How Student Population Changes at CWI

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,860 where 9,920 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.28 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in CWI than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at College of Western Idaho since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	9,191	3,975	5,216
2014-15	10,217 1,026	4,296 321	5,921 705
2015-16	8,391 -1,826	3,587 -709	4,804 -1,117
2016-17	9,120 729	3,897 310	5,223 419
2017-18	10,303 1,183	4,534 637	5,769 546
2018-19	10,277 -26	4,380 -154	5,897 128
2019-20	10,580 303	4,460 80	6,120 223
2020-21	10,200 -380	4,077 -383	6,123 3
2021-22	10,403 203	4,891 814	5,512 -611
2022-23	9,920 -483	4,343 -548	5,577 65
Average	9,860	4,244	5,616

College of Western Idaho Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.11%. The percentage was 65.00% 10 years ago and CWI still has a high percentage of white students. 1.70% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.96% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at College of Western Idaho over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	118	141	184	1,321	64	5,974	194
2014-15	109	196	173	1,472	49	7,015	213
2015-16	98	175	148	1,280	44	5,789	142
2016-17	98	186	187	1,463	46	6,316	160
2017-18	120	225	218	1,726	53	7,221	222
2018-19	102	203	202	1,818	40	7,359	158
2019-20	109	229	202	1,931	33	7,172	285
2020-21	77	215	210	1,783	46	6,943	232
2021-22	80	220	200	1,860	23	7,188	289
2022-23	81	169	194	1,810	28	6,757	292
Average	99	196	192	1,646	43	6,773	219

College of Western Idaho Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,319 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has increased 105.22% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at College of Western Idaho from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	10,217	1,130	2,138	6,949
2015-16	8,391	1,093	2,187	5,111
2016-17	9,120	1,300	2,226	5,594
2017-18	10,303	1,113	2,479	6,711
2018-19	10,277	1,402	2,326	6,549
2019-20	10,580	1,297	2,892	6,391
2020-21	10,196	3,108	3,166	3,922
2021-22	10,403	2,406	2,479	5,518
2022-23	9,920	2,319	2,249	5,352
Average	9,934	1,685	2,460	5,789

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Enrollment Trends at CWI

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes