Enrollment Trends at Western Colorado

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,303 where 3,568 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

88.23% of total students is undergraduate students and 11.77% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 734 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 112 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.12 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Western Colorado than male students.

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

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,882 where 3,148 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 Western Colorado University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 420 where 420 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 Western Colorado University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 59.36%. The percentage was 69.25% 10 years ago and Western Colorado still has a high percentage of white students. 1.93% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.06% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 18.92% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.25% to 59.36%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.81% to 1.93%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.72% to 4.06%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.35% to 18.92%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6084 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5054 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

1,449 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 41% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,280.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Colorado University from 2015 to 2025.