University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Student Population

How many students at UW - Whitewater?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has a total enrollment of 11,746 students, including 10,084 undergraduate and 1,662 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,719 male students (48.7%) and 6,027 female students (51.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 9,123 White students (77.7%) and 1,117 Hispanic students (9.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 10,084 undergraduate students (85.9%) and 1,662 graduate students (14.1%).
• Class Delivery: 2,618 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,824 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 - UW - Whitewater'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, 5,719 male (48.69%) and 6,027 female (51.31%) students are attending University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 94.89.

By class level, 10,084 (85.85%) are undergraduate students and 1,662 (14.15%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 50.27% are male and 49.73% are female, while among graduate students, 39.11% are male and 60.89% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 9,123 White, 622 Black, and 263 Asian students out of a total of 11,746 are attending at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 38.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UW - Whitewater has 409 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 9,334 students under 25 years old, and 2,412 students over 25 years old out of 11,746 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 409 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. UW - Whitewater has 8,989 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,095 students aged 25 and over.

It has 345 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,317 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 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 2,618 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,824 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,198 students who live in Wisconsin or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 420 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,084 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 595 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.90%.469 students have transferred in as full-time status and 126 students transferred in as part-time status.