Enrollment Trends for Washington Colleges

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 316,876, and 310,871 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 88.34% are undergraduate students and 11.66% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 4,117, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 2,616.

The women to men ratio is 1.25 to 1, meaning that there are slightly more women students enrolled in Washington Colleges than men students.

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Level Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	330,344	294,623	134,528	160,095	35,721	15,015	20,706
2015-16	329,674 -670	293,307 -1,316	133,860 -668	159,447 -648	36,367 646	15,308 293	21,059 353
2016-17	331,442 1,768	294,622 1,315	134,248 388	160,374 927	36,820 453	15,325 17	21,495 436
2017-18	332,207 765	295,528 906	133,801 -447	161,727 1,353	36,679 -141	15,256 -69	21,423 -72
2018-19	332,274 67	295,017 -511	132,434 -1,367	162,583 856	37,257 578	15,170 -86	22,087 664
2019-20	327,734 -4,540	290,438 -4,579	129,025 -3,409	161,413 -1,170	37,296 39	15,061 -109	22,235 148
2020-21	306,237 -21,497	267,393 -23,045	115,831 -13,194	151,562 -9,851	38,844 1,548	15,348 287	23,496 1,261
2021-22	295,180 -11,057	255,815 -11,578	110,713 -5,118	145,102 -6,460	39,365 521	15,220 -128	24,145 649
2022-23	290,387 -4,793	251,900 -3,915	112,159 1,446	139,741 -5,361	38,487 -878	14,877 -343	23,610 -535
2023-24	299,283 8,896	261,039 9,139	118,690 6,531	142,349 2,608	38,244 -243	14,902 25	23,342 -268
2024-25	310,871 11,588	272,534 11,495	122,829 4,139	149,705 7,356	38,337 93	15,131 229	23,206 -136
Average	316,876	279,292	125,283	154,009	37,583	15,147	22,437

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 279,292. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 22,089 from 294,623 to 272,534.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Washington Colleges since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	294,623	206,270	95,732	110,538	88,353	38,796	49,557
2015-16	293,307	204,727	94,701	110,026	88,580	39,159	49,421
2016-17	294,622	206,797	95,496	111,301	87,825	38,752	49,073
2017-18	295,528	208,526	95,523	113,003	87,002	38,278	48,724
2018-19	295,017	208,088	94,284	113,804	86,929	38,150	48,779
2019-20	290,438	205,435	92,147	113,288	85,003	36,878	48,125
2020-21	267,393	193,031	83,652	109,379	74,362	32,179	42,183
2021-22	255,815	181,257	78,600	102,657	74,558	32,113	42,445
2022-23	251,900	176,621	77,092	99,529	75,279	35,067	40,212
2023-24	261,039	182,101	79,835	102,266	78,938	38,855	40,083
2024-25	272,534	188,242	82,365	105,877	84,292	40,464	43,828
Average	279,292	279,292	88,130	108,333	279,292	37,154	45,675

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 37,583. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 2,616 from 35,721 to 38,337.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Washington Colleges since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	35,721	23,970	10,295	13,675	11,751	4,720	7,031
2015-16	36,367	24,794	10,624	14,170	11,573	4,684	6,889
2016-17	36,820	24,602	10,389	14,213	12,218	4,936	7,282
2017-18	36,679	24,632	10,319	14,313	12,047	4,937	7,110
2018-19	37,257	25,372	10,376	14,996	11,885	4,794	7,091
2019-20	37,296	25,512	10,300	15,212	11,784	4,761	7,023
2020-21	38,844	25,572	10,034	15,538	13,272	5,314	7,958
2021-22	39,365	27,818	10,548	17,270	11,547	4,672	6,875
2022-23	38,487	27,602	10,556	17,046	10,885	4,321	6,564
2023-24	38,244	27,794	10,666	17,128	10,450	4,236	6,214
2024-25	38,337	27,890	10,809	17,081	10,447	4,322	6,125
Average	37,583	37,583	10,447	15,513	37,583	4,700	6,924

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 38.99% and the percentage of black students is 4.53% at Washington Colleges. 10.45% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Washington Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2014-15	3,491	27,906	13,062	33,533	1,931	185,727	19,256
2015-16	3,362	29,055	12,902	34,671	1,794	180,472	20,235
2016-17	3,521	29,790	13,201	36,734	1,929	175,645	20,887
2017-18	3,428	30,126	13,170	38,906	1,922	171,304	22,289
2018-19	3,225	31,291	13,480	40,952	2,012	167,551	23,189
2019-20	2,997	32,079	13,656	42,676	1,952	161,991	23,973
2020-21	2,649	32,557	13,271	41,549	1,840	150,868	23,464
2021-22	2,639	33,451	13,667	40,910	1,793	142,674	21,288
2022-23	2,645	33,498	14,417	42,938	1,744	136,375	20,991
2023-24	2,605	33,413	14,489	46,093	1,482	130,115	21,762
2024-25	2,486	34,371	14,881	51,425	1,445	128,206	23,285
Average	3,004	31,594	13,654	40,944	1,804	157,357	21,874

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

63,021 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 155.29% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Washington Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart