Enrollment Trends at Western University of Health Sciences

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,780 where 3,665 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 3,876 students in 2016 and was lowest at 3,625 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,876 to 3,665 students, a net loss of 211 (5.4%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,876	1,540	2,336
2016-17	3,839 -37	1,498 -42	2,341 5
2017-18	3,847 8	1,537 39	2,310 -31
2018-19	3,833 -14	1,508 -29	2,325 15
2019-20	3,792 -41	1,481 -27	2,311 -14
2020-21	3,813 21	1,455 -26	2,358 47
2021-22	3,788 -25	1,381 -74	2,407 49
2022-23	3,724 -64	1,354 -27	2,370 -37
2023-24	3,625 -99	1,332 -22	2,293 -77
2024-25	3,665 40	1,300 -32	2,365 72
Average	3,780	1,439	2,342

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 30.86% and the percentage of black students is 3.11% at Western University of Health Sciences. 43.52% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 17.33% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 40.56% to 30.86%. Asian enrollment grew from 31.94% to 43.52%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.48% to 3.11%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.47% to 17.33%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6840 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7177 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

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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
	2015-16	9	1,238	96	406	6	1,572	250
2016-17	8	1,216	106	445	7	1,467	282
2017-18	9	1,202	115	496	9	1,390	334
2018-19	12	1,229	118	523	12	1,325	359
2019-20	13	1,306	104	515	10	1,290	331
2020-21	15	1,372	106	557	8	1,304	288
2021-22	17	1,459	114	590	0	1,278	202
2022-23	12	1,476	130	615	0	1,252	137
2023-24	13	1,492	129	606	9	1,169	112
2024-25	8	1,595	114	635	12	1,131	66
Average	12	1,359	113	539	7	1,318	236