Student Population at WNE

Total Enrollment

3,674

Undergraduate

2,616

Graduate

1,058

Online Enrollment

266

Men Students

1,934

Women Students

1,740

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 3,674 students have enrolled at Western New England University - 2,616 undergraduate and 1,058 graduate.

By gender, 1,934 male and 1,740 female students are attending Western New England University. By attendance status, there are 3,259 full-time students and 415 part-time students.

The number of students at Western New England University is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as American International College and Suffolk University, its population is relatively small (average population is 4,353).

Western New England University offers online degree/certificate programs and 266 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares WNE's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts.

WNE has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,353 students). The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts average (3,644 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Western New England University	3,674	2,616	1,058
Similarly Ranked Schools	4,353	2,403	1,950
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts	3,644	2,511	1,728

The below chart compares the student population between Western New England University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,934 male and 1,740 female students attending WNE. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.11 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 WNE.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at WNE
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,616	2,543	73
Men	1,473	1,432	41
Women	1,143	1,111	32

Population by Gender/Attending Status at WNE
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,058	716	342
Men	461	320	141
Women	597	396	201

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,180 White students (59.34%) and 418 Hispanic students (11.38%) at Western New England University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Western New England University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Western New England University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0	2
Asian	81	47	34
Black or African American	153	92	61
Hispanic	323	148	175
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,712	981	731
Two or More Races	95	48	47
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	188	122	66
Total	2,616	1,473	1,143

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Western New England University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	46	18	28
Black or African American	62	20	42
Hispanic	95	32	63
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	468	185	283
Two or More Races	17	7	10
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	146	51	95
Total	1,058	461	597

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,965 students whose age under twenty five and 305 students whose age is over thirty years old at Western New England University.

Especially, 9 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Western New England University.

Population by Student Age at Western New England University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,616	1,473	1,143
Under 18	9	2	7
18-19	1,007	530	477
20-21	1,051	591	460
22-24	489	311	178
25-29	34	23	11
30-34	14	10	4
35-39	7	5	2
40-49	4	1	3
50-64	1	0	1
Total	2,616	1,473	1,143

Population by Student Age at Western New England University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,058	461	597
20-21	12	3	9
22-24	397	165	232
25-29	370	170	200
30-34	112	47	65
35-39	65	26	39
40-49	66	33	33
50-64	35	16	19
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	1,058	461	597

Online Student Population

At Western New England University, 1,772 students (48.23% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 266 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, 104 students live in Massachusetts where Western New England University is located in and 155 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,674	2,616	1,058
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	266	13	253
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,506	1,288	218
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,902	1,315	587

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	266	13	253
Massachusetts Residents	104	9	95
Other State in U.S.	155	4	151
Outside of U.S.	7	0	7
Unknown	0	0	0