Enrollment Trends at PNWU

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 588 where 665 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 665 students in 2025 and was lowest at 495 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 495 to 665 students, a net gain of 170 (34.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	495	255	240
2016-17	568 73	296 41	272 32
2017-18	573 5	295 -1	278 6
2018-19	570 -3	275 -20	295 17
2019-20	576 6	265 -10	311 16
2020-21	573 -3	250 -15	323 12
2021-22	593 20	256 6	337 14
2022-23	620 27	280 24	340 3
2023-24	649 29	303 23	346 6
2024-25	665 16	294 -9	371 25
Average	588	277	311

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.08%. The percentage was 69.29% 10 years ago and PNWU still has a high percentage of white students. 25.86% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.50% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.98% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.29% to 50.08%. Asian enrollment grew from 14.55% to 25.86%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.61% to 1.50%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.67% to 10.98%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6639 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4918 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	2	72	3	33	1	343	24
2016-17	2	79	3	40	1	391	31
2017-18	2	68	7	39	1	396	35
2018-19	0	69	6	47	2	388	33
2019-20	1	95	6	53	2	360	34
2020-21	1	101	8	55	2	348	33
2021-22	1	110	8	65	3	340	38
2022-23	2	141	13	64	1	335	50
2023-24	2	146	12	72	1	358	48
2024-25	2	172	10	73	1	333	52
Average	2	105	8	54	2	359	38

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.