How many students at Western Washington? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 14,747 students have enrolled in Western Washington University with 13,801 undergraduate and 946 graduate students.
By gender, 6,265 male and 8,482 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
367 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,363 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 Washington University has a total of 14,747 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 13,801 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 946 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 6,265 male and 8,482 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
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 14,747 | 13,801 | 946 |
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| Men | 6,265 | 5,903 | 362 |
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| Women | 8,482 | 7,898 | 584 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 10,096 White, 292 Black, and 869 Asian students out of a total of 14,747 are attending at Western Washington 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 | 58 | 22 | 36 |
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| Asian | 869 | 393 | 476 |
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| Black | 292 | 134 | 158 |
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| Hispanic | 1,566 | 586 | 980 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 27 | 9 | 18 |
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| White | 10,096 | 4,319 | 5,777 |
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| Two or more races | 1,359 | 559 | 800 |
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| Race Unknown | 291 | 153 | 138 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 49 | 17 | 32 |
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| Asian | 825 | 382 | 443 |
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| Black | 279 | 127 | 152 |
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| Hispanic | 1,479 | 560 | 919 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 27 | 9 | 18 |
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| White | 9,434 | 4,052 | 5,382 |
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| Two or more races | 1,294 | 539 | 755 |
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| Race Unknown | 247 | 134 | 113 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 9 | 5 | 4 |
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| Asian | 44 | 11 | 33 |
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| Black | 13 | 7 | 6 |
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| Hispanic | 87 | 26 | 61 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 662 | 267 | 395 |
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| Two or more races | 65 | 20 | 45 |
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| Race Unknown | 44 | 19 | 25 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Western Washington has 64 students under 18 years old and 20 students over 65 years old. There are 13,057 students under 25 years old, and 1,690 students over 25 years old out of 14,747 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 64 students are younger than 18 and 13 students are older than 65. Western Washington has 12,764 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,037 students aged 25 and over.
It has 293 graduate students aged under 25 and 653 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 64 | 43 | 21 |
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| 18-19 | 5,166 | 3,089 | 2,077 |
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| 20-21 | 4,841 | 2,897 | 1,944 |
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| 22-24 | 2,986 | 1,548 | 1,438 |
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| 25-29 | 906 | 459 | 447 |
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| 30-34 | 355 | 195 | 160 |
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| 35-39 | 167 | 96 | 71 |
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| 40-49 | 164 | 98 | 66 |
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| 50-64 | 78 | 49 | 29 |
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| Over 65 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 64 | 43 | 21 |
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| 18-19 | 5,166 | 3,089 | 2,077 |
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| 20-21 | 4,819 | 2,883 | 1,936 |
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| 22-24 | 2,715 | 1,370 | 1,345 |
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| 25-29 | 620 | 286 | 334 |
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| 30-34 | 216 | 120 | 96 |
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| 35-39 | 88 | 43 | 45 |
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| 40-49 | 76 | 43 | 33 |
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| 50-64 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
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| Over 65 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
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| 22-24 | 271 | 178 | 93 |
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| 25-29 | 286 | 173 | 113 |
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| 30-34 | 139 | 75 | 64 |
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| 35-39 | 79 | 53 | 26 |
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| 40-49 | 88 | 55 | 33 |
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| 50-64 | 54 | 34 | 20 |
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| Over 65 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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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 Washington University, 367 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,363 students are enrolled in some online courses.
315 students lived in Washington or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 52 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 | 14,747 | 367 | 2,363 |
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| Undergraduate | 13,801 | 244 | 2,198 |
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| Graduate | 946 | 123 | 165 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Washington Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 315 | 43 | 9 |
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| Undergraduate | 224 | 12 | 8 |
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| Graduate | 91 | 31 | 1 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 13,801 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 952 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.90%.867 students have transferred in as full-time status and 85 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 11,355 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 867 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,494 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 85 |
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