Westcliff University Student Population

How many students at Westcliff?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Westcliff University has a total enrollment of 7,686 students, including 2,363 undergraduate and 5,323 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,407 male students (57.3%) and 3,279 female students (42.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 445 Asian students (5.8%) and 366 White students (4.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,363 undergraduate students (30.7%) and 5,323 graduate students (69.3%).
• Class Delivery: 2,520 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 381 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (for-profit) School of business and management - which average 1,244 - Westcliff'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, 4,407 male (57.34%) and 3,279 female (42.66%) students are attending Westcliff University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 134.40.

By class level, 2,363 (30.74%) are undergraduate students and 5,323 (69.26%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 63.27% are male and 36.73% are female, while among graduate students, 54.71% are male and 45.29% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 366 White, 150 Black, and 445 Asian students out of a total of 7,686 are attending at Westcliff University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Westcliff University is highly diverse with a diversity index of 90.9% 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, Westcliff has 29 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 2,418 students under 25 years old, and 4,114 students over 25 years old out of 6,532 total students.

Westcliff has 1,872 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 165 students aged 25 and over.

It has 546 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,949 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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 Westcliff University, 2,520 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 381 students are enrolled in some online courses.

185 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,335 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,363 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 339 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 14.35%.258 students have transferred in as full-time status and 81 students transferred in as part-time status.