Enrollment Trends at WSU

The student population at Weber State University is 32,701 (31,672 undergraduate and 1,029 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 6,746 (25.99%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at WSU is 96.85% which is increased by 6,354 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 392 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 76 male students for every 100 female students, down from 88 in 2015.
5,108 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 108.83% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 29,113 where 32,701 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 32,701 students in 2025 and was lowest at 25,955 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 25,955 to 32,701 students, a net gain of 6,746 (26%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Weber State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	25,955	25,318	11,841	13,477	637	341	296
2016-17	26,809 854	26,112 794	12,028 187	14,084 607	697 60	342 1	355 59
2017-18	27,949 1,140	27,111 999	12,348 320	14,763 679	838 141	389 47	449 94
2018-19	28,247 298	27,465 354	12,290 -58	15,175 412	782 -56	343 -46	439 -10
2019-20	29,644 1,397	28,843 1,378	12,693 403	16,150 975	801 19	345 2	456 17
2020-21	29,596 -48	28,685 -158	12,375 -318	16,310 160	911 110	375 30	536 80
2021-22	29,774 178	28,788 103	12,670 295	16,118 -192	986 75	383 8	603 67
2022-23	29,914 140	28,903 115	12,786 116	16,117 -1	1,011 25	383	628 25
2023-24	30,536 622	29,534 631	12,879 93	16,655 538	1,002 -9	394 11	608 -20
2024-25	32,701 2,165	31,672 2,138	13,716 837	17,956 1,301	1,029 27	403 9	626 18
Average	29,113	28,243	12,563	15,681	869	370	500

Weber State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 28,243 where 31,672 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Weber State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	25,318	10,958	5,302	5,656	14,360	6,539	7,821
2016-17	26,112	10,980	5,195	5,785	15,132	6,833	8,299
2017-18	27,111	11,311	5,294	6,017	15,800	7,054	8,746
2018-19	27,465	11,444	5,226	6,218	16,021	7,064	8,957
2019-20	28,843	11,854	5,245	6,609	16,989	7,448	9,541
2020-21	28,685	12,042	5,217	6,825	16,643	7,158	9,485
2021-22	28,788	11,599	5,087	6,512	17,189	7,583	9,606
2022-23	28,903	11,548	5,019	6,529	17,355	7,767	9,588
2023-24	29,534	11,901	5,118	6,783	17,633	7,761	9,872
2024-25	31,672	12,653	5,349	7,304	19,019	8,367	10,652
Average	28,243	28,243	5,205	6,424	28,243	7,357	9,257

Weber State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 869 where 1,029 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Weber State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	637	285	152	133	352	189	163
2016-17	697	328	174	154	369	168	201
2017-18	838	353	173	180	485	216	269
2018-19	782	330	136	194	452	207	245
2019-20	801	339	136	203	462	209	253
2020-21	911	389	156	233	522	219	303
2021-22	986	446	181	265	540	202	338
2022-23	1,011	480	176	304	531	207	324
2023-24	1,002	515	189	326	487	205	282
2024-25	1,029	529	188	341	500	215	285
Average	869	869	166	233	869	204	266

Weber State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.58%. The percentage was 47.91% 10 years ago and WSU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.79% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.49% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.55% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 47.91% to 73.58%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.22% to 1.79%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.22% to 1.49%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.63% to 12.55%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4406 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.7605 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Weber State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	115	316	317	2,500	96	12,436	436
2016-17	129	466	399	2,743	140	20,126	768
2017-18	123	474	406	3,125	129	20,896	865
2018-19	130	512	412	3,121	145	21,131	904
2019-20	122	518	413	3,357	169	21,882	1,073
2020-21	128	509	396	3,265	155	22,018	1,028
2021-22	135	495	380	3,394	168	22,131	1,080
2022-23	127	541	425	3,540	176	22,090	1,102
2023-24	133	548	463	3,752	162	22,552	1,205
2024-25	151	584	486	4,103	185	24,060	1,365
Average	129	496	410	3,290	153	20,932	983

Weber State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,108 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 108.83% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Weber State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	25,955	2,446	5,987	17,522
2016-17	26,809	2,748	6,234	17,827
2017-18	27,949	2,697	6,535	18,717
2018-19	28,247	2,912	6,899	18,436
2019-20	29,644	3,139	7,318	19,187
2020-21	29,596	9,561	8,127	11,908
2021-22	29,774	5,613	8,573	15,588
2022-23	29,914	4,915	8,372	16,627
2023-24	30,536	4,761	8,498	17,277
2024-25	32,701	5,108	8,916	18,677
Average	29,113	4,390	7,546	17,177

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Enrollment Trends at WSU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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