How many students at Western Carolina? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 11,635 students have enrolled in Western Carolina University with 9,956 undergraduate and 1,679 graduate students.
By gender, 4,797 male and 6,838 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (12,612 students in average - public Doctoral / Research University).
2,858 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,482 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
Western Carolina University has a total of 11,635 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 9,956 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,679 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,797 male and 6,838 female students (the male-female ratio is 41:59) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 11,635 | 9,956 | 1,679 |
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| Men | 4,797 | 4,275 | 522 |
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| Women | 6,838 | 5,681 | 1,157 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 8,905 White, 742 Black, and 148 Asian students out of a total of 11,635 are attending at Western Carolina University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 109 | 46 | 63 |
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| Asian | 148 | 61 | 87 |
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| Black | 742 | 330 | 412 |
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| Hispanic | 891 | 344 | 547 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 15 | 7 | 8 |
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| White | 8,905 | 3,674 | 5,231 |
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| Two or more races | 407 | 167 | 240 |
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| Race Unknown | 121 | 57 | 64 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 96 | 39 | 57 |
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| Asian | 130 | 56 | 74 |
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| Black | 618 | 288 | 330 |
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| Hispanic | 789 | 313 | 476 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 14 | 7 | 7 |
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| White | 7,607 | 3,276 | 4,331 |
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| Two or more races | 358 | 151 | 207 |
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| Race Unknown | 118 | 55 | 63 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 13 | 7 | 6 |
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| Asian | 18 | 5 | 13 |
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| Black | 124 | 42 | 82 |
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| Hispanic | 102 | 31 | 71 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 1,298 | 398 | 900 |
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| Two or more races | 49 | 16 | 33 |
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| Race Unknown | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Western Carolina has 120 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 8,285 students under 25 years old, and 3,350 students over 25 years old out of 11,635 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 120 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. Western Carolina has 7,852 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,104 students aged 25 and over.
It has 433 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,246 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 120 | 85 | 35 |
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| 18-19 | 3,237 | 1,874 | 1,363 |
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| 20-21 | 3,178 | 1,802 | 1,376 |
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| 22-24 | 1,750 | 943 | 807 |
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| 25-29 | 996 | 627 | 369 |
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| 30-34 | 705 | 446 | 259 |
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| 35-39 | 554 | 342 | 212 |
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| 40-49 | 779 | 504 | 275 |
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| 50-64 | 312 | 212 | 100 |
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| Over 65 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 120 | 85 | 35 |
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| 18-19 | 3,236 | 1,873 | 1,363 |
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| 20-21 | 3,134 | 1,765 | 1,369 |
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| 22-24 | 1,362 | 663 | 699 |
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| 25-29 | 590 | 347 | 243 |
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| 30-34 | 474 | 288 | 186 |
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| 35-39 | 359 | 211 | 148 |
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| 40-49 | 495 | 316 | 179 |
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| 50-64 | 183 | 131 | 52 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 20-21 | 44 | 37 | 7 |
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| 22-24 | 388 | 280 | 108 |
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| 25-29 | 406 | 280 | 126 |
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| 30-34 | 231 | 158 | 73 |
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| 35-39 | 195 | 131 | 64 |
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| 40-49 | 284 | 188 | 96 |
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| 50-64 | 129 | 81 | 48 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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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 Western Carolina University, 2,858 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,482 students are enrolled in some online courses.
2,631 students lived in North Carolina or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 227 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 11,635 | 2,858 | 3,482 |
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| Undergraduate | 9,956 | 2,168 | 3,073 |
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| Graduate | 1,679 | 690 | 409 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| North Carolina Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 2,631 | 223 | 4 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,019 | 147 | 2 |
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| Graduate | 612 | 76 | 2 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 9,956 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,050 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.55%.639 students have transferred in as full-time status and 411 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 7,392 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 639 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,514 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 411 |
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