Western Washington University Student Population

How many students at Western Washington?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Western Washington University has a total enrollment of 14,710 students, including 13,752 undergraduate and 958 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 6,292 male students (42.8%) and 8,418 female students (57.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 10,094 White students (68.6%) and 1,641 Hispanic students (11.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 13,752 undergraduate students (93.5%) and 958 graduate students (6.5%).
• Class Delivery: 226 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,421 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 - Western Washington's body is significantly larger.

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, 6,292 male (42.77%) and 8,418 female (57.23%) students are attending Western Washington University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 74.74.

By class level, 13,752 (93.49%) are undergraduate students and 958 (6.51%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.11% are male and 56.89% are female, while among graduate students, 37.89% are male and 62.11% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 10,094 White, 277 Black, and 844 Asian students out of a total of 14,710 are attending at Western Washington University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Western Washington University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 50.6% 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, Western Washington has 128 students under 18 years old and 16 students over 65 years old. There are 13,099 students under 25 years old, and 1,611 students over 25 years old out of 14,710 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 128 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. Western Washington has 12,778 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 974 students aged 25 and over.

It has 321 graduate students aged under 25 and 637 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 Western Washington University, 226 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,421 students are enrolled in some online courses.

195 students who live in Washington or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 31 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 13,752 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 925 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.73%.855 students have transferred in as full-time status and 70 students transferred in as part-time status.