Enrollment Trends at Western Washington

The student population at Western Washington University is 14,747 (13,801 undergraduate and 946 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 203 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Western Washington is 93.59% which is decreased by 225 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 22 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.35 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
367 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 136.77% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 15,416 where 14,747 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
93.59% of total students is undergraduate students and 6.41% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 225 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 22 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.35 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Western Washington than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Western Washington University since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1414,95014,0266,2907,736924342582
2014-1515,060
110
14,152
126
6,331
41
7,821
85
908
-16
361
19
547
-35
2015-1615,332
272
14,402
250
6,420
89
7,982
161
930
22
368
7
562
15
2016-1715,574
242
14,592
190
6,393
-27
8,199
217
982
52
365
-3
617
55
2017-1815,915
341
14,968
376
6,514
121
8,454
255
947
-35
339
-26
608
-9
2018-1916,121
206
15,170
202
6,546
32
8,624
170
951
4
367
28
584
-24
2019-2016,142
21
15,240
70
6,503
-43
8,737
113
902
-49
341
-26
561
-23
2020-2115,197
-945
14,194
-1,046
6,046
-457
8,148
-589
1,003
101
368
27
635
74
2021-2215,125
-72
14,019
-175
5,973
-73
8,046
-102
1,106
103
403
35
703
68
2022-2314,747
-378
13,801
-218
5,903
-70
7,898
-148
946
-160
362
-41
584
-119
Average15,41614,4566,2928,165960362598
Western Washington University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 14,456 where 13,801 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 Western Washington University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1414,02612,9425,7017,2411,084589495
2014-1514,15213,0505,7167,3341,102615487
2015-1614,40213,2475,8137,4341,155607548
2016-1714,59213,4135,7947,6191,179599580
2017-1814,96813,7285,8897,8391,240625615
2018-1915,17013,8935,8918,0021,277655622
2019-2015,24013,8875,8168,0711,353687666
2020-2114,19412,6225,2077,4151,572839733
2021-2214,01912,4475,1807,2671,572793779
2022-2313,80112,2225,0697,1531,579834745
Average14,45614,4565,6087,53814,456684627
Western Washington University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 960 where 946 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 Western Washington University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14924515181334409161248
2014-15908515200315393161232
2015-1693075230045217868110
2016-1798277628549120680126
2017-1894775527048519269123
2018-1995172627345322594131
2019-2090268726342421578137
2020-211,00376727249523696140
2021-221,106814301513292102190
2022-2394671627044623092138
Average960960262441960100158
Western Washington University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.46%. The percentage was 75.54% 10 years ago and Western Washington still has a high percentage of white students. 5.89% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.98% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Washington University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14679242241,0062111,2931,090
2014-15659712241,0952811,2001,164
2015-16621,0142581,1833611,2171,262
2016-17619912541,2982911,2751,300
2017-18631,0012581,3982811,4161,330
2018-19559962601,4953211,4291,357
2019-20639872571,6172811,2491,391
2020-21689662601,5752010,4631,374
2021-22689632811,5962010,3131,414
2022-23588692921,5662710,0961,359
Average639682571,3832710,9951,304
Western Washington University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

367 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has increased 136.77% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Washington University from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1515,06015563314,272
2015-1615,33215483514,343
2016-1715,57420674314,625
2017-1815,91515074915,016
2018-1916,12113369215,296
2019-2016,14221273615,194
2020-2115,19714276114,294
2021-2215,12522582714,073
2022-2314,7473672,36312,017
Average15,46819492714,348
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