diff --git a/doc/api.yml b/doc/api.yml
index fffa62d6da..b8eb4204d9 100644
--- a/doc/api.yml
+++ b/doc/api.yml
@@ -463,7 +463,9 @@ paths:
           in: query
           description: Filter students by status value return all by default
           schema:
-            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EnableStatus'
+            type: array
+            items:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EnableStatus'
         - name: sex
           required: false
           in: query
diff --git a/src/main/java/school/hei/haapi/endpoint/rest/controller/StudentController.java b/src/main/java/school/hei/haapi/endpoint/rest/controller/StudentController.java
index f448c07f6f..674870859c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/school/hei/haapi/endpoint/rest/controller/StudentController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/school/hei/haapi/endpoint/rest/controller/StudentController.java
@@ -77,13 +77,15 @@ public List<Student> getStudents(
       @RequestParam(value = "first_name", required = false, defaultValue = "") String firstName,
       @RequestParam(value = "last_name", required = false, defaultValue = "") String lastName,
       @RequestParam(value = "course_id", required = false, defaultValue = "") String courseId,
-      @RequestParam(name = "status", required = false) EnableStatus status,
+      @RequestParam(name = "status", required = false, defaultValue = "ENABLED,SUSPENDED")
+          List<EnableStatus> status,
       @RequestParam(name = "sex", required = false) Sex sex,
       @RequestParam(name = "work_study_status", required = false) WorkStudyStatus workStatus,
       @RequestParam(name = "commitment_begin_date", required = false) Instant commitmentBeginDate,
       @RequestParam(name = "exclude_groups", required = false) List<String> excludeGroupIds) {
     User.Sex domainSex = sexEnumMapper.toDomainSexEnum(sex);
-    User.Status domainStatus = statusEnumMapper.toDomainStatus(status);
+    List<User.Status> domainStatus =
+        status == null ? null : status.stream().map(statusEnumMapper::toDomainStatus).toList();
     return userService
         .getByLinkedCourse(
             STUDENT,
diff --git a/src/main/java/school/hei/haapi/repository/dao/UserManagerDao.java b/src/main/java/school/hei/haapi/repository/dao/UserManagerDao.java
index 209350fb52..ece4d84749 100644
--- a/src/main/java/school/hei/haapi/repository/dao/UserManagerDao.java
+++ b/src/main/java/school/hei/haapi/repository/dao/UserManagerDao.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public List<User> findByCriteria(
       String firstName,
       String lastName,
       Pageable pageable,
-      User.Status status,
+      List<User.Status> status,
       User.Sex sex,
       WorkStudyStatus workStatus,
       Instant commitmentBeginDate,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public List<User> findByCriteria(
     }
 
     if (status != null) {
-      predicate = builder.and(predicate, builder.equal(root.get("status"), status));
+      predicate = builder.and(predicate, root.get("status").in(status));
     }
 
     if (sex != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/school/hei/haapi/service/UserService.java b/src/main/java/school/hei/haapi/service/UserService.java
index 2a7e7bd371..7da50e74c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/school/hei/haapi/service/UserService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/school/hei/haapi/service/UserService.java
@@ -214,9 +214,10 @@ public List<User> getByCriteria(
       User.Sex sex) {
     Pageable pageable =
         PageRequest.of(page.getValue() - 1, pageSize.getValue(), Sort.by(ASC, "ref"));
+    List<User.Status> statusList = status == null ? null : List.of(status);
 
     return userManagerDao.findByCriteria(
-        role, ref, firstName, lastName, pageable, status, sex, null, null, null, null, null);
+        role, ref, firstName, lastName, pageable, statusList, sex, null, null, null, null, null);
   }
 
   public List<User> getByLinkedCourse(
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ public List<User> getByLinkedCourse(
       String courseId,
       PageFromOne page,
       BoundedPageSize pageSize,
-      User.Status status,
+      List<User.Status> status,
       User.Sex sex,
       WorkStudyStatus workStatus,
       Instant commitmentBeginDate,
diff --git a/src/test/java/school/hei/haapi/integration/StudentIT.java b/src/test/java/school/hei/haapi/integration/StudentIT.java
index e4383fda74..867e4aaba0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/school/hei/haapi/integration/StudentIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/school/hei/haapi/integration/StudentIT.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static school.hei.haapi.endpoint.rest.model.EnableStatus.DISABLED;
 import static school.hei.haapi.endpoint.rest.model.EnableStatus.ENABLED;
 import static school.hei.haapi.endpoint.rest.model.EnableStatus.SUSPENDED;
 import static school.hei.haapi.endpoint.rest.model.PaymentFrequency.MONTHLY;
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@
 import school.hei.haapi.endpoint.rest.client.ApiException;
 import school.hei.haapi.endpoint.rest.model.Coordinates;
 import school.hei.haapi.endpoint.rest.model.CrupdateStudent;
-import school.hei.haapi.endpoint.rest.model.EnableStatus;
 import school.hei.haapi.endpoint.rest.model.Fee;
 import school.hei.haapi.endpoint.rest.model.Group;
 import school.hei.haapi.endpoint.rest.model.Statistics;
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ public static Student disabledStudent1() {
         .lastName("One")
         .email("test+disable1@hei.school")
         .ref("STD29001")
-        .status(EnableStatus.DISABLED)
+        .status(DISABLED)
         .sex(M)
         .birthDate(LocalDate.parse("2000-12-01"))
         .entranceDatetime(Instant.parse("2021-11-08T08:25:24.00Z"))
@@ -498,8 +498,7 @@ void manager_read_by_disabled_status_ok() throws ApiException {
     UsersApi api = new UsersApi(manager1Client);
 
     List<Student> actualStudents =
-        api.getStudents(
-            1, 10, null, null, null, null, EnableStatus.DISABLED, null, null, null, null);
+        api.getStudents(1, 10, null, null, null, null, List.of(DISABLED), null, null, null, null);
     assertEquals(2, actualStudents.size());
     assertTrue(actualStudents.contains(disabledStudent1()));
   }
@@ -511,7 +510,7 @@ void manager_read_by_suspended_status_ok() throws ApiException {
     UsersApi api = new UsersApi(manager1Client);
 
     List<Student> actualStudents =
-        api.getStudents(1, 10, null, null, null, null, SUSPENDED, null, null, null, null);
+        api.getStudents(1, 10, null, null, null, null, List.of(SUSPENDED), null, null, null, null);
     assertEquals(1, actualStudents.size());
     assertTrue(actualStudents.contains(suspendedStudent1()));
   }
@@ -535,7 +534,7 @@ void manager_read_by_status_and_sex_ok() throws ApiException {
     UsersApi api = new UsersApi(manager1Client);
 
     List<Student> actualStudents =
-        api.getStudents(1, 10, null, null, null, null, EnableStatus.DISABLED, F, null, null, null);
+        api.getStudents(1, 10, null, null, null, null, List.of(DISABLED), F, null, null, null);
     assertEquals(1, actualStudents.size());
   }
 
@@ -988,7 +987,8 @@ void manager_write_suspended_student() throws ApiException {
     List<Student> actual = api.createOrUpdateStudents(List.of(creatableSuspendedStudent()), null);
     Student created = actual.get(0);
     List<Student> suspended =
-        api.getStudents(1, 10, null, "Suspended", null, null, SUSPENDED, null, null, null, null);
+        api.getStudents(
+            1, 10, null, "Suspended", null, null, List.of(SUSPENDED), null, null, null, null);
 
     assertTrue(suspended.contains(created));
     assertEquals(1, actual.size());
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ void manager_update_student_to_suspended() throws ApiException {
         api.createOrUpdateStudents(List.of(createStudent2().status(SUSPENDED)), null);
     Student updated = actual.getFirst();
     List<Student> suspended =
-        api.getStudents(1, 10, null, null, null, null, SUSPENDED, null, null, null, null);
+        api.getStudents(1, 10, null, null, null, null, List.of(SUSPENDED), null, null, null, null);
 
     assertTrue(suspended.contains(updated));
     assertEquals(1, actual.size());
@@ -1016,11 +1016,50 @@ void stats_are_exact() throws ApiException {
     UsersApi usersApi = new UsersApi(manager1Client);
 
     Integer women =
-        usersApi.getStudents(1, 200, null, null, null, null, null, F, null, null, null).size();
+        usersApi
+            .getStudents(
+                1,
+                200,
+                null,
+                null,
+                null,
+                null,
+                List.of(SUSPENDED, ENABLED, DISABLED),
+                F,
+                null,
+                null,
+                null)
+            .size();
     Integer men =
-        usersApi.getStudents(1, 200, null, null, null, null, null, M, null, null, null).size();
+        usersApi
+            .getStudents(
+                1,
+                200,
+                null,
+                null,
+                null,
+                null,
+                List.of(SUSPENDED, ENABLED, DISABLED),
+                M,
+                null,
+                null,
+                null)
+            .size();
     Integer totalStudents =
-        usersApi.getStudents(1, 200, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null).size();
+        usersApi
+            .getStudents(
+                1,
+                200,
+                null,
+                null,
+                null,
+                null,
+                List.of(SUSPENDED, ENABLED, DISABLED),
+                null,
+                null,
+                null,
+                null)
+            .size();
 
     Statistics statistics = usersApi.getStats();
     assertEquals(statistics.getWomen().getTotal(), women);