Enrollment Trends at WWU

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,012 where 2,046 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 2,302 students in 2019 and was lowest at 1,508 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,172 to 2,046 students, a net loss of 126 (5.8%).

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

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 963 where 1,342 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 William Woods University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,049 where 704 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 William Woods University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 63.69%. The percentage was 60.31% 10 years ago and WWU still has a high percentage of white students. 0.98% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.39% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.28% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 60.31% to 63.69%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.23% to 0.98%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.18% to 13.39%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.15% to 7.28%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5693 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6349 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

1,104 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 54% of total students. The number of online students has increased 168.61% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at William Woods University from 2015 to 2025.