Enrollment Trends at Webster

-6,996

Total Enrollment

-2,478

Men

-4,518

Women

The student population at Webster University is 8,260 (2,322 undergraduate and 5,938 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 6,996 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Webster is 28.11% which is decreased by 938 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 6,058 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.95 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

2,273 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -40.81% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,040 where 8,260 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

28.11% of total students is undergraduate students and 71.89% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 938 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 6,058 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.95 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Webster.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1615,2563,2601,4471,81311,9965,2576,739
2016-1713,906
-1,350
3,138
-122
1,411
-36
1,727
-86
10,768
-1,228
4,699
-558
6,069
-670
2017-1812,736
-1,170
3,074
-64
1,366
-45
1,708
-19
9,662
-1,106
4,237
-462
5,425
-644
2018-1911,406
-1,330
3,058
-16
1,363
-3
1,695
-13
8,348
-1,314
3,560
-677
4,788
-637
2019-209,860
-1,546
2,832
-226
1,223
-140
1,609
-86
7,028
-1,320
2,929
-631
4,099
-689
2020-218,197
-1,663
2,563
-269
1,137
-86
1,426
-183
5,634
-1,394
2,281
-648
3,353
-746
2021-226,779
-1,418
2,346
-217
1,028
-109
1,318
-108
4,433
-1,201
1,842
-439
2,591
-762
2022-236,396
-383
2,197
-149
929
-99
1,268
-50
4,199
-234
1,910
68
2,289
-302
2023-247,606
1,210
2,204
7
922
-7
1,282
14
5,402
1,203
2,965
1,055
2,437
148
2024-258,260
654
2,322
118
995
73
1,327
45
5,938
536
3,231
266
2,707
270
Average10,0402,6991,1821,5177,3413,2914,050
Webster University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,699 where 2,322 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 Webster University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,2602,3891,0781,311871369502
2016-173,1382,2961,0251,271842386456
2017-183,0742,2971,0011,296777365412
2018-193,0582,3031,0171,286755346409
2019-202,8322,1709291,241662294368
2020-212,5632,0228731,149541264277
2021-222,3461,8817971,084465231234
2022-232,1971,7887471,041409182227
2023-242,2041,8207541,066384168216
2024-252,3221,9838481,135339147192
Average2,6992,6999071,1882,699275329
Webster University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,341 where 5,938 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 Webster University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1611,9962,5561,2081,3489,4404,0495,391
2016-1710,7682,3001,0431,2578,4683,6564,812
2017-189,6621,9809531,0277,6823,2844,398
2018-198,3481,7717929796,5772,7683,809
2019-207,0281,7228009225,3062,1293,177
2020-215,6341,4035868174,2311,6952,536
2021-224,4331,0544725823,3791,3702,009
2022-234,1991,3077056022,8921,2051,687
2023-245,4022,3991,5028973,0031,4631,540
2024-255,9382,1621,3038593,7761,9281,848
Average7,3417,3419369297,3412,3553,121
Webster University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 30.36% and the percentage of black students is 14.14% at Webster University. 1.89% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 4.13% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 42.24% to 30.36%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.41% to 1.89%. Black student enrollment decreased from 36.77% to 14.14%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 7.02% to 4.13%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8851 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.6805 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16653675,6091,071396,444289
2016-17504264,9791,077356,083327
2017-18343224,362967295,702330
2018-19313073,722872305,242305
2019-20272742,969757204,720290
2020-21222882,243629164,129250
2021-22182411,733500163,509231
2022-23131891,494436113,024210
2023-24161671,275397112,743199
2024-25101561,168341102,508203
Average292742,955705224,410263
Webster University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,273 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 28% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -40.81% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Webster University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1615,2563,8401,8799,537
2016-1713,9063,7172,1208,069
2017-1812,7363,3171,8057,614
2018-1911,4063,1471,6866,573
2019-209,8602,8331,9085,119
2020-218,1972,7462,0883,363
2021-226,7792,4281,7322,619
2022-236,3962,5531,8621,981
2023-247,6062,4033,1642,039
2024-258,2602,2733,0502,937
Average10,0402,9262,1294,985

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