How Student Population Changes at Western Seminary

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 761 where 817 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.46 to 1 and it means that there are far more male students enrolled in Western Seminary than female students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	754	517	237
2013-14	767 13	519 2	248 11
2014-15	743 -24	489 -30	254 6
2015-16	726 -17	474 -15	252 -2
2016-17	712 -14	474 0	238 -14
2017-18	736 24	477 3	259 21
2018-19	704 -32	462 -15	242 -17
2019-20	753 49	505 43	248 6
2020-21	826 73	568 63	258 10
2021-22	835 9	585 17	250 -8
2022-23	817 -18	559 -26	258 8
Average	761	512	249

Western Seminary Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 70.75%. The percentage was 67.37% 10 years ago and Western Seminary still has a high percentage of white students. 9.30% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.16% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Seminary 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	1	126	27	32	2	508	12
2013-14	1	129	29	35	3	504	12
2014-15	1	114	20	38	5	499	17
2015-16	3	111	18	32	5	506	13
2016-17	3	99	18	31	4	514	10
2017-18	3	96	19	29	8	536	16
2018-19	1	109	17	34	5	501	15
2019-20	1	100	18	38	4	540	21
2020-21	2	102	31	46	4	560	29
2021-22	1	93	31	40	5	584	35
2022-23	1	76	34	28	4	578	33
Average	2	105	24	35	4	530	19

Western Seminary Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

402 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 49% of total students. The number of online students has increased 171.62% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Seminary from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	743	148	179	416
2015-16	726	153	182	391
2016-17	712	186	137	389
2017-18	736	205	171	360
2018-19	704	181	134	389
2019-20	753	248	152	353
2020-21	826	325	170	331
2021-22	835	356	166	313
2022-23	817	402	68	347
Average	761	245	151	365

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Enrollment Trends at Western Seminary

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes