How many students at Westfield State? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 4,702 students have enrolled in Westfield State University with 3,943 undergraduate and 759 graduate students.

By gender, 1,975 male and 2,727 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).

689 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,926 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.


Student Population by Gender

Westfield State University has a total of 4,702 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 3,943 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 759 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 1,975 male and 2,727 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total4,7023,943759
Men1,9751,754221
Women2,7272,189538
Westfield State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartWestfield State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartWestfield State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,247 White, 267 Black, and 102 Asian students out of a total of 4,702 are attending at Westfield State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1477
Asian1024656
Black267111156
Hispanic540185355
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders202
White3,2471,3941,853
Two or more races1567185
Race Unknown342139203
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1376
Asian894346
Black221102119
Hispanic473172301
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White2,7141,2261,488
Two or more races1316071
Race Unknown274122152
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American101
Asian13310
Black46937
Hispanic671354
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White533168365
Two or more races251114
Race Unknown681751
Westfield State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartWestfield State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartWestfield State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, Westfield State has 169 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 3,866 students under 25 years old, and 1,142 students over 25 years old out of 5,013 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 169 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Westfield State has 3,714 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 521 students aged 25 and over.

It has 152 graduate students aged under 25 and 621 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1816910861
18-191,277757520
20-211,536854682
22-24884443441
25-29465299166
30-34264164100
35-391528864
40-4916710760
50-64926131
Over 65211
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1816910861
18-191,277757520
20-211,535854681
22-24733337396
25-2922513392
30-341207050
35-39754233
40-49694128
50-64301812
Over 65211
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
20-21101
22-2415110645
25-2924016674
30-341449450
35-39774631
40-49986632
50-64624319
Westfield State University 2022 Student Population by Age chartWestfield State University 2022 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartWestfield State University 2022 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartWestfield State University 2022 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartWestfield State University 2022 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartWestfield State University 2022 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Westfield State University, 689 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,926 students are enrolled in some online courses.

638 students lived in Massachusetts or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 51 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students4,7026891,926
Undergraduate3,9434381,689
Graduate759251237
Online Student Population by Locality
Massachusetts ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students638501
Undergraduate408291
Graduate230210
Westfield State University 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,943 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 309 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.84%.240 students have transferred in as full-time status and 69 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time3,023
Transfer-in Full-time240
Regular Part-time611
Transfer-in Part-time69

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