Student Population by Gender

West Chester University of Pennsylvania has a total of 17,275 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 14,392 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,883 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 6,780 male and 10,495 female students (the male-female ratio is 39:61) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total17,27514,3922,883
Men6,7805,858922
Women10,4958,5341,961
West Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartWest Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartWest Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 12,611 White, 2,033 Black, and 554 Asian students out of a total of 17,275 are attending at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
West Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartWest Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartWest Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American19910
Asian554221333
Black2,0337361,297
Hispanic1,189440749
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders220
White12,6115,0067,605
Two or more races584224360
Race Unknown19210191
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1587
Asian465184281
Black1,6476131,034
Hispanic1,031389642
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders220
White10,5394,3636,176
Two or more races512202310
Race Unknown1427666
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American110
Asian451134
Black1475295
Hispanic953461
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders000
White677328349
Two or more races391524
Race Unknown16610

Student Age Distribution

By age, WCU has 319 students under 18 years old and 60 students over 65 years old. There are 13,965 students under 25 years old, and 3,309 students over 25 years old out of 17,275 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 319 students are younger than 18 and 42 students are older than 65. WCU has 13,190 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,201 students aged 25 and over.
It has 775 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,108 students aged 25 and over.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Student Population by Age chartWest Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartWest Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartWest Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartWest Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartWest Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1831922198
18-195,2153,1922,023
20-215,5463,3942,152
22-242,8851,5671,318
25-291,507933574
30-34666407259
35-39402264138
40-49454330124
50-6422016159
Over 65602535
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1831922198
18-195,2153,1922,023
20-215,5233,3782,145
22-242,1331,0201,113
25-29617330287
30-3424015090
35-391279334
40-491148430
50-64615110
Over 65421428
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 1,770 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,212 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,508 students lived in Pennsylvania or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 262 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students17,2751,7705,212
Undergraduate14,3925314,828
Graduate2,8831,239384
Online Student Population by Locality
Pennsylvania ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1,50821448
Undergraduate5101110
Graduate99820338

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 14,392 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,021 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.09%.826 students have transferred in as full-time status and 195 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time11,760
Transfer-in Full-time826
Regular Part-time1,611
Transfer-in Part-time195
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