How many students at WCU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 17,275 students have enrolled in West Chester University of Pennsylvania with 14,392 undergraduate and 2,883 graduate students.
By gender, 6,780 male and 10,495 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (16,325 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
1,770 students are enrolled exclusively, and 5,212 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
West Chester University of Pennsylvania has a total of 17,275 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 14,392 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,883 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 6,780 male and 10,495 female students (the male-female ratio is 39:61) 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 | 17,275 | 14,392 | 2,883 |
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| Men | 6,780 | 5,858 | 922 |
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| Women | 10,495 | 8,534 | 1,961 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 12,611 White, 2,033 Black, and 554 Asian students out of a total of 17,275 are attending at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. 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 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
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| Asian | 554 | 221 | 333 |
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| Black | 2,033 | 736 | 1,297 |
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| Hispanic | 1,189 | 440 | 749 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| White | 12,611 | 5,006 | 7,605 |
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| Two or more races | 584 | 224 | 360 |
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| Race Unknown | 192 | 101 | 91 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 15 | 8 | 7 |
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| Asian | 465 | 184 | 281 |
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| Black | 1,647 | 613 | 1,034 |
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| Hispanic | 1,031 | 389 | 642 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| White | 10,539 | 4,363 | 6,176 |
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| Two or more races | 512 | 202 | 310 |
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| Race Unknown | 142 | 76 | 66 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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| Asian | 89 | 37 | 52 |
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| Black | 386 | 123 | 263 |
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| Hispanic | 158 | 51 | 107 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 2,072 | 643 | 1,429 |
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| Two or more races | 72 | 22 | 50 |
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| Race Unknown | 50 | 25 | 25 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, WCU has 319 students under 18 years old and 60 students over 65 years old. There are 13,965 students under 25 years old, and 3,309 students over 25 years old out of 17,275 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 319 students are younger than 18 and 42 students are older than 65. WCU has 13,190 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,201 students aged 25 and over.
It has 775 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,108 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 319 | 221 | 98 |
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| 18-19 | 5,215 | 3,192 | 2,023 |
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| 20-21 | 5,546 | 3,394 | 2,152 |
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| 22-24 | 2,885 | 1,567 | 1,318 |
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| 25-29 | 1,507 | 933 | 574 |
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| 30-34 | 666 | 407 | 259 |
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| 35-39 | 402 | 264 | 138 |
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| 40-49 | 454 | 330 | 124 |
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| 50-64 | 220 | 161 | 59 |
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| Over 65 | 60 | 25 | 35 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 319 | 221 | 98 |
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| 18-19 | 5,215 | 3,192 | 2,023 |
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| 20-21 | 5,523 | 3,378 | 2,145 |
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| 22-24 | 2,133 | 1,020 | 1,113 |
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| 25-29 | 617 | 330 | 287 |
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| 30-34 | 240 | 150 | 90 |
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| 35-39 | 127 | 93 | 34 |
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| 40-49 | 114 | 84 | 30 |
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| 50-64 | 61 | 51 | 10 |
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| Over 65 | 42 | 14 | 28 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
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| 22-24 | 752 | 547 | 205 |
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| 25-29 | 890 | 603 | 287 |
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| 30-34 | 426 | 257 | 169 |
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| 35-39 | 275 | 171 | 104 |
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| 40-49 | 340 | 246 | 94 |
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| 50-64 | 159 | 110 | 49 |
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| Over 65 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
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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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 1,770 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,212 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,508 students lived in Pennsylvania or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 262 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 | 17,275 | 1,770 | 5,212 |
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| Undergraduate | 14,392 | 531 | 4,828 |
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| Graduate | 2,883 | 1,239 | 384 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Pennsylvania Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 1,508 | 214 | 48 |
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| Undergraduate | 510 | 11 | 10 |
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| Graduate | 998 | 203 | 38 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 14,392 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,021 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.09%.826 students have transferred in as full-time status and 195 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 11,760 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 826 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,611 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 195 |
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