Westfield State University Student Population

How many students at Westfield State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Westfield State University has a total enrollment of 4,588 students, including 3,868 undergraduate and 720 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,923 male students (41.9%) and 2,665 female students (58.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,031 White students (66.1%) and 685 Hispanic students (14.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,868 undergraduate students (84.3%) and 720 graduate students (15.7%).
• Class Delivery: 515 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,058 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Westfield State's body is much smaller.

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, 1,923 male (41.91%) and 2,665 female (58.09%) students are attending Westfield State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 72.16.

By class level, 3,868 (84.31%) are undergraduate students and 720 (15.69%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.36% are male and 55.64% are female, while among graduate students, 28.75% are male and 71.25% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,031 White, 293 Black, and 110 Asian students out of a total of 4,588 are attending at Westfield State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Westfield State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Westfield State has 152 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 3,562 students under 25 years old, and 1,024 students over 25 years old out of 4,588 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 152 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. Westfield State has 3,412 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 455 students aged 25 and over.

It has 150 graduate students aged under 25 and 569 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 Westfield State University, 515 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,058 students are enrolled in some online courses.

471 students who live in Massachusetts or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 44 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,868 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 334 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.63%.263 students have transferred in as full-time status and 71 students transferred in as part-time status.