University of West Georgia Student Population

How many students at UWG?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of West Georgia has a total enrollment of 14,337 students, including 9,103 undergraduate and 5,234 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,527 male students (31.6%) and 9,810 female students (68.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,553 White students (52.7%) and 4,278 Black students (29.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 9,103 undergraduate students (63.5%) and 5,234 graduate students (36.5%).
• Class Delivery: 7,383 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,003 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Doctoral / Research University - which average 13,360 - UWG's body is relatively large.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 4,527 male (31.58%) and 9,810 female (68.42%) students are attending University of West Georgia. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 46.15.

By class level, 9,103 (63.49%) are undergraduate students and 5,234 (36.51%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.50% are male and 62.50% are female, while among graduate students, 21.26% are male and 78.74% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,553 White, 4,278 Black, and 218 Asian students out of a total of 14,337 are attending at University of West Georgia. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of West Georgia is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 62.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UWG has 1,386 students under 18 years old and 50 students over 65 years old. There are 8,324 students under 25 years old, and 6,013 students over 25 years old out of 14,337 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,386 students are younger than 18 and 24 students are older than 65. UWG has 7,782 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,321 students aged 25 and over.

It has 542 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,692 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of West Georgia, 7,383 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,003 students are enrolled in some online courses.

7,028 students who live in Georgia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 355 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,103 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 746 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.20%.584 students have transferred in as full-time status and 162 students transferred in as part-time status.