Enrollment Trends at Westfield State

The student population at Westfield State University is 4,588 (3,868 undergraduate and 720 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,908 (29.37%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Westfield State is 84.31% which is decreased by 1,768 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 140 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 72 male students for every 100 female students, down from 79 in 2015.
515 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 29.72% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,522 where 4,588 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 1 year-over-year increase and 8 decreases. It peaked at 6,496 students in 2016 and was lowest at 4,555 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 6,496 to 4,588 students, a net loss of 1,908 (29.4%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,496	5,636	2,616	3,020	860	244	616
2016-17	6,335 -161	5,633 -3	2,616	3,017 -3	702 -158	219 -25	483 -133
2017-18	6,237 -98	5,584 -49	2,586 -30	2,998 -19	653 -49	194 -25	459 -24
2018-19	6,100 -137	5,382 -202	2,425 -161	2,957 -41	718 65	188 -6	530 71
2019-20	5,795 -305	5,069 -313	2,260 -165	2,809 -148	726 8	192 4	534 4
2020-21	5,395 -400	4,633 -436	2,050 -210	2,583 -226	762 36	229 37	533 -1
2021-22	5,013 -382	4,239 -394	1,877 -173	2,362 -221	774 12	252 23	522 -11
2022-23	4,702 -311	3,943 -296	1,754 -123	2,189 -173	759 -15	221 -31	538 16
2023-24	4,555 -147	3,788 -155	1,730 -24	2,058 -131	767 8	218 -3	549 11
2024-25	4,588 33	3,868 80	1,716 -14	2,152 94	720 -47	207 -11	513 -36
Average	5,522	4,778	2,163	2,615	744	216	528

Westfield State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,778 where 3,868 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 Westfield State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,636	4,972	2,314	2,658	664	302	362
2016-17	5,633	4,979	2,305	2,674	654	311	343
2017-18	5,584	4,800	2,198	2,602	784	388	396
2018-19	5,382	4,571	2,060	2,511	811	365	446
2019-20	5,069	4,250	1,929	2,321	819	331	488
2020-21	4,633	3,812	1,710	2,102	821	340	481
2021-22	4,239	3,486	1,559	1,927	753	318	435
2022-23	3,943	3,263	1,434	1,829	680	320	360
2023-24	3,788	3,089	1,416	1,673	699	314	385
2024-25	3,868	3,196	1,435	1,761	672	281	391
Average	4,778	4,778	1,836	2,206	4,778	327	409

Westfield State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 744 where 720 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 Westfield State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	860	251	68	183	609	176	433
2016-17	702	245	60	185	457	159	298
2017-18	653	267	67	200	386	127	259
2018-19	718	322	74	248	396	114	282
2019-20	726	355	97	258	371	95	276
2020-21	762	411	118	293	351	111	240
2021-22	774	389	121	268	385	131	254
2022-23	759	395	103	292	364	118	246
2023-24	767	403	100	303	364	118	246
2024-25	720	378	91	287	342	116	226
Average	744	744	90	252	744	127	276

Westfield State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 66.06%. The percentage was 75.37% 10 years ago and Westfield State still has a high percentage of white students. 2.40% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.39% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.93% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.37% to 66.06%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.40% to 2.40%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.22% to 6.39%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.00% to 14.93%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5357 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4220 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Westfield State 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	16	91	274	520	3	4,896	260
2016-17	10	99	293	578	5	4,707	270
2017-18	17	99	303	629	4	4,556	259
2018-19	14	94	302	655	2	4,438	233
2019-20	16	100	297	607	3	4,149	183
2020-21	16	86	299	665	2	3,812	169
2021-22	17	104	249	538	1	3,531	161
2022-23	14	102	267	540	2	3,247	156
2023-24	12	93	282	583	2	2,991	152
2024-25	7	110	293	685	3	3,031	140
Average	14	98	286	600	3	3,936	198

Westfield State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

515 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 29.72% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Westfield State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	6,496	397	1,613	4,486
2016-17	6,335	433	1,859	4,043
2017-18	6,237	449	1,826	3,962
2018-19	6,100	484	1,923	3,693
2019-20	5,795	434	1,962	3,399
2020-21	5,395	2,775	2,476	144
2021-22	5,013	568	2,052	2,393
2022-23	4,702	689	1,926	2,087
2023-24	4,555	536	1,863	2,156
2024-25	4,588	515	2,058	2,015
Average	5,522	728	1,956	2,838

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Enrollment Trends at Westfield State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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