Enrollment Trends at CUW

The student population at Concordia University-Wisconsin is 4,988 (2,817 undergraduate and 2,171 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,955 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at CUW is 56.48% which is decreased by 1,546 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,409 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 2.02 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
1,747 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -6.73% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,722 where 4,988 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
56.48% of total students is undergraduate students and 43.52% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,546 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,409 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.02 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in CUW than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Concordia University-Wisconsin since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,9434,3631,4852,8783,5801,0712,509
2014-158,161
218
4,377
14
1,532
47
2,845
-33
3,784
204
1,038
-33
2,746
237
2015-168,268
107
4,337
-40
1,546
14
2,791
-54
3,931
147
1,137
99
2,794
48
2016-177,721
-547
3,830
-507
1,335
-211
2,495
-296
3,891
-40
1,119
-18
2,772
-22
2017-187,288
-433
3,709
-121
1,259
-76
2,450
-45
3,579
-312
1,025
-94
2,554
-218
2018-196,374
-914
3,493
-216
1,226
-33
2,267
-183
2,881
-698
826
-199
2,055
-499
2019-205,777
-597
3,309
-184
1,220
-6
2,089
-178
2,468
-413
666
-160
1,802
-253
2020-215,492
-285
3,094
-215
1,158
-62
1,936
-153
2,398
-70
635
-31
1,763
-39
2021-225,204
-288
2,914
-180
1,117
-41
1,797
-139
2,290
-108
574
-61
1,716
-47
2022-234,988
-216
2,817
-97
1,054
-63
1,763
-34
2,171
-119
598
24
1,573
-143
Average6,7223,6241,2932,3313,0978692,228
Concordia University-Wisconsin Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,624 where 2,817 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Concordia University-Wisconsin since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,3633,0591,1531,9061,304332972
2014-154,3773,1121,1681,9441,265364901
2015-164,3373,0041,1331,8711,333413920
2016-173,8302,6989801,7181,132355777
2017-183,7092,6169721,6441,093287806
2018-193,4932,4109101,5001,083316767
2019-203,3092,3189031,415991317674
2020-213,0942,2358761,359859282577
2021-222,9142,1928911,301722226496
2022-232,8171,9617801,181856274582
Average3,6243,6249771,5843,624317747
Concordia University-Wisconsin Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,097 where 2,171 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Concordia University-Wisconsin since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,5801,6174911,1261,9635801,383
2014-153,7841,7655191,2462,0195191,500
2015-163,9311,8375581,2792,0945791,515
2016-173,8911,9716371,3341,9204821,438
2017-183,5791,7805941,1861,7994311,368
2018-192,8811,3124158971,5694111,158
2019-202,4681,1973458521,271321950
2020-212,3981,2593738861,139262877
2021-222,2901,2103378731,080237843
2022-232,1711,236389847935209726
Average3,0973,0974661,0533,0974031,176
Concordia University-Wisconsin Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.57%. The percentage was 67.75% 10 years ago and CUW still has a high percentage of white students. 3.79% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.04% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Concordia University-Wisconsin over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14761631,04217665,381269
2014-15791731,00020295,656234
2015-166419496316495,621215
2016-177416283210685,298189
2017-185814476467114,905191
2018-194414653334124,234149
2019-20461254722864,002135
2020-213412442327623,688137
2021-222410042129633,520118
2022-231918940126323,121111
Average5215268516174,543175
Concordia University-Wisconsin Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,747 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 35% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -6.73% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Concordia University-Wisconsin from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-158,1611,8731,4914,797
2015-168,2682,1106805,478
2016-177,7211,9566255,140
2017-187,2881,6479644,677
2018-196,3741,4428434,089
2019-205,7771,3289143,535
2020-215,4921,5081,3902,594
2021-225,2041,4721,2642,468
2022-234,9881,7471,0982,143
Average6,5861,6761,0303,880
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