University of the Southwest Student Population

How many students at USW?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of the Southwest has a total enrollment of 1,130 students, including 346 undergraduate and 784 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 380 male students (33.6%) and 750 female students (66.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 431 Hispanic students (38.1%) and 397 White students (35.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 346 undergraduate students (30.6%) and 784 graduate students (69.4%).
• Class Delivery: 838 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 277 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - USW'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, 380 male (33.63%) and 750 female (66.37%) students are attending University of the Southwest. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 50.67.

By class level, 346 (30.62%) are undergraduate students and 784 (69.38%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 52.60% are male and 47.40% are female, while among graduate students, 25.26% are male and 74.74% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 397 White, 149 Black, and 33 Asian students out of a total of 1,130 are attending at University of the Southwest. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of the Southwest is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70.6% 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, USW has 3 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 407 students under 25 years old, and 723 students over 25 years old out of 1,130 total students.

USW has 305 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 41 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at USW, 1 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. It has 102 graduate students aged under 25 and 682 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 the Southwest, 838 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 277 students are enrolled in some online courses.

216 students who live in New Mexico or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 622 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 346 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 59 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 17.05%.54 students have transferred in as full-time status and 5 students transferred in as part-time status.