Western Carolina University Student Population and Demographics

Western Carolina Student Population

There are 11,635 students including 9,956 undergraduate and 1,679 graduate students at Western Carolina University for the academic year 2022-2023. By attending status, there are 8,896 full-time and 2,739 part-time students with gender distribution of 4,797 male and 6,838 female students. Western Carolina University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 2,858 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Western Carolina University has a total enrollment of 11,635 with a gender distribution of 41.23% male (4,797 students) and 58.77% female (6,838 students). There are 4,275 male and 5,681 female students in undergraduate school and 522 male and 1,157 female students are attending graduate school at Western Carolina University.

Student Population By Gender
Western Carolina University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	11,635	4,797	6,838
Undergraduate	9,956	4,275	5,681
Graduate	1,679	522	1,157
Full-time	8,896	3,775	5,121
Part-time	2,739	1,022	1,717

[Chart] Western Carolina University 2023 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Western Carolina University has 8,896 full-time and 2,739 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 8,031 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 1,925 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 865 students are full-time and 814 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Western Carolina University
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	11,635	8,896	2,739
Undergraduate	9,956	8,031	1,925
Graduate	1,679	865	814
Men	4,797	3,775	1,022
Women	6,838	5,121	1,717

[Chart] Western Carolina University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Western Carolina University, 2,858 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,482 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 11,635 students. In undergraduate schools, 5,241 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 1,099 students are attending some online courses.

2023 Distance Learning Enrollment
Western Carolina University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	11,635	9,956	1,679
Online Exclusively	2,858	2,168	690
In Some Online Classes	3,482	3,073	409
Not In Online Classes	5,295	4,715	580

[Chart] Western Carolina University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Western Carolina University. There are 109 American Indian/Native American, 8,905 White, 742 Black/African American, 148 Asian, 891 Hispanic, 15 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 224 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Western Carolina University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	11,635	4,797	6,838
American Indian/Native American	109	46	63
Asian	148	61	87
Black/African American	742	330	412
Hispanic	891	344	547
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15	7	8
White	8,905	3,674	5,231
Two More	407	167	240
Race Un-Known	121	57	64

[Chart] Western Carolina UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Western Carolina University.

Age Distribution
Western Carolina University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	11,635	9,956	1,679
Under 18	120	120	0
Age 18-19	3,237	3,236	1
Age 20-21	3,178	3,134	44
Age 22-24	1,750	1,362	388
Age 25-29	996	590	406
Age 30-34	705	474	231
Age 35-39	554	359	195
Age 40-49	779	495	284
Age 50-64	312	183	129
Over 64	4	3	1
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] Western Carolina University 2023 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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