Enrollment Trends at WGU

The student population at Western Governors University is 210,208 (155,088 undergraduate and 55,120 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 139,704 (198.15%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at WGU is 73.78% which is increased by 100,353 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 39,351 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 69 male students for every 100 female students, up from 61 in 2015.
210,208 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 198.15% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 136,114 where 210,208 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment increased every year from 2016 to 2025, growing from 70,504 to 210,208 students, a gain of 139,704 (198.2%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	70,504	54,735	20,994	33,741	15,769	5,656	10,113
2016-17	84,289 13,785	63,961 9,226	23,328 2,334	40,633 6,892	20,328 4,559	6,811 1,155	13,517 3,404
2017-18	98,627 14,338	72,385 8,424	26,046 2,718	46,339 5,706	26,242 5,914	8,404 1,593	17,838 4,321
2018-19	121,437 22,810	88,921 16,536	32,022 5,976	56,899 10,560	32,516 6,274	10,113 1,709	22,403 4,565
2019-20	136,139 14,702	98,630 9,709	35,893 3,871	62,737 5,838	37,509 4,993	11,369 1,256	26,140 3,737
2020-21	147,866 11,727	104,919 6,289	38,976 3,083	65,943 3,206	42,947 5,438	12,412 1,043	30,535 4,395
2021-22	150,116 2,250	107,952 3,033	41,445 2,469	66,507 564	42,164 -783	12,309 -103	29,855 -680
2022-23	156,935 6,819	112,807 4,855	45,265 3,820	67,542 1,035	44,128 1,964	12,577 268	31,551 1,696
2023-24	185,015 28,080	135,822 23,015	58,837 13,572	76,985 9,443	49,193 5,065	14,824 2,247	34,369 2,818
2024-25	210,208 25,193	155,088 19,266	68,898 10,061	86,190 9,205	55,120 5,927	16,808 1,984	38,312 3,943
Average	136,114	99,522	39,170	60,352	36,592	11,128	25,463

Western Governors University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 99,522 where 155,088 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 Governors University since 2015.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	54,735	54,735	20,994	33,741	0
2016-17	63,961	63,961	23,328	40,633	0
2017-18	72,385	72,385	26,046	46,339	0
2018-19	88,921	88,921	32,022	56,899	0
2019-20	98,630	98,630	35,893	62,737	0
2020-21	104,919	104,919	38,976	65,943	0
2021-22	107,952	107,952	41,445	66,507	0
2022-23	112,807	112,807	45,265	67,542	0
2023-24	135,822	135,822	58,837	76,985	0
2024-25	155,088	155,088	68,898	86,190	0
Average	99,522	99,522	39,170	60,352	99,522

Western Governors University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 36,592 where 55,120 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 Governors University since 2015.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	15,769	15,769	5,656	10,113	0
2016-17	20,328	20,328	6,811	13,517	0
2017-18	26,242	26,242	8,404	17,838	0
2018-19	32,516	32,516	10,113	22,403	0
2019-20	37,509	37,509	11,369	26,140	0
2020-21	42,947	42,947	12,412	30,535	0
2021-22	42,164	42,164	12,309	29,855	0
2022-23	44,128	44,128	12,577	31,551	0
2023-24	49,193	49,193	14,824	34,369	0
2024-25	55,120	55,120	16,808	38,312	0
Average	36,592	36,592	11,128	25,463	36,592

Western Governors University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.31%. The percentage was 72.02% 10 years ago and WGU still has a high percentage of white students. 4.37% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.97% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.41% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 72.02% to 51.31%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.71% to 4.37%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.60% to 13.97%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.80% to 14.41%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6931 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4637 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Governors 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	504	2,616	6,769	5,497	377	50,778	2,067
2016-17	608	3,182	7,849	7,011	500	60,475	2,489
2017-18	706	3,601	9,329	8,792	602	70,119	2,974
2018-19	851	4,303	11,978	11,706	679	84,996	3,839
2019-20	901	4,878	13,124	13,460	715	91,883	4,095
2020-21	1,102	5,440	14,221	15,014	828	89,428	3,862
2021-22	2,003	5,809	15,198	16,792	838	89,919	3,660
2022-23	1,682	6,203	17,422	19,551	760	93,418	4,743
2023-24	1,626	7,862	24,266	26,208	891	104,793	6,848
2024-25	2,189	9,180	29,374	30,296	940	107,865	7,603
Average	1,217	5,307	14,953	15,433	713	84,367	4,218

Western Governors University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

210,208 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has increased 198.15% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Governors University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely
2015-16	70,504	70,504
2016-17	84,289	84,289
2017-18	98,627	98,627
2018-19	121,437	121,437
2019-20	136,139	136,139
2020-21	147,866	147,866
2021-22	150,116	150,116
2022-23	156,935	156,935
2023-24	185,015	185,015
2024-25	210,208	210,208
Average	136,114	136,114

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Enrollment Trends at WGU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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