-24453 241212
25-2991 4744
30-3447 2423
35-3953 1637
40-4940 1327
50-6415 510
65 and over3 21
Total 3,902 1,6252,277
Population by Student Age at Wayne State College
TotalMenWomen
Total764 215549
20-216 33
22-24122 3290
25-29195 52143
30-34117 3384
35-3993 2568
40-49155 48107
50-6476 2254
Total 764 215549

Online Student Population

At Wayne State College, 1,927 students (41.30% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 720 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, 600 students live in Nebraska where Wayne State College is located in and 117 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total4,6663,902764
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes720249471
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,2071,15354
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,7392,500239
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)720249471
Nebraska Residents600207393
Other State in U.S.1174077
Outside of U.S.321
Unknown000