The student population at Western Oregon University is 3,751 (3,320 undergraduate and 431 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,426 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Western Oregon is 88.51% which is decreased by 1,943 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 483 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.91 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

706 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 134.55% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,084 where 3,751 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

88.51% of total students is undergraduate students and 11.49% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,943 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 483 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.91 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Western Oregon than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,1775,2632,2133,050914258656
2014-156,049
-128
4,986
-277
2,086
-127
2,900
-150
1,063
149
292
34
771
115
2015-165,445
-604
4,808
-178
1,914
-172
2,894
-6
637
-426
185
-107
452
-319
2016-175,382
-63
4,833
25
1,872
-42
2,961
67
549
-88
146
-39
403
-49
2017-185,336
-46
4,759
-74
1,797
-75
2,962
1
577
28
188
42
389
-14
2018-195,185
-151
4,576
-183
1,738
-59
2,838
-124
609
32
198
10
411
22
2019-204,929
-256
4,343
-233
1,559
-179
2,784
-54
586
-23
192
-6
394
-17
2020-214,554
-375
4,008
-335
1,421
-138
2,587
-197
546
-40
192354
-40
2021-224,029
-525
3,615
-393
1,177
-244
2,438
-149
414
-132
125
-67
289
-65
2022-233,751
-278
3,320
-295
1,148
-29
2,172
-266
431
17
141
16
290
1
Average5,0844,4511,6932,759633192441
Western Oregon University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,451 where 3,320 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 Oregon University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,2634,4231,8612,562840352488
2014-154,9864,1551,7592,396831327504
2015-164,8084,0891,6142,475719300419
2016-174,8334,0811,5752,506752297455
2017-184,7594,0651,5292,536694268426
2018-194,5763,8841,4522,432692286406
2019-204,3433,6771,2932,384666266400
2020-214,0083,4211,1982,223587223364
2021-223,6153,0499872,062566190376
2022-233,3202,8649871,877456161295
Average4,4514,4511,4262,3454,451267413
Western Oregon University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 633 where 431 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 Oregon University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14914297108189617150467
2014-151,063289101188774191583
2015-166372789917935986273
2016-175492799518427051219
2017-1857731011219826776191
2018-1960928710318432295227
2019-2058629810219628890198
2020-2154628210317926489175
2021-224142257814718947142
2022-234312458316218658128
Average6336339818163393260
Western Oregon University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.06%. The percentage was 70.57% 10 years ago and Western Oregon still has a high percentage of white students. 2.61% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.83% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141181781905811404,35929
2014-151222011904691464,20516
2015-16952181995661203,65815
2016-17882231967071453,5078
2017-18872311847931393,33121
2018-19722061768051213,189132
2019-2058188150918923,008177
2020-2148141148894762,794203
2021-2243110113834602,423205
2022-233898106842512,253205
Average771791657411093,273101
Western Oregon University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

706 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 134.55% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Oregon University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,0493017574,991
2015-165,4455661,1053,774
2016-175,3823411,0004,041
2017-185,3362851,1843,867
2018-195,1852611,1553,769
2019-204,9293221,7102,897
2020-214,5544,203223128
2021-224,0297802,2351,014
2022-233,7517061,9451,100
Average4,9628631,2572,842

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