Western Carolina University

4-years Public College In Cullowhee, NC

Total 11,635 students are enrolled in Western Carolina University (9,956 undergraduate and 1,679 graduate). Among them, 2,858 students are enrolled in online degree programs. 787 faculties are working for Western Carolina University and student to faculty ratio is 14.78 to 1.

Student Population

Total Population	11,635
Undergraduate	9,956
Graduate	1,679
Online Degree Enrollment	2,858
Total Number of Faculty	787
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 11,635 students enrolled into Western Carolina University. 9,956 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,679 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 9,165 full-time and 2,470 part-time students. By gender, 4,983 male and 6,894 female students are attending at Western Carolina University. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Western Carolina University.

Gender Distribution

	Total	Male	Female
Total	11,877	4,983	6,894
Undergraduate	10,145	4,427	5,718
Graduate	1,732	556	1,176

Attending Status

	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	11,877	9,165	2,712
Undergraduate	10,145	8,233	1,912
Graduate	1,732	932	800

Population by Race/Ethnicity

The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at Western Carolina University. There are 9,224 White (77.66%), 722 Black/African American (6.08%), 891 Hispanic (7.50%), 158 Asian (1.33%), and 882 students with other races.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	11,877	4,983	6,894
American Indian/Native American	116	51	65
Asian	158	66	92
Black/African American	722	320	402
Hispanic	891	389	502
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	5	5
White	9,224	3,845	5,379
Two More	387	154	233
Un-Known	163	65	98

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	10,145	4,427	5,718
American Indian/Native American	99	42	57
Asian	136	58	78
Black/African American	605	278	327
Hispanic	781	353	428
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	5	4
White	7,834	3,414	4,420
Two More	341	140	201
Un-Known	161	65	96

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,732	556	1,176
American Indian/Native American	17	9	8
Asian	22	8	14
Black/African American	117	42	75
Hispanic	110	36	74
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,390	431	959
Two More	46	14	32
Un-Known	2	0	2

Distance Learning Population

Western Carolina University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 2,820 students (23.74% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 3,568 students (30.04% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following summarizes the online student population for Western Carolina University.

Distance Learning Student Population at Western Carolina University
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Total	11,877	2,820	3,568	5,489
Undergraduate	10,145	2,091	3,200	4,854
Graduate	1,732	729	368	635

Population by Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at Western Carolina University. 5,190 students are aged 20 to 24 (43.70% of total students), 3,318 students are aged below 20 (27.94%), 282 students are aged above 50 (2.37%). The following summarizes the student population by age at Western Carolina University.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	11,877	4,983	6,894
Under 18	182	62	120
Age 18-19	3,136	1,337	1,799
Age 20-21	3,420	1,512	1,908
Age 22-24	1,770	828	942
Age 25-29	1,006	383	623
Age 30-34	739	296	443
Age 35-39	596	248	348
Age 40-49	746	236	510
Age 50-64	273	79	194
Over 64	9	2	7
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	10,145	4,427	5,718
Under 18	182	62	120
Age 18-19	3,135	1,337	1,798
Age 20-21	3,375	1,499	1,876
Age 22-24	1,357	705	652
Age 25-29	597	252	345
Age 30-34	479	202	277
Age 35-39	365	165	200
Age 40-49	476	158	318
Age 50-64	176	47	129
Over 64	3	0	3
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,732	556	1,176
Under 18	0	0	0
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	45	13	32
Age 22-24	413	123	290
Age 25-29	409	131	278
Age 30-34	260	94	166
Age 35-39	231	83	148
Age 40-49	270	78	192
Age 50-64	97	32	65
Over 64	6	2	4
Age Un-Known	0	0	0