Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 56,816 with 32,538 female students and 24,278 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Washington State University has the most enrolled students of 27,539, while Lower Columbia College has the least number of students of 2,435 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark College | 6,593 | 2,610 | 3,983 |
| Lower Columbia College | 2,435 | 749 | 1,686 |
| Tacoma Community College | 5,502 | 1,967 | 3,535 |
| Washington State University | 27,539 | 12,687 | 14,852 |
| Western Washington University | 14,747 | 6,265 | 8,482 |
| Washington State University-Spokane | - | - | - |
| Total | 56,816 | 24,278 | 32,538 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 50,943 with 29,121 female students and 21,822 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Washington State University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 22,612, while Lower Columbia College has the least number of undergraduate students of 2,435.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark College | 6,593 | 2,610 | 3,983 |
| Lower Columbia College | 2,435 | 749 | 1,686 |
| Tacoma Community College | 5,502 | 1,967 | 3,535 |
| Washington State University | 22,612 | 10,593 | 12,019 |
| Western Washington University | 13,801 | 5,903 | 7,898 |
| Total | 50,943 | 21,822 | 29,121 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 5,873 with 3,417 female students and 2,456 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Washington State University has the most enrolled graduate students of 4,927, while Western Washington University has the least number of graduate students of 946.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington State University | 4,927 | 2,094 | 2,833 |
| Western Washington University | 946 | 362 | 584 |
| Total | 5,873 | 2,456 | 3,417 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 50,943 students, 9,433 students (18.52%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 9,515 students (18.68%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 5,873 students, 1,381 students (23.51%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 293 students (4.99%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Clark College | 6,593 | 3,447 (52.28%) |
1,776 (26.94%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | ||
| Lower Columbia College | 2,435 | 894 (36.71%) |
849 (34.87%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | ||
| Tacoma Community College | 5,502 | 1,851 (33.64%) |
1,463 (26.59%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | ||
| Washington State University | 22,612 | 2,997 (13.25%) |
3,229 (14.28%) | 4,927 | 1,258 (25.53%) |
128 (2.60%) |
| Western Washington University | 13,801 | 244 (1.77%) |
2,198 (15.93%) | 946 | 123 (13.00%) |
165 (17.44%) |
| Washington State University-Spokane | Washington State University-Spokane does not offer online courses. | |||||
| Average | 50,943 | 9,433 (18.52%) |
9,515 (18.68%) |
5,873 | 1,381 (23.51%) |
293 (4.99%) |