Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Western Governors University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 57,842 male and 99,093 female students attending WGU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.58 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 WGU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at WGU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total112,807112,8070
Men45,26545,2650
Women67,54267,5420
Population by Gender/Attending Status at WGU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total44,12844,1280
Men12,57712,5770
Women31,55131,5510

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 93,418 White students (59.53%) and 19,551 Hispanic students (12.46%) at Western Governors University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Western Governors University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Western Governors University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1,198447751
Asian4,2602,2472,013
Black or African American12,6294,9737,656
Hispanic15,0326,4648,568
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander562229333
White65,98625,50540,481
Two or More Races3,5711,5562,015
Race/Ethnicity Unknown9,5353,8325,703
Total 112,80745,26567,542
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Western Governors University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native484136348
Asian1,9437281,215
Black or African American4,7931,3733,420
Hispanic4,5191,4893,030
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander19854144
White27,4327,34820,084
Two or More Races1,172365807
Race/Ethnicity Unknown3,5691,0732,496
Total 44,12812,57731,551

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 16,915 students whose age under twenty five and 108,259 students whose age is over thirty years old at Western Governors University.
Especially, 30 students are younger than eighteen and 315 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Western Governors University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Western Governors University
TotalMenWomen
Total112,807 45,26567,542
Under 1829 1118
18-19891 348543
20-213,649 1,4992,150
22-2410,180 4,4305,750
25-2923,323 10,73412,589
30-3423,799 10,54513,254
35-3919,211 7,41411,797
40-4922,998 7,70415,294
50-648,550 2,5096,041
65 and over160 6496
unknown17 710
Total 112,807 45,26567,542
Population by Student Age at Western Governors University
TotalMenWomen
Total44,128 12,57731,551
Under 181 10
18-193 12
20-2176 1957
22-242,086 4561,630
25-298,413 2,3736,040
30-348,522 2,7915,731
35-397,917 2,4185,499
40-4911,604 3,0428,562
50-645,343 1,4173,926
65 and over155 55100
unknown8 44
Total 44,128 12,57731,551

Online Student Population

Western Governors University is an online school that all degree/certificate programs are offered via only distance learning and all 156,935 students enrolled throught online
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total156,935112,80744,128
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes156,935112,80744,128
Enrolled Some in Online Classes000
Not Enrolled in Online Classes000
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)156,935112,80744,128
Utah Residents9,4296,5742,855
Other State in U.S.147,506106,23341,273
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000