The student population at Westminster College is 1,191 (1,137 undergraduate and 54 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 123 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Westminster is 95.47% which is decreased by 2 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 121 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.03 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
141 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 984.62% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,239 where 1,191 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
95.47% of total students is undergraduate students and 4.53% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 2 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 121 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.03 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Westminster.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Westminster College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,314 | 1,139 | 507 | 632 | 175 | 58 | 117 |
| 2016-17 | 1,258 -56 | 1,174 35 | 533 26 | 641 9 | 84 -91 | 30 -28 | 54 -63 |
| 2017-18 | 1,263 5 | 1,191 17 | 555 22 | 636 -5 | 72 -12 | 24 -6 | 48 -6 |
| 2018-19 | 1,269 6 | 1,198 7 | 566 11 | 632 -4 | 71 -1 | 23 -1 | 48 |
| 2019-20 | 1,231 -38 | 1,165 -33 | 548 -18 | 617 -15 | 66 -5 | 19 -4 | 47 -1 |
| 2020-21 | 1,228 -3 | 1,149 -16 | 510 -38 | 639 22 | 79 13 | 28 9 | 51 4 |
| 2021-22 | 1,225 -3 | 1,163 14 | 539 29 | 624 -15 | 62 -17 | 20 -8 | 42 -9 |
| 2022-23 | 1,211 -14 | 1,161 -2 | 512 -27 | 649 25 | 50 -12 | 21 1 | 29 -13 |
| 2023-24 | 1,203 -8 | 1,155 -6 | 554 42 | 601 -48 | 48 -2 | 19 -2 | 29 |
| 2024-25 | 1,191 -12 | 1,137 -18 | 560 6 | 577 -24 | 54 6 | 27 8 | 27 -2 |
| Average | 1,239 | 1,163 | 538 | 625 | 76 | 27 | 49 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,163 where 1,137 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 Westminster College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,139 | 1,113 | 491 | 622 | 26 | 16 | 10 |
| 2016-17 | 1,174 | 1,150 | 524 | 626 | 24 | 9 | 15 |
| 2017-18 | 1,191 | 1,170 | 543 | 627 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| 2018-19 | 1,198 | 1,164 | 550 | 614 | 34 | 16 | 18 |
| 2019-20 | 1,165 | 1,110 | 532 | 578 | 55 | 16 | 39 |
| 2020-21 | 1,149 | 1,089 | 491 | 598 | 60 | 19 | 41 |
| 2021-22 | 1,163 | 1,064 | 509 | 555 | 99 | 30 | 69 |
| 2022-23 | 1,161 | 1,018 | 479 | 539 | 143 | 33 | 110 |
| 2023-24 | 1,155 | 1,050 | 503 | 547 | 105 | 51 | 54 |
| 2024-25 | 1,137 | 1,034 | 529 | 505 | 103 | 31 | 72 |
| Average | 1,163 | 1,163 | 515 | 581 | 1,163 | 23 | 44 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 76 where 54 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 Westminster College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 175 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 162 | 53 | 109 |
| 2016-17 | 84 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 28 | 50 |
| 2017-18 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 23 | 43 |
| 2018-19 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 22 | 43 |
| 2019-20 | 66 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 14 | 38 |
| 2020-21 | 79 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 20 | 35 |
| 2021-22 | 62 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 11 | 30 |
| 2022-23 | 50 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 12 |
| 2023-24 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 15 | 21 |
| 2024-25 | 54 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Average | 76 | 76 | 6 | 10 | 76 | 21 | 40 |
The percentage of white students is 67.93%. The percentage was 76.18% 10 years ago and Westminster still has a high percentage of white students. 0.84% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.12% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.79% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 76.18% to 67.93%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.91% to 0.84%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.20% to 5.12%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.91% to 4.79%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5315 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4182 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Westminster College 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 1,001 | 23 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 14 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 874 | 18 |
| 2017-18 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 23 | 1 | 852 | 10 |
| 2018-19 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 18 | 0 | 846 | 13 |
| 2019-20 | 10 | 4 | 64 | 19 | 5 | 848 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | 9 | 3 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 892 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 31 | 2 | 928 | 30 |
| 2022-23 | 5 | 10 | 65 | 42 | 2 | 931 | 42 |
| 2023-24 | 5 | 10 | 65 | 45 | 1 | 885 | 47 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 57 | 1 | 809 | 55 |
| Average | 6 | 9 | 61 | 28 | 2 | 887 | 26 |
141 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 984.62% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Westminster College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,314 | 13 | 0 | 1,301 |
| 2016-17 | 1,258 | 0 | 43 | 1,215 |
| 2017-18 | 1,263 | 27 | 21 | 1,215 |
| 2018-19 | 1,269 | 49 | 0 | 1,220 |
| 2019-20 | 1,231 | 43 | 18 | 1,170 |
| 2020-21 | 1,228 | 79 | 0 | 1,149 |
| 2021-22 | 1,225 | 55 | 125 | 1,045 |
| 2022-23 | 1,211 | 35 | 136 | 1,040 |
| 2023-24 | 1,203 | 107 | 108 | 988 |
| 2024-25 | 1,191 | 141 | 43 | 1,007 |
| Average | 1,239 | 55 | 49 | 1,135 |
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