Enrollment Trends at EWU

-1,869

Total Enrollment

-1,314

Men

-555

Women

The student population at Eastern Washington University is 10,492 (6,952 undergraduate and 3,540 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,869 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at EWU is 66.26% which is decreased by 4,348 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,479 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.48 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,572 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 862.80% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,767 where 10,492 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

66.26% of total students is undergraduate students and 33.74% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 4,348 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 2,479 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.48 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in EWU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Eastern Washington University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1612,36111,3005,1936,1071,061344717
2016-1712,279
-82
11,217
-83
5,207
14
6,010
-97
1,062
1
316
-28
746
29
2017-1812,607
328
11,473
256
5,296
89
6,177
167
1,134
72
316818
72
2018-1912,633
26
11,408
-65
5,261
-35
6,147
-30
1,225
91
337
21
888
70
2019-2012,410
-223
10,756
-652
4,838
-423
5,918
-229
1,654
429
444
107
1,210
322
2020-2112,349
-61
10,292
-464
4,470
-368
5,822
-96
2,057
403
606
162
1,451
241
2021-2210,892
-1,457
8,217
-2,075
3,497
-973
4,720
-1,102
2,675
618
820
214
1,855
404
2022-2310,910
18
7,604
-613
3,302
-195
4,302
-418
3,306
631
1,004
184
2,302
447
2023-2410,741
-169
7,246
-358
3,158
-144
4,088
-214
3,495
189
1,125
121
2,370
68
2024-2510,492
-249
6,952
-294
3,022
-136
3,930
-158
3,540
45
1,201
76
2,339
-31
Average11,7679,6474,3245,3222,1216511,470
Eastern Washington University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,647 where 6,952 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Eastern Washington University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1611,30010,1634,6975,4661,137496641
2016-1711,21710,0324,6795,3531,185528657
2017-1811,47310,0604,6745,3861,413622791
2018-1911,4089,9104,5515,3591,498710788
2019-2010,7569,4984,2575,2411,258581677
2020-2110,2928,6853,7534,9321,607717890
2021-228,2177,2033,0494,1541,014448566
2022-237,6046,6832,8703,813921432489
2023-247,2466,3302,7493,581916409507
2024-256,9526,0712,6403,431881382499
Average9,6479,6473,7924,6729,647533651
Eastern Washington University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,121 where 3,540 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Eastern Washington University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,06178326851527876202
2016-171,06275824950930467237
2017-181,13478522955634987262
2018-191,22597527570025062188
2019-201,6541,267339928387105282
2020-212,0571,123297826934309625
2021-222,6751,9925971,395683223460
2022-233,3062,3516791,672955325630
2023-243,4952,5538131,740942312630
2024-253,5402,4758181,6571,065383682
Average2,1212,1214561,0502,121195420
Eastern Washington University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.19%. The percentage was 65.47% 10 years ago and EWU still has a high percentage of white students. 3.88% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.10% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 16.62% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 65.47% to 62.19%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.97% to 3.88%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.44% to 5.10%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 12.51% to 16.62%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5771 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5506 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Eastern Washington University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161453674251,546378,093660
2016-171373544101,653387,675696
2017-181403473901,842357,478801
2018-191183664081,936397,347816
2019-201193664191,912577,159850
2020-211333904151,990576,709789
2021-221223473851,751496,344692
2022-231263074741,770676,648675
2023-241283425061,746636,735693
2024-251104075351,744516,525688
Average1283594371,789497,071736
Eastern Washington University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,572 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 34% of total students. The number of online students has increased 862.80% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Eastern Washington University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1612,3613711,68710,303
2016-1712,2794401,9929,847
2017-1812,6075332,4669,608
2018-1912,6335832,9079,143
2019-2012,4109672,8588,585
2020-2112,35111,56669095
2021-2210,8922,3873,6264,879
2022-2310,9102,8083,3424,760
2023-2410,7413,0863,4724,183
2024-2510,4923,5723,0803,840
Average11,7682,6312,6126,524

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