Student Population at West Coast University-Orange County

Total Enrollment

4,475

Undergraduate

3,023

Graduate

1,452

Online Enrollment

1,801

Men Students

949

Women Students

3,526

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 4,475 students have enrolled at West Coast University-Orange County - 3,023 undergraduate and 1,452 graduate.

By gender, 949 male and 3,526 female students are attending West Coast University-Orange County. By attendance status, there are 3,445 full-time students and 1,030 part-time students.

The number of students at West Coast University-Orange County is very large compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences and Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, its population is very large (average population is 763).

West Coast University-Orange County offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,801 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between West Coast University-Orange County and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 949 male and 3,526 female students attending West Coast University-Orange County. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.27 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at West Coast University-Orange County.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at West Coast University-Orange County
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,023	2,287	736
Men	680	514	166
Women	2,343	1,773	570

Population by Gender/Attending Status at West Coast University-Orange County
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,452	1,158	294
Men	269	216	53
Women	1,183	942	241

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,648 Asian students (36.83%) and 1,324 Hispanic students (29.59%) at West Coast University-Orange County(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at West Coast University-Orange County.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at West Coast University-Orange County
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	11	4	7
Asian	1,210	339	871
Black or African American	76	13	63
Hispanic	969	170	799
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	41	13	28
White	487	91	396
Two or More Races	213	49	164
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	1	1	0
Total	3,023	680	2,343

Population by Race/Ethnicity at West Coast University-Orange County
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	1	2
Asian	438	94	344
Black or African American	88	10	78
Hispanic	355	67	288
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	31	11	20
White	423	55	368
Two or More Races	105	27	78
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	9	4	5
Total	1,452	269	1,183

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,110 students whose age under twenty five and 1,998 students whose age is over thirty years old at West Coast University-Orange County.

Especially, 5 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at West Coast University-Orange County.

Population by Student Age at West Coast University-Orange County
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,023	680	2,343
18-19	39	6	33
20-21	268	61	207
22-24	720	146	574
25-29	1,048	237	811
30-34	533	133	400
35-39	220	49	171
40-49	160	39	121
50-64	35	9	26
Total	3,023	680	2,343

Population by Student Age at West Coast University-Orange County
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,452	269	1,183
20-21	5	1	4
22-24	78	16	62
25-29	319	53	266
30-34	373	76	297
35-39	284	61	223
40-49	268	43	225
50-64	120	18	102
65 and over	5	1	4
Total	1,452	269	1,183

Online Student Population

At West Coast University-Orange County, 3,880 students (86.70% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,801 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 1,783 students live in California where West Coast University-Orange County is located in and 17 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	4,475	3,023	1,452
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,801	368	1,433
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	2,079	2,060	19
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	595	595	0

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,801	368	1,433
California Residents	1,783	364	1,419
Other State in U.S.	17	4	13
Outside of U.S.	1	0	1
Unknown	0	0	0