The student population at Westminster University is 1,155 (842 undergraduate and 313 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,666 (59.06%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,981 where 1,155 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment decreased every year from 2016 to 2025, falling from 2,821 to 1,155 students, a loss of 1,666 (59.1%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Westminster University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,821 | 2,159 | 958 | 1,201 | 662 | 304 | 358 |
| 2016-17 | 2,694 -127 | 2,127 -32 | 930 -28 | 1,197 -4 | 567 -95 | 247 -57 | 320 -38 |
| 2017-18 | 2,570 -124 | 2,030 -97 | 834 -96 | 1,196 -1 | 540 -27 | 230 -17 | 310 -10 |
| 2018-19 | 2,477 -93 | 1,968 -62 | 792 -42 | 1,176 -20 | 509 -31 | 211 -19 | 298 -12 |
| 2019-20 | 2,215 -262 | 1,740 -228 | 675 -117 | 1,065 -111 | 475 -34 | 157 -54 | 318 20 |
| 2020-21 | 1,849 -366 | 1,426 -314 | 555 -120 | 871 -194 | 423 -52 | 133 -24 | 290 -28 |
| 2021-22 | 1,535 -314 | 1,166 -260 | 421 -134 | 745 -126 | 369 -54 | 125 -8 | 244 -46 |
| 2022-23 | 1,280 -255 | 961 -205 | 380 -41 | 581 -164 | 319 -50 | 101 -24 | 218 -26 |
| 2023-24 | 1,214 -66 | 895 -66 | 355 -25 | 540 -41 | 319 | 95 -6 | 224 6 |
| 2024-25 | 1,155 -59 | 842 -53 | 356 1 | 486 -54 | 313 -6 | 83 -12 | 230 6 |
| Average | 1,981 | 1,531 | 626 | 906 | 450 | 169 | 281 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,531 where 842 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 University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,159 | 2,037 | 896 | 1,141 | 122 | 62 | 60 |
| 2016-17 | 2,127 | 2,013 | 872 | 1,141 | 114 | 58 | 56 |
| 2017-18 | 2,030 | 1,906 | 773 | 1,133 | 124 | 61 | 63 |
| 2018-19 | 1,968 | 1,865 | 749 | 1,116 | 103 | 43 | 60 |
| 2019-20 | 1,740 | 1,649 | 639 | 1,010 | 91 | 36 | 55 |
| 2020-21 | 1,426 | 1,345 | 511 | 834 | 81 | 44 | 37 |
| 2021-22 | 1,166 | 1,130 | 402 | 728 | 36 | 19 | 17 |
| 2022-23 | 961 | 921 | 358 | 563 | 40 | 22 | 18 |
| 2023-24 | 895 | 854 | 336 | 518 | 41 | 19 | 22 |
| 2024-25 | 842 | 807 | 340 | 467 | 35 | 16 | 19 |
| Average | 1,531 | 1,531 | 588 | 865 | 1,531 | 38 | 41 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 450 where 313 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 University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 662 | 428 | 191 | 237 | 234 | 113 | 121 |
| 2016-17 | 567 | 352 | 146 | 206 | 215 | 101 | 114 |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 331 | 134 | 197 | 209 | 96 | 113 |
| 2018-19 | 509 | 334 | 143 | 191 | 175 | 68 | 107 |
| 2019-20 | 475 | 315 | 91 | 224 | 160 | 66 | 94 |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 302 | 91 | 211 | 121 | 42 | 79 |
| 2021-22 | 369 | 291 | 97 | 194 | 78 | 28 | 50 |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 237 | 72 | 165 | 82 | 29 | 53 |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 254 | 79 | 175 | 65 | 16 | 49 |
| 2024-25 | 313 | 244 | 67 | 177 | 69 | 16 | 53 |
| Average | 450 | 450 | 111 | 198 | 450 | 58 | 83 |
The percentage of white students is 65.19%. The percentage was 71.78% 10 years ago and Westminster still has a high percentage of white students. 3.72% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.08% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.07% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 71.78% to 65.19%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.69% to 3.72%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.81% to 2.08%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.36% to 13.07%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5527 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4731 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Westminster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 14 | 104 | 51 | 264 | 6 | 2,025 | 94 |
| 2016-17 | 16 | 86 | 55 | 254 | 7 | 1,939 | 103 |
| 2017-18 | 15 | 84 | 57 | 264 | 11 | 1,815 | 112 |
| 2018-19 | 15 | 86 | 56 | 293 | 7 | 1,718 | 110 |
| 2019-20 | 8 | 69 | 48 | 268 | 11 | 1,541 | 98 |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 49 | 42 | 238 | 5 | 1,279 | 78 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 40 | 34 | 201 | 8 | 1,068 | 62 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 170 | 10 | 884 | 51 |
| 2023-24 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 161 | 19 | 821 | 48 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 43 | 24 | 151 | 15 | 753 | 65 |
| Average | 8 | 64 | 41 | 226 | 10 | 1,384 | 82 |
19 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 decreased -81.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Westminster University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,821 | 100 | 187 | 2,534 |
| 2016-17 | 2,694 | 105 | 0 | 2,589 |
| 2017-18 | 2,570 | 0 | 122 | 2,448 |
| 2018-19 | 2,477 | 0 | 135 | 2,342 |
| 2019-20 | 2,215 | 0 | 89 | 2,126 |
| 2020-21 | 1,849 | 0 | 76 | 1,773 |
| 2021-22 | 1,535 | 113 | 204 | 1,218 |
| 2022-23 | 1,280 | 31 | 225 | 1,024 |
| 2023-24 | 1,214 | 17 | 199 | 998 |
| 2024-25 | 1,155 | 19 | 207 | 929 |
| Average | 1,981 | 39 | 144 | 1,798 |
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