The student population at Westfield State University is 4,702 (3,943 undergraduate and 759 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,669 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Westfield State is 83.86% which is decreased by 1,749 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 80 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

689 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 68.05% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,877 where 4,702 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

83.86% of total students is undergraduate students and 16.14% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,749 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 80 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Westfield State than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,3715,6922,7602,932679219460
2014-156,321
-50
5,590
-102
2,637
-123
2,953
21
731
52
201
-18
530
70
2015-166,496
175
5,636
46
2,616
-21
3,020
67
860
129
244
43
616
86
2016-176,335
-161
5,633
-3
2,6163,017
-3
702
-158
219
-25
483
-133
2017-186,237
-98
5,584
-49
2,586
-30
2,998
-19
653
-49
194
-25
459
-24
2018-196,100
-137
5,382
-202
2,425
-161
2,957
-41
718
65
188
-6
530
71
2019-205,795
-305
5,069
-313
2,260
-165
2,809
-148
726
8
192
4
534
4
2020-215,395
-400
4,633
-436
2,050
-210
2,583
-226
762
36
229
37
533
-1
2021-225,013
-382
4,239
-394
1,877
-173
2,362
-221
774
12
252
23
522
-11
2022-234,702
-311
3,943
-296
1,754
-123
2,189
-173
759
-15
221
-31
538
16
Average5,8775,1402,3582,782736216521
Westfield State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,140 where 3,943 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 Westfield State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,6924,9992,4072,592693353340
2014-155,5904,8902,2912,599700346354
2015-165,6364,9722,3142,658664302362
2016-175,6334,9792,3052,674654311343
2017-185,5844,8002,1982,602784388396
2018-195,3824,5712,0602,511811365446
2019-205,0694,2501,9292,321819331488
2020-214,6333,8121,7102,102821340481
2021-224,2393,4861,5591,927753318435
2022-233,9433,2631,4341,829680320360
Average5,1405,1402,0212,3825,140337401
Westfield State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 736 where 759 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 Westfield State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1467922160161458159299
2014-1573122751176504150354
2015-1686025168183609176433
2016-1770224560185457159298
2017-1865326767200386127259
2018-1971832274248396114282
2019-207263559725837195276
2020-21762411118293351111240
2021-22774389121268385131254
2022-23759395103292364118246
Average73673682226736134294
Westfield State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.06%. The percentage was 79.36% 10 years ago and Westfield State still has a high percentage of white students. 2.17% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.68% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14125626745855,056213
2014-15167026950634,896240
2015-16169127452034,896260
2016-17109929357854,707270
2017-18179930362944,556259
2018-19149430265524,438233
2019-201610029760734,149183
2020-21168629966523,812169
2021-221710424953813,531161
2022-231410226754023,247156
Average159028257034,329214
Westfield State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

689 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 68.05% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Westfield State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,3214101,8114,100
2015-166,4963971,6134,486
2016-176,3354331,8594,043
2017-186,2374491,8263,962
2018-196,1004841,9233,693
2019-205,7954341,9623,399
2020-215,3952,7752,476144
2021-225,0135682,0522,393
2022-234,7026891,9262,087
Average5,8227381,9393,145

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