Enrollment Trends at Western Washington

The average student population over the last 11 years is 15,351 where 14,710 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 16,142 students in 2020 and was lowest at 14,651 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 15,332 to 14,710 students, a net loss of 622 (4.1%).

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

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 14,384 where 13,752 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 Washington University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 967 where 958 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 Washington University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 68.62%. The percentage was 73.16% 10 years ago and Western Washington still has a high percentage of white students. 5.74% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.88% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.16% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 73.16% to 68.62%. Asian enrollment declined from 6.61% to 5.74%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.68% to 1.88%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.72% to 11.16%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5062 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4473 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Washington University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

226 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has increased 46.75% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Washington University from 2015 to 2025.