Enrollment Trends at WNE

The student population at Western New England University is 3,674 (2,616 undergraduate and 1,058 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 238 (6.08%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at WNE is 71.20% which is decreased by 117 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 121 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 111 male students for every 100 female students, down from 125 in 2015.
266 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 291.18% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,707 where 3,674 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 3,912 students in 2016 and was lowest at 3,430 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,912 to 3,674 students, a net loss of 238 (6.1%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,912	2,733	1,659	1,074	1,179	512	667
2016-17	3,810 -102	2,724 -9	1,678 19	1,046 -28	1,086 -93	468 -44	618 -49
2017-18	3,776 -34	2,736 12	1,721 43	1,015 -31	1,040 -46	433 -35	607 -11
2018-19	3,780 4	2,751 15	1,727 6	1,024 9	1,029 -11	407 -26	622 15
2019-20	3,801 21	2,698 -53	1,648 -79	1,050 26	1,103 74	419 12	684 62
2020-21	3,673 -128	2,552 -146	1,516 -132	1,036 -14	1,121 18	423 4	698 14
2021-22	3,635 -38	2,583 31	1,489 -27	1,094 58	1,052 -69	411 -12	641 -57
2022-23	3,430 -205	2,406 -177	1,398 -91	1,008 -86	1,024 -28	407 -4	617 -24
2023-24	3,574 144	2,584 178	1,487 89	1,097 89	990 -34	423 16	567 -50
2024-25	3,674 100	2,616 32	1,473 -14	1,143 46	1,058 68	461 38	597 30
Average	3,707	2,638	1,580	1,059	1,068	436	632

Western New England University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,638 where 2,616 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 New England University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,733	2,578	1,572	1,006	155	87	68
2016-17	2,724	2,580	1,593	987	144	85	59
2017-18	2,736	2,613	1,646	967	123	75	48
2018-19	2,751	2,629	1,652	977	122	75	47
2019-20	2,698	2,580	1,569	1,011	118	79	39
2020-21	2,552	2,486	1,476	1,010	66	40	26
2021-22	2,583	2,522	1,462	1,060	61	27	34
2022-23	2,406	2,324	1,348	976	82	50	32
2023-24	2,584	2,433	1,391	1,042	151	96	55
2024-25	2,616	2,543	1,432	1,111	73	41	32
Average	2,638	2,638	1,514	1,015	2,638	66	44

Western New England University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,068 where 1,058 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 New England University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,179	509	212	297	670	300	370
2016-17	1,086	468	192	276	618	276	342
2017-18	1,040	472	177	295	568	256	312
2018-19	1,029	500	180	320	529	227	302
2019-20	1,103	505	186	319	598	233	365
2020-21	1,121	497	180	317	624	243	381
2021-22	1,052	475	167	308	577	244	333
2022-23	1,024	634	249	385	390	158	232
2023-24	990	576	250	326	414	173	241
2024-25	1,058	716	320	396	342	141	201
Average	1,068	1,068	211	324	1,068	225	308

Western New England University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.34%. The percentage was 68.99% 10 years ago and WNE still has a high percentage of white students. 3.46% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.85% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.38% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.99% to 59.34%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.76% to 3.46%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.06% to 5.85%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.65% to 11.38%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6294 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5144 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western New England 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	12	147	237	260	3	2,699	37
2016-17	12	132	226	270	4	2,630	43
2017-18	12	143	220	294	8	2,641	56
2018-19	15	150	176	317	8	2,678	66
2019-20	11	150	186	316	4	2,726	77
2020-21	6	121	200	327	5	2,677	86
2021-22	5	127	209	330	4	2,647	85
2022-23	3	118	206	327	2	2,433	91
2023-24	2	129	226	422	1	2,326	104
2024-25	4	127	215	418	1	2,180	112
Average	8	134	210	328	4	2,564	76

Western New England University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

266 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 291.18% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western New England University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	3,912	68	534	3,310
2016-17	3,810	77	588	3,145
2017-18	3,776	21	670	3,085
2018-19	3,780	43	690	3,047
2019-20	3,801	39	600	3,162
2020-21	3,673	71	2,036	1,566
2021-22	3,635	231	1,272	2,132
2022-23	3,430	249	1,531	1,650
2023-24	3,574	212	1,339	2,023
2024-25	3,674	266	1,506	1,902
Average	3,707	128	1,077	2,502

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Enrollment Trends at WNE

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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