How many students at USW? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 1,066 students have enrolled in University of the Southwest with 369 undergraduate and 697 graduate students.

By gender, 403 male and 663 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (6,139 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).

697 students are enrolled exclusively, and 369 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

University of the Southwest has a total of 1,066 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 369 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 697 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 403 male and 663 female students (the male-female ratio is 38:62) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,066369697
Men403208195
Women663161502
University of the Southwest 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartUniversity of the Southwest 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartUniversity of the Southwest 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 429 White, 157 Black, and 21 Asian students out of a total of 1,066 are attending at University of the Southwest. 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 American20317
Asian21417
Black1576691
Hispanic375171204
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White429135294
Two or more races918
Race Unknown542331
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American918
Asian---
Black382414
Hispanic20511887
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders---
White945341
Two or more races413
Race Unknown19118
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1129
Asian21417
Black1194277
Hispanic17053117
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White33582253
Two or more races505
Race Unknown351223
University of the Southwest 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartUniversity of the Southwest 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartUniversity of the Southwest 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

There are 417 students under 25 years old, and 647 students over 25 years old out of 1,064 total students.

USW has 318 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 96 students aged 25 and over.

It has 99 graduate students aged under 25 and 551 students aged 25 and over.

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

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
18-191515794
20-211035350
22-241638875
25-2914210636
30-341138429
35-391117635
40-4916511451
50-641036538
Over 651367
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
18-191515794
20-21984949
22-24692346
25-2925178
30-341495
35-391486
40-49251213
50-641679
Over 65202
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
20-21541
22-24946529
25-291178928
30-34997524
35-39976829
40-4914010238
50-64875829
Over 651165
University of the Southwest 2022 Student Population by Age chartUniversity of the Southwest 2022 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartUniversity of the Southwest 2022 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartUniversity of the Southwest 2022 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartUniversity of the Southwest 2022 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartUniversity of the Southwest 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 University of the Southwest, 697 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 369 students are enrolled in some online courses.

207 students lived in New Mexico or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 490 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students1,066697369
Undergraduate3690369
Graduate6976970
Online Student Population by Locality
New Mexico ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students2074882
Undergraduate0-0
Graduate2074882
University of the Southwest 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 369 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 141 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 38.21%.120 students have transferred in as full-time status and 21 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time209
Transfer-in Full-time120
Regular Part-time19
Transfer-in Part-time21

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