Student Population at West Florida
Total Enrollment
13,521
Undergraduate
9,291
Graduate
4,230
Online Enrollment
5,915
Men Students
5,135
Women Students
8,386
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 13,521 students have enrolled at University of West Florida - 9,291 undergraduate and 4,230 graduate.
By gender, 5,135 male and 8,386 female students are attending University of West Florida. By attendance status, there are 6,872 full-time students and 6,649 part-time students.
The number of students at University of West Florida is relatively small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Florida. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Kent State University at Kent and University of South Florida, its population is very small (average population is 27,262).
University of West Florida offers online degree/certificate programs and 5,915 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 University of West Florida and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 5,135 male and 8,386 female students attending West Florida. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.61 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 West Florida.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 9,291 | 6,273 | 3,018 |
Men | 3,820 | 2,671 | 1,149 |
Women | 5,471 | 3,602 | 1,869 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,230 | 599 | 3,631 |
Men | 1,315 | 162 | 1,153 |
Women | 2,915 | 437 | 2,478 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 8,154 White students (60.31%) and 1,617 Hispanic students (11.96%) at University of West Florida(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of West Florida.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 40 | 19 | 21 |
Asian | 321 | 153 | 168 |
Black or African American | 936 | 367 | 569 |
Hispanic | 1,036 | 414 | 622 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 24 | 8 | 16 |
White | 5,728 | 2,340 | 3,388 |
Two or More Races | 583 | 245 | 338 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 388 | 161 | 227 |
Total | 9,291 | 3,820 | 5,471 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Asian | 180 | 72 | 108 |
Black or African American | 545 | 136 | 409 |
Hispanic | 581 | 150 | 431 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 6 | 4 | 2 |
White | 2,426 | 763 | 1,663 |
Two or More Races | 147 | 52 | 95 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 177 | 60 | 117 |
Total | 4,230 | 1,315 | 2,915 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 6,997 students whose age under twenty five and 3,660 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of West Florida.
Especially, 32 students are younger than eighteen and 30 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of West Florida.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 9,291 | 3,820 | 5,471 |
Under 18 | 32 | 10 | 22 |
18-19 | 2,022 | 890 | 1,132 |
20-21 | 2,485 | 1,070 | 1,415 |
22-24 | 1,695 | 793 | 902 |
25-29 | 1,098 | 429 | 669 |
30-34 | 590 | 216 | 374 |
35-39 | 342 | 109 | 233 |
40-49 | 374 | 119 | 255 |
50-64 | 160 | 44 | 116 |
65 and over | 8 | 3 | 5 |
unknown | 485 | 137 | 348 |
Total | 9,291 | 3,820 | 5,471 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,230 | 1,315 | 2,915 |
20-21 | 51 | 12 | 39 |
22-24 | 712 | 220 | 492 |
25-29 | 993 | 301 | 692 |
30-34 | 684 | 234 | 450 |
35-39 | 500 | 161 | 339 |
40-49 | 669 | 213 | 456 |
50-64 | 311 | 90 | 221 |
65 and over | 22 | 15 | 7 |
unknown | 288 | 69 | 219 |
Total | 4,230 | 1,315 | 2,915 |
Online Student Population
At University of West Florida, 10,688 students (79.05% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 5,915 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, 4,737 students live in Florida where University of West Florida is located in and 1,026 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 13,521 | 9,291 | 4,230 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 5,915 | 2,571 | 3,344 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 4,773 | 4,643 | 130 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 2,833 | 2,077 | 756 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 5,915 | 2,571 | 3,344 |
Florida Residents | 4,737 | 2,163 | 2,574 |
Other State in U.S. | 1,026 | 364 | 662 |
Outside of U.S. | 152 | 44 | 108 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |