The student population at Westminster University is 1,155 (842 undergraduate and 313 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,666 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Westminster is 72.90% which is decreased by 1,317 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 349 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.63 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
19 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -81.00% since 2015.
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.
72.90% of total students is undergraduate students and 27.10% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,317 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 349 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.63 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Westminster than male students.
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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