The student population at Western Carolina University is 11,635 (9,956 undergraduate and 1,679 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,528 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Western Carolina is 85.57% which is increased by 1,508 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 20 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.43 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,858 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 70.32% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,223 where 11,635 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

85.57% of total students is undergraduate students and 14.43% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,508 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 20 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.43 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Western Carolina than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Western Carolina University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,1078,4483,8064,6421,6595591,100
2014-1510,382
275
8,787
339
3,999
193
4,788
146
1,595
-64
537
-22
1,058
-42
2015-1610,340
-42
8,821
34
3,985
-14
4,836
48
1,519
-76
510
-27
1,009
-49
2016-1710,805
465
9,171
350
4,143
158
5,028
192
1,634
115
544
34
1,090
81
2017-1811,034
229
9,406
235
4,240
97
5,166
138
1,628
-6
505
-39
1,123
33
2018-1911,639
605
10,027
621
4,542
302
5,485
319
1,612
-16
5051,107
-16
2019-2012,167
528
10,469
442
4,717
175
5,752
267
1,698
86
563
58
1,135
28
2020-2112,243
76
10,517
48
4,683
-34
5,834
82
1,726
28
561
-2
1,165
30
2021-2211,877
-366
10,145
-372
4,427
-256
5,718
-116
1,732
6
556
-5
1,176
11
2022-2311,635
-242
9,956
-189
4,275
-152
5,681
-37
1,679
-53
522
-34
1,157
-19
Average11,2239,5754,2825,2931,6485361,112
Western Carolina University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,575 where 9,956 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Western Carolina University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,4487,0813,2523,8291,367554813
2014-158,7877,3733,4483,9251,414551863
2015-168,8217,4403,4174,0231,381568813
2016-179,1717,8713,6114,2601,300532768
2017-189,4068,0403,7264,3141,366514852
2018-1910,0278,6173,9854,6321,410557853
2019-2010,4698,9344,0904,8441,535627908
2020-2110,5178,7603,9794,7811,7577041,053
2021-2210,1458,2333,7044,5291,9127231,189
2022-239,9568,0313,5264,5051,9257491,176
Average9,5759,5753,6744,3649,575608929
Western Carolina University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,648 where 1,679 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Western Carolina University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,659669211458990348642
2014-151,595665209456930328602
2015-161,519674204470845306539
2016-171,634696216480938328610
2017-181,628767227540861278583
2018-191,612764239525848266582
2019-201,698810258552888305583
2020-211,726874276598852285567
2021-221,732932286646800270530
2022-231,679865249616814273541
Average1,6481,6482385341,648299578
Western Carolina University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.54%. The percentage was 80.93% 10 years ago and Western Carolina still has a high percentage of white students. 1.27% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.38% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Carolina University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-148812663341198,180272
2014-1587134669496128,287320
2015-1674143661574128,173384
2016-1778135718643148,514411
2017-187412768770698,673420
2018-199912968378679,164449
2019-2010313266986549,558439
2020-2110816066991879,611409
2021-22116158722891109,224387
2022-23109148742891158,905407
Average94139685718108,829390
Western Carolina University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,858 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 25% of total students. The number of online students has increased 70.32% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Carolina University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1510,3821,6788067,898
2015-1610,3401,7861,3587,196
2016-1710,8051,9201,2047,681
2017-1811,0341,9861,3857,663
2018-1911,6392,1511,9547,534
2019-2012,1672,3952,6057,167
2020-2112,2433,0276,8762,340
2021-2211,8772,8203,5685,489
2022-2311,6352,8583,4825,295
Average11,3472,2912,5826,474

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