Enrollment Trends at WCU

The student population at West Chester University of Pennsylvania is 17,171 (14,449 undergraduate and 2,722 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 574 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at WCU is 84.15% which is increased by 237 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 337 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.49 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,838 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 286.95% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 17,296 where 17,171 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

84.15% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.85% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 237 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 337 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.49 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in WCU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at West Chester University of Pennsylvania since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	16,597	14,212	5,762	8,450	2,385	679	1,706
2016-17	17,005 408	14,397 185	5,860 98	8,537 87	2,608 223	783 104	1,825 119
2017-18	17,306 301	14,451 54	5,936 76	8,515 -22	2,855 247	929 146	1,926 101
2018-19	17,527 221	14,567 116	5,972 36	8,595 80	2,960 105	973 44	1,987 61
2019-20	17,669 142	14,615 48	5,952 -20	8,663 68	3,054 94	929 -44	2,125 138
2020-21	17,719 50	14,712 97	5,878 -74	8,834 171	3,007 -47	952 23	2,055 -70
2021-22	17,614 -105	14,471 -241	5,790 -88	8,681 -153	3,143 136	996 44	2,147 92
2022-23	17,275 -339	14,392 -79	5,858 68	8,534 -147	2,883 -260	922 -74	1,961 -186
2023-24	17,076 -199	14,344 -48	5,888 30	8,456 -78	2,732 -151	848 -74	1,884 -77
2024-25	17,171 95	14,449 105	6,062 174	8,387 -69	2,722 -10	835 -13	1,887 3
Average	17,296	14,461	5,896	8,565	2,835	885	1,950

West Chester University of Pennsylvania Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 14,461 where 14,449 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	14,212	12,772	5,129	7,643	1,440	633	807
2016-17	14,397	12,823	5,149	7,674	1,574	711	863
2017-18	14,451	13,020	5,278	7,742	1,431	658	773
2018-19	14,567	13,060	5,269	7,791	1,507	703	804
2019-20	14,615	13,044	5,254	7,790	1,571	698	873
2020-21	14,712	13,056	5,164	7,892	1,656	714	942
2021-22	14,471	12,686	5,068	7,618	1,785	722	1,063
2022-23	14,392	12,586	5,146	7,440	1,806	712	1,094
2023-24	14,344	12,817	5,249	7,568	1,527	639	888
2024-25	14,449	13,013	5,428	7,585	1,436	634	802
Average	14,461	14,461	5,213	7,674	14,461	682	891

West Chester University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,835 where 2,722 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,385	860	229	631	1,525	450	1,075
2016-17	2,608	892	237	655	1,716	546	1,170
2017-18	2,855	974	277	697	1,881	652	1,229
2018-19	2,960	1,019	300	719	1,941	673	1,268
2019-20	3,054	1,050	291	759	2,004	638	1,366
2020-21	3,007	1,027	301	726	1,980	651	1,329
2021-22	3,143	1,074	294	780	2,069	702	1,367
2022-23	2,883	993	289	704	1,890	633	1,257
2023-24	2,732	1,001	285	716	1,731	563	1,168
2024-25	2,722	1,024	281	743	1,698	554	1,144
Average	2,835	2,835	278	713	2,835	606	1,237

West Chester University of Pennsylvania Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.74%. The percentage was 77.46% 10 years ago and WCU still has a high percentage of white students. 3.16% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.86% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.69% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 77.46% to 71.74%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.21% to 3.16%. Black student enrollment decreased from 10.89% to 10.86%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.05% to 7.69%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4654 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3844 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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	16	367	1,808	838	17	12,856	446
2016-17	15	387	1,993	876	18	12,981	479
2017-18	17	439	2,016	934	14	13,070	538
2018-19	22	450	2,037	973	9	13,097	582
2019-20	22	464	2,045	1,059	12	13,013	609
2020-21	36	491	2,063	1,003	10	13,057	613
2021-22	32	534	2,053	1,109	0	12,875	558
2022-23	19	554	2,033	1,189	2	12,611	584
2023-24	13	566	1,882	1,241	2	12,532	579
2024-25	13	542	1,864	1,320	3	12,318	627
Average	21	479	1,979	1,054	9	12,841	562

West Chester University of Pennsylvania Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,838 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 286.95% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at West Chester University of Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	16,597	475	1,136	14,986
2016-17	17,005	829	1,181	14,995
2017-18	17,306	1,141	1,765	14,400
2018-19	17,527	1,285	2,140	14,102
2019-20	17,669	1,442	2,632	13,595
2020-21	17,719	15,729	1,815	175
2021-22	17,614	1,880	4,464	11,270
2022-23	17,275	1,770	5,212	10,293
2023-24	17,076	1,682	6,357	9,037
2024-25	17,171	1,838	6,890	8,443
Average	17,296	2,807	3,359	11,130

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Enrollment Trends at WCU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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