Student Population at WMC

Total Enrollment

1,458

Undergraduate

1,440

Graduate

Online Enrollment

270

Men Students

452

Women Students

972

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,458 students have enrolled at The University of Montana-Western - 1,440 undergraduate and 18 graduate.

By gender, 452 male and 972 female students are attending The University of Montana-Western. By attendance status, there are 1,013 full-time students and 411 part-time students.

The number of students at The University of Montana-Western is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Montana. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Carroll College and Montana State University-Northern, its population is large (average population is 1,062).

The University of Montana-Western offers online degree/certificate programs and 270 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between The University of Montana-Western and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 452 male and 972 female students attending WMC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.47 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at WMC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at WMC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,424	1,013	411
Men	452	359	93
Women	972	654	318

Population by Gender/Attending Status at WMC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,424	1,013	411
Men	452	359	93
Women	972	654	318

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,046 White students (71.74%) and 163 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (11.18%) at The University of Montana-Western(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at The University of Montana-Western.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Montana-Western
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	88	23	65
Asian	3	1	2
Black or African American	14	12	2
Hispanic	51	17	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	7	1
White	1,046	330	716
Two or More Races	49	19	30
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	163	43	120
Total	1,424	452	972

Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Montana-Western
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	88	23	65
Asian	3	1	2
Black or African American	14	12	2
Hispanic	51	17	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	7	1
White	1,046	330	716
Two or More Races	49	19	30
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	163	43	120
Total	1,424	452	972

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,060 students whose age under twenty five and 255 students whose age is over thirty years old at The University of Montana-Western.

Especially, 90 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at The University of Montana-Western.

Population by Student Age at The University of Montana-Western
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,424	452	972
Under 18	90	32	58
18-19	373	149	224
20-21	327	107	220
22-24	270	103	167
25-29	109	28	81
30-34	59	8	51
35-39	55	8	47
40-49	98	11	87
50-64	42	6	36
65 and over	1	0	1
Total	1,424	452	972

Population by Student Age at The University of Montana-Western
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,424	452	972
Under 18	90	32	58
18-19	373	149	224
20-21	327	107	220
22-24	270	103	167
25-29	109	28	81
30-34	59	8	51
35-39	55	8	47
40-49	98	11	87
50-64	42	6	36
65 and over	1	0	1
Total	1,424	452	972

Online Student Population

At The University of Montana-Western, 409 students (28.72% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 309 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 301 students live in Montana where The University of Montana-Western is located in and 8 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Number of Students
Total	1,424
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	309
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	100
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,015

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	309
Montana Residents	301
Other State in U.S.	8
Outside of U.S.	0
Unknown	0