West Chester University of Pennsylvania Student Population and Demographics

WCU Student Population

There are 17,275 students including 14,392 undergraduate and 2,883 graduate students at West Chester University of Pennsylvania for the academic year 2022-2023. By attending status, there are 13,579 full-time and 3,696 part-time students with gender distribution of 6,780 male and 10,495 female students. West Chester University of Pennsylvania is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 1,770 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

West Chester University of Pennsylvania has a total enrollment of 17,275 with a gender distribution of 39.25% male (6,780 students) and 60.75% female (10,495 students). There are 5,858 male and 8,534 female students in undergraduate school and 922 male and 1,961 female students are attending graduate school at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Student Population By Gender
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
	Total	Men	Women
Total	17,275	6,780	10,495
Undergraduate	14,392	5,858	8,534
Graduate	2,883	922	1,961
Full-time	13,579	5,435	8,144
Part-time	3,696	1,345	2,351

[Chart] West Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

West Chester University of Pennsylvania has 13,579 full-time and 3,696 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 12,586 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 1,806 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 993 students are full-time and 1,890 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	17,275	13,579	3,696
Undergraduate	14,392	12,586	1,806
Graduate	2,883	993	1,890
Men	6,780	5,435	1,345
Women	10,495	8,144	2,351

[Chart] West Chester University of Pennsylvania Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 1,770 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,212 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 17,275 students. In undergraduate schools, 5,359 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 1,623 students are attending some online courses.

2023 Distance Learning Enrollment
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	17,275	14,392	2,883
Online Exclusively	1,770	531	1,239
In Some Online Classes	5,212	4,828	384
Not In Online Classes	10,293	9,033	1,260

[Chart] West Chester University of Pennsylvania Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. There are 19 American Indian/Native American, 12,611 White, 2,033 Black/African American, 554 Asian, 1,189 Hispanic, 2 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 325 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
	Total	Men	Women
Total	17,275	6,780	10,495
American Indian/Native American	19	9	10
Asian	554	221	333
Black/African American	2,033	736	1,297
Hispanic	1,189	440	749
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	12,611	5,006	7,605
Two More	584	224	360
Race Un-Known	192	101	91

[Chart] West Chester University of PennsylvaniaRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Age Distribution
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	17,275	14,392	2,883
Under 18	319	319	0
Age 18-19	5,215	5,215	0
Age 20-21	5,546	5,523	23
Age 22-24	2,885	2,133	752
Age 25-29	1,507	617	890
Age 30-34	666	240	426
Age 35-39	402	127	275
Age 40-49	454	114	340
Age 50-64	220	61	159
Over 64	60	42	18
Age Un-Known	1	1	0

[Chart] West Chester University of Pennsylvania 2023 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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