Enrollment Trends at WTAMU

The student population at West Texas A & M University is 9,242 (6,901 undergraduate and 2,341 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 865 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at WTAMU is 74.67% which is decreased by 5 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 870 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.47 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,491 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 77.48% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,568 where 9,242 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

74.67% of total students is undergraduate students and 25.33% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 5 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 870 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.47 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in WTAMU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at West Texas A & M University since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8,377	6,906	3,122	3,784	1,471	507	964
2014-15	8,972 595	7,133 227	3,274 152	3,859 75	1,839 368	698 191	1,141 177
2015-16	9,489 517	7,278 145	3,249 -25	4,029 170	2,211 372	971 273	1,240 99
2016-17	9,901 412	7,389 111	3,229 -20	4,160 131	2,512 301	1,114 143	1,398 158
2017-18	10,060 159	7,394 5	3,165 -64	4,229 69	2,666 154	1,180 66	1,486 88
2018-19	10,029 -31	7,376 -18	3,106 -59	4,270 41	2,653 -13	1,142 -38	1,511 25
2019-20	9,970 -59	7,355 -21	3,104 -2	4,251 -19	2,615 -38	1,117 -25	1,498 -13
2020-21	10,036 66	7,326 -29	3,058 -46	4,268 17	2,710 95	1,114 -3	1,596 98
2021-22	9,602 -434	7,083 -243	2,910 -148	4,173 -95	2,519 -191	1,016 -98	1,503 -93
2022-23	9,242 -360	6,901 -182	2,849 -61	4,052 -121	2,341 -178	888 -128	1,453 -50
Average	9,568	7,214	3,107	4,108	2,354	975	1,379

West Texas A & M University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,214 where 6,901 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 West Texas A & M University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,906	5,523	2,487	3,036	1,383	635	748
2014-15	7,133	5,654	2,598	3,056	1,479	676	803
2015-16	7,278	5,681	2,526	3,155	1,597	723	874
2016-17	7,389	5,650	2,502	3,148	1,739	727	1,012
2017-18	7,394	5,615	2,420	3,195	1,779	745	1,034
2018-19	7,376	5,484	2,339	3,145	1,892	767	1,125
2019-20	7,355	5,582	2,357	3,225	1,773	747	1,026
2020-21	7,326	5,621	2,313	3,308	1,705	745	960
2021-22	7,083	5,332	2,155	3,177	1,751	755	996
2022-23	6,901	5,316	2,173	3,143	1,585	676	909
Average	7,214	7,214	2,387	3,159	7,214	720	949

West Texas A & M University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,354 where 2,341 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 West Texas A & M University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,471	502	184	318	969	323	646
2014-15	1,839	577	219	358	1,262	479	783
2015-16	2,211	689	292	397	1,522	679	843
2016-17	2,512	618	246	372	1,894	868	1,026
2017-18	2,666	628	253	375	2,038	927	1,111
2018-19	2,653	629	246	383	2,024	896	1,128
2019-20	2,615	610	224	386	2,005	893	1,112
2020-21	2,710	620	207	413	2,090	907	1,183
2021-22	2,519	587	180	407	1,932	836	1,096
2022-23	2,341	598	171	427	1,743	717	1,026
Average	2,354	2,354	222	384	2,354	753	995

West Texas A & M University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 53.81%. The percentage was 64.76% 10 years ago and WTAMU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.79% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.04% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at West Texas A & M University 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	45	103	452	1,855	6	5,425	167
2014-15	52	155	526	2,053	10	5,543	187
2015-16	49	213	551	2,296	12	5,687	197
2016-17	52	251	551	2,395	17	6,006	225
2017-18	47	296	546	2,544	12	5,976	267
2018-19	54	293	540	2,642	9	5,867	275
2019-20	46	280	526	2,740	11	5,683	314
2020-21	49	299	537	2,884	12	5,620	309
2021-22	53	272	484	2,838	15	5,225	246
2022-23	45	258	466	2,765	13	4,973	230
Average	49	242	518	2,501	12	5,601	242

West Texas A & M University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,491 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 38% of total students. The number of online students has increased 77.48% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at West Texas A & M University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	8,972	1,967	2,492	4,513
2015-16	9,489	2,370	2,252	4,867
2016-17	9,901	2,835	2,446	4,620
2017-18	10,060	3,244	2,502	4,314
2018-19	10,029	3,382	2,453	4,194
2019-20	9,970	3,395	2,491	4,084
2020-21	10,036	4,083	3,718	2,235
2021-22	9,602	3,808	4,736	1,058
2022-23	9,242	3,491	2,767	2,984
Average	9,700	3,175	2,873	3,652

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