College of Western Idaho Student Population

How many students at CWI? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 11,015 students have enrolled in College of Western Idaho and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 4,784 male and 6,231 female students are attending the school.

It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (5,188 students on average - public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Large).

2,529 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,535 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

Student Population by Gender

College of Western Idaho has a total of 11,015 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. All 11,015 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By gender, 4,784 male and 6,231 female students (the male-female ratio is 43:57) are attending the school.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,147 White, 173 Black, and 213 Asian students out of a total of 11,015 are attending at College of Western Idaho. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

College of Western Idaho is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, CWI has 4,303 students under 18 years old and 13 students over 65 years old. There are 8,630 students under 25 years old, and 2,385 students over 25 years old out of 11,015 total students.

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 College of Western Idaho, 2,529 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,535 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,472 students who live in Idaho or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 57 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 11,015 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 557 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.06%.225 students have transferred in as full-time status and 332 students transferred in as part-time status.