Enrollment Trends at West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County

The student population at West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County is 4,586 (3,192 undergraduate and 1,394 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,844 (163.26%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County is 69.60% which is increased by 1,487 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,357 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 29 male students for every 100 female students, up from 28 in 2015.
1,648 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,177.52% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,603 where 4,586 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 4,586 students in 2025 and was lowest at 1,742 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,742 to 4,586 students, a net gain of 2,844 (163.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,742	1,705	385	1,320	37	1	36
2016-17	2,156 414	1,870 165	444 59	1,426 106	286 249	64 63	222 186
2017-18	2,555 399	1,973 103	451 7	1,522 96	582 296	121 57	461 239
2018-19	3,424 869	2,514 541	567 116	1,947 425	910 328	173 52	737 276
2019-20	3,976 552	2,802 288	617 50	2,185 238	1,174 264	214 41	960 223
2020-21	4,330 354	2,990 188	662 45	2,328 143	1,340 166	243 29	1,097 137
2021-22	4,302 -28	2,971 -19	648 -14	2,323 -5	1,331 -9	235 -8	1,096 -1
2022-23	4,475 173	3,023 52	680 32	2,343 20	1,452 121	269 34	1,183 87
2023-24	4,481 6	3,168 145	698 18	2,470 127	1,313 -139	249 -20	1,064 -119
2024-25	4,586 105	3,192 24	726 28	2,466 -4	1,394 81	296 47	1,098 34
Average	3,603	2,621	588	2,033	982	187	795

West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,621 where 3,192 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 Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,705	1,508	340	1,168	197	45	152
2016-17	1,870	1,636	401	1,235	234	43	191
2017-18	1,973	1,645	396	1,249	328	55	273
2018-19	2,514	2,081	483	1,598	433	84	349
2019-20	2,802	2,324	523	1,801	478	94	384
2020-21	2,990	2,510	547	1,963	480	115	365
2021-22	2,971	2,440	535	1,905	531	113	418
2022-23	3,023	2,287	514	1,773	736	166	570
2023-24	3,168	2,443	556	1,887	725	142	583
2024-25	3,192	2,376	541	1,835	816	185	631
Average	2,621	2,621	484	1,641	2,621	104	392

West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 982 where 1,394 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 Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	37	22	0	22	15	1	14
2016-17	286	90	25	65	196	39	157
2017-18	582	125	38	87	457	83	374
2018-19	910	174	35	139	736	138	598
2019-20	1,174	189	35	154	985	179	806
2020-21	1,340	176	36	140	1,164	207	957
2021-22	1,331	1,239	226	1,013	92	9	83
2022-23	1,452	1,158	216	942	294	53	241
2023-24	1,313	1,033	181	852	280	68	212
2024-25	1,394	1,118	253	865	276	43	233
Average	982	982	105	428	982	82	368

West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 16.33% and the percentage of black students is 3.86% at West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County. 34.67% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 36.59% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 26.41% to 16.33%. Asian enrollment declined from 44.60% to 34.67%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.64% to 3.86%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 17.80% to 36.59%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7131 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6980 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County 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	7	777	46	310	22	460	50
2016-17	8	929	112	422	41	521	56
2017-18	7	1,006	176	586	81	526	106
2018-19	10	1,267	232	795	114	775	164
2019-20	16	1,440	259	933	117	925	230
2020-21	23	1,624	195	1,008	140	1,052	254
2021-22	18	1,621	188	1,089	128	998	247
2022-23	14	1,648	164	1,324	72	910	318
2023-24	9	1,622	162	1,486	50	804	302
2024-25	4	1,590	177	1,678	45	749	309
Average	12	1,352	171	963	81	772	204

West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,648 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 36% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,177.52% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	1,742	129	426	1,187
2016-17	2,156	286	725	1,145
2017-18	2,555	582	938	1,035
2018-19	3,424	910	1,181	1,333
2019-20	3,976	1,174	1,594	1,208
2020-21	4,330	1,694	1,728	908
2021-22	4,302	1,626	1,747	929
2022-23	4,475	1,801	2,079	595
2023-24	4,481	1,608	2,189	684
2024-25	4,586	1,648	2,213	725
Average	3,603	1,146	1,482	975

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Enrollment Trends at West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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