The student population at University of Hawaii-West Oahu is 2,814 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 122 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.90 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
1,478 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 93.20% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,966 where 2,814 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.90 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in UHWO than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Hawaii-West Oahu since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 6.57% and the percentage of black students is 1.71% at University of Hawaii-West Oahu. 38.31% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 15.28% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 10.62% to 6.57%. Asian enrollment grew from 36.96% to 38.31%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.52% to 1.71%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.66% to 15.28%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7198 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7340 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Hawaii-West Oahu over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1,478 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 53% of total students. The number of online students has increased 93.20% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Hawaii-West Oahu from 2015 to 2025.