Student Population at Western Washington

Total Enrollment

14,747

Undergraduate

13,801

Graduate

946

Online Enrollment

367

Men Students

6,265

Women Students

8,482

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 14,747 students have enrolled at Western Washington University - 13,801 undergraduate and 946 graduate.

By gender, 6,265 male and 8,482 female students are attending Western Washington University. By attendance status, there are 12,938 full-time students and 1,809 part-time students.

The number of students at Western Washington University is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Central Washington University and Eastern Washington University, its population is very large (average population is 7,674).

Western Washington University offers online degree/certificate programs and 367 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 Western Washington University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 6,265 male and 8,482 female students attending Western Washington. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.74 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 Western Washington.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Western Washington
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	13,801	12,222	1,579
Men	5,903	5,069	834
Women	7,898	7,153	745

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Western Washington
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	946	716	230
Men	362	270	92
Women	584	446	138

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 10,096 White students (68.46%) and 1,566 Hispanic students (10.62%) at Western Washington University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Western Washington University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Western Washington University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	49	17	32
Asian	825	382	443
Black or African American	279	127	152
Hispanic	1,479	560	919
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	27	9	18
White	9,434	4,052	5,382
Two or More Races	1,294	539	755
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	247	134	113
Total	13,801	5,903	7,898

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Western Washington University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	5	4
Asian	44	11	33
Black or African American	13	7	6
Hispanic	87	26	61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	662	267	395
Two or More Races	65	20	45
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	44	19	25
Total	946	362	584

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 13,057 students whose age under twenty five and 784 students whose age is over thirty years old at Western Washington University.

Especially, 64 students are younger than eighteen and 20 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Western Washington University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	13,801	5,903	7,898
Under 18	64	21	43
18-19	5,166	2,077	3,089
20-21	4,819	1,936	2,883
22-24	2,715	1,345	1,370
25-29	620	334	286
30-34	216	96	120
35-39	88	45	43
40-49	76	33	43
50-64	24	9	15
65 and over	13	7	6
Total	13,801	5,903	7,898

Population by Student Age at Western Washington University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	946	362	584
20-21	22	8	14
22-24	271	93	178
25-29	286	113	173
30-34	139	64	75
35-39	79	26	53
40-49	88	33	55
50-64	54	20	34
65 and over	7	5	2
Total	946	362	584

Online Student Population

At Western Washington University, 2,730 students (18.51% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 367 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, 315 students live in Washington where Western Washington University is located in and 43 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	14,747	13,801	946
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	367	244	123
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	2,363	2,198	165
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	12,017	11,359	658

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	367	244	123
Washington Residents	315	224	91
Other State in U.S.	43	12	31
Outside of U.S.	9	8	1
Unknown	0	0	0