Washington University in St. Louis values the diversity of its student body, which adds complexity to student learning and the student experience.
Fall 2017 4th Week
Gender
Washington University in St. Louis continues to enroll fairly equal numbers of women and men. These percentages hold true for both undergraduate and graduate student populations.
- 8,041 women enrolled, 52.3% of the student population
- 7,337 men enrolled, 47.7% of the student population
Ethnicity
Over 40% of WashU students identify with a non-white ethnic or racial group or international population. New federal reporting categories have enabled us to capture more detail on the race and ethnicity of our nonwhite, multiracial and international students.
Among those students reporting racial and ethnic affiliations (noting that students are able to report an affiliation with more than one group):
- 7.44% are Hispanic or Latino,
- 1.05% are American Indian or Alaska Native,
- 30.28% are Asian,
- 9.45% are black or African American,
- 0.30% are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander,
- 52.94% of our students are white and not multiracial,
- (7.99% are unreported).
International student enrollment is now 19.99% of our total enrollment.
Additional institutional data, including student diversity, is published in collaboration with the Office of the Provost and the Director of Institutional Research and Analysis.
