Enrollment Trends at WCSU

The student population at Western Connecticut State University is 4,169 (3,567 undergraduate and 602 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,657 (28.44%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at WCSU is 85.56% which is decreased by 1,731 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 74 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 88 male students for every 100 female students, up from 84 in 2015.
397 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 236.44% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,126 where 4,169 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 1 year-over-year increase and 8 decreases. It peaked at 5,826 students in 2016 and was lowest at 4,137 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 5,826 to 4,169 students, a net loss of 1,657 (28.4%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,826	5,298	2,478	2,820	528	185	343
2016-17	5,721 -105	5,181 -117	2,486 8	2,695 -125	540 12	165 -20	375 32
2017-18	5,664 -57	5,082 -99	2,462 -24	2,620 -75	582 42	157 -8	425 50
2018-19	5,642 -22	5,028 -54	2,421 -41	2,607 -13	614 32	154 -3	460 35
2019-20	5,631 -11	4,982 -46	2,364 -57	2,618 11	649 35	160 6	489 29
2020-21	5,246 -385	4,640 -342	2,210 -154	2,430 -188	606 -43	145 -15	461 -28
2021-22	4,802 -444	4,172 -468	1,987 -223	2,185 -245	630 24	160 15	470 9
2022-23	4,417 -385	3,799 -373	1,844 -143	1,955 -230	618 -12	160	458 -12
2023-24	4,137 -280	3,542 -257	1,745 -99	1,797 -158	595 -23	177 17	418 -40
2024-25	4,169 32	3,567 25	1,779 34	1,788 -9	602 7	173 -4	429 11
Average	5,126	4,529	2,178	2,352	596	164	433

Western Connecticut State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,529 where 3,567 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 Connecticut State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,298	4,250	2,024	2,226	1,048	454	594
2016-17	5,181	4,116	2,025	2,091	1,065	461	604
2017-18	5,082	4,089	2,032	2,057	993	430	563
2018-19	5,028	4,128	1,998	2,130	900	423	477
2019-20	4,982	4,074	1,975	2,099	908	389	519
2020-21	4,640	3,849	1,849	2,000	791	361	430
2021-22	4,172	3,440	1,651	1,789	732	336	396
2022-23	3,799	3,165	1,543	1,622	634	301	333
2023-24	3,542	2,997	1,471	1,526	545	274	271
2024-25	3,567	3,181	1,593	1,588	386	186	200
Average	4,529	4,529	1,816	1,913	4,529	362	439

Western Connecticut State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 596 where 602 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 Connecticut State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	528	78	27	51	450	158	292
2016-17	540	79	22	57	461	143	318
2017-18	582	99	31	68	483	126	357
2018-19	614	53	14	39	561	140	421
2019-20	649	67	25	42	582	135	447
2020-21	606	68	27	41	538	118	420
2021-22	630	81	23	58	549	137	412
2022-23	618	69	21	48	549	139	410
2023-24	595	70	30	40	525	147	378
2024-25	602	72	29	43	530	144	386
Average	596	596	25	49	596	139	384

Western Connecticut State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 48.72% and the percentage of black students is 10.55% at Western Connecticut State University. 4.32% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 26.79% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 62.62% to 48.72%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.90% to 4.32%. Black student enrollment decreased from 11.67% to 10.55%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 16.94% to 26.79%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6750 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5640 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Connecticut 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	10	227	680	987	8	3,648	60
2016-17	8	235	626	965	6	3,530	161
2017-18	12	221	572	977	4	3,563	152
2018-19	10	236	532	1,041	4	3,484	146
2019-20	10	250	498	1,130	1	3,394	167
2020-21	10	255	451	1,111	0	3,065	204
2021-22	13	219	409	1,116	1	2,664	193
2022-23	14	202	385	1,104	0	2,369	211
2023-24	20	193	373	1,119	2	2,091	202
2024-25	26	180	440	1,117	2	2,031	221
Average	13	222	497	1,067	3	2,984	172

Western Connecticut State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

397 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 236.44% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Connecticut State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	5,826	118	898	4,810
2016-17	5,721	153	956	4,612
2017-18	5,664	166	1,012	4,486
2018-19	5,642	207	1,326	4,109
2019-20	5,631	232	1,345	4,054
2020-21	5,246	1,844	3,153	249
2021-22	4,802	469	2,116	2,217
2022-23	4,417	397	1,872	2,148
2023-24	4,137	304	1,643	2,190
2024-25	4,169	397	1,818	1,954
Average	5,126	429	1,614	3,083

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Enrollment Trends at WCSU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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