Enrollment Trends at WGU

The student population at Western Governors University is 156,935 (112,807 undergraduate and 44,128 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 115,566 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at WGU is 71.88% which is increased by 81,454 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 34,112 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.71 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

156,935 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 171.42% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 101,076 where 156,935 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

71.88% of total students is undergraduate students and 28.12% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 81,454 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 34,112 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.71 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in WGU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Western Governors University since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	41,369	31,353	12,979	18,374	10,016	3,868	6,148
2013-14	46,733 5,364	35,493 4,140	14,729 1,750	20,764 2,390	11,240 1,224	4,255 387	6,985 837
2014-15	57,821 11,088	44,499 9,006	17,848 3,119	26,651 5,887	13,322 2,082	4,949 694	8,373 1,388
2015-16	70,504 12,683	54,735 10,236	20,994 3,146	33,741 7,090	15,769 2,447	5,656 707	10,113 1,740
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
Average	101,076	74,150	28,139	46,012	26,926	8,429	18,496

Western Governors University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 74,150 where 112,807 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Western Governors University since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	31,353	31,353	12,979	18,374	0
2013-14	35,493	35,493	14,729	20,764	0
2014-15	44,499	44,499	17,848	26,651	0
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
Average	74,150	74,150	28,139	46,012	74,150

Western Governors University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 26,926 where 44,128 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Western Governors University since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	10,016	10,016	3,868	6,148	0
2013-14	11,240	11,240	4,255	6,985	0
2014-15	13,322	13,322	4,949	8,373	0
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
Average	26,926	26,926	8,429	18,496	26,926

Western Governors University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.53%. The percentage was 71.06% 10 years ago and WGU still has a high percentage of white students. 3.95% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.10% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Governors University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	322	1,328	3,964	2,621	135	29,395	1,096
2013-14	336	1,720	4,284	3,250	211	34,001	1,328
2014-15	360	2,195	5,442	4,291	288	41,898	1,660
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
Average	852	3,752	9,962	9,817	539	66,937	2,892

Western Governors University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

156,935 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has increased 171.42% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Governors University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely
2014-15	57,821	57,821
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
Average	113,748	113,748

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