by our College Data Analytics TeamWGU total enrollment is approximately 147,866 students. 104,919 are undergraduates and 42,947 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time WGU undergraduate population is made up of 63% women, and 37% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
WGU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number |
|---|---|
| White | 63,686 |
| Unknown | 11,808 |
| Hispanic | 11,484 |
| Black or African American | 9,971 |
| Asian | 3,562 |
| Multi-Ethnic | 2,927 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 601 |
| International | 89 |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 71% of full-time grad students are women, and 29% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
WGU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number |
|---|---|
| White | 25,742 |
| Unknown | 6,037 |
| Black or African American | 4,250 |
| Hispanic | 3,530 |
| Asian | 1,878 |
| Multi-Ethnic | 935 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 227 |
| International | 37 |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number |
|---|---|
| White | 89,428 |
| Unknown | 17,845 |
| Hispanic | 15,014 |
| Black or African American | 14,221 |
| Asian | 5,440 |
| Multi-Ethnic | 3,862 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 828 |
| International | 126 |
Western Governors University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:
| Ethnicity | Number of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 3,807 |
| Black or African American | 553 |
| Multi-Ethnic | 150 |
| Asian | 128 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 42 |
| Hispanic | 0 |
| International | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 |
Learn more about the faculty at WGU.
There are approximately 96,478 female students and 51,388 male students at WGU.
Reporting of the gender of WGU is unknown or unavailable.
There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.
There are approximately 3,595 female teachers and 1,478 male teachers.
Learn more about international students at WGU.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At WGU, 1.40% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount |
|---|---|
| 35 and over | 53,330 |
| 30-34 | 20,045 |
| 25-29 | 17,973 |
| 22-24 | 5,707 |
| 20-21 | 1,202 |
| 18-19 | 180 |
| Under 18 | 0 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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