Student Population at WGU

How many students at WGU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Western Governors University has a total enrollment of 210,208 students, including 155,088 undergraduate and 55,120 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 85,706 male students (40.8%) and 124,502 female students (59.2%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 107,865 White students (51.3%) and 30,296 Hispanic students (14.4%).
Class Level Breakdown: 155,088 undergraduate students (73.8%) and 55,120 graduate students (26.2%).
Class Delivery: 210,208 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - WGU's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 85,706 male (40.77%) and 124,502 female (59.23%) students are attending Western Governors University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 68.84.

By class level, 155,088 (73.78%) are undergraduate students and 55,120 (26.22%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.43% are male and 55.57% are female, while among graduate students, 30.49% are male and 69.51% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	210,208	155,088	55,120
Men	85,706	68,898	16,808
Women	124,502	86,190	38,312

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 107,865 White, 29,374 Black, and 9,180 Asian students out of a total of 210,208 are attending at Western Governors University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Western Governors University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 68.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2,189	914	1,275
Asian	9,180	5,064	4,116
Black	29,374	11,382	17,992
Hispanic	30,296	13,978	16,318
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	940	403	537
White	107,865	42,802	65,063
Two or more races	7,603	3,401	4,202
Race Unknown	22,734	7,749	14,985

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1,636	735	901
Asian	6,622	3,948	2,674
Black	22,172	9,149	13,023
Hispanic	24,111	11,804	12,307
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	721	339	382
White	78,136	34,014	44,122
Two or more races	6,012	2,859	3,153
Race Unknown	15,664	6,043	9,621

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	553	179	374
Asian	2,558	1,116	1,442
Black	7,202	2,233	4,969
Hispanic	6,185	2,174	4,011
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	219	64	155
White	29,729	8,788	20,941
Two or more races	1,591	542	1,049
Race Unknown	7,070	1,706	5,364

Student Age Distribution

By age, WGU has 114 students under 18 years old and 209 students over 65 years old. There are 29,473 students under 25 years old, and 180,510 students over 25 years old out of 210,208 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 112 students are younger than 18 and 184 students are older than 65. WGU has 26,243 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 128,787 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at WGU, 2 students are younger than 18 and 25 students are older than 65. It has 3,230 graduate students aged under 25 and 51,723 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	114	67	47
18-19	1,838	1,049	789
20-21	6,882	3,750	3,132
22-24	20,639	11,264	9,375
25-29	46,809	24,892	21,917
30-34	43,059	23,921	19,138
35-39	34,530	21,032	13,498
40-49	40,706	27,380	13,326
50-64	15,197	10,861	4,336
Over 65	209	140	69

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	112	66	46
18-19	1,825	1,041	784
20-21	6,721	3,650	3,071
22-24	17,585	8,999	8,586
25-29	35,793	17,467	18,326
30-34	32,595	17,085	15,510
35-39	24,604	14,315	10,289
40-49	26,568	17,176	9,392
50-64	9,043	6,235	2,808
Over 65	184	125	59

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	2	1	1
18-19	13	8	5
20-21	161	100	61
22-24	3,054	2,265	789
25-29	11,016	7,425	3,591
30-34	10,464	6,836	3,628
35-39	9,926	6,717	3,209
40-49	14,138	10,204	3,934
50-64	6,154	4,626	1,528
Over 65	25	15	10

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 155,088 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 22,305 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 14.38%.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	132,783
Transfer-in Full-time	22,305

WGU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend WGU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 210,208 students are enrolled at WGU.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at WGU?

155,088 undergraduate and 55,120 graduate students are enrolled at WGU.

What is the gender breakdown at WGU?

85,706 male (40.77%) and 124,502 female (59.23%) students are attending WGU.

What is the international student enrollment at WGU?

27 international students (0.01%) are enrolled at WGU, including 14 undergraduate and 13 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at WGU?

WGU has a student population that is diverse: 107,865 White (51.31%), 29,374 Black (13.97%), and 9,180 Asian (4.37%) students are enrolled.

How many students at WGU are under 18 or over 65?

114 students are under 18 and 209 students are over 65 years old.

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