by our College Data Analytics TeamIs Western really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report reveals the truth and stats about diversity at Western. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual crunched the numbers to learn how diverse the average college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Western total enrollment is approximately 1,998 students. 1,688 are undergraduates and 310 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Western undergraduate population is made up of 42.3% women, and 57.7% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Western Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,222 | 73.1% |
| Hispanic | 214 | 12.8% |
| Unknown | 79 | 4.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 58 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 21 | 1.3% |
| International | 14 | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 0.5% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 61.3% of full-time grad students are women, and 38.7% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Western Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 258 | 84.9% |
| Asian | 10 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 3.3% |
| International | 7 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic | 6 | 2.0% |
| Unknown | 6 | 2.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 5 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.7% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,480 | 74.9% |
| Hispanic | 220 | 11.1% |
| Unknown | 85 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 3.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 63 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 31 | 1.6% |
| International | 21 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | 0.5% |
Western Colorado University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 81.3% |
| Unknown | 9.4% |
| Hispanic | 5.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 2.2% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Black or African American | 0.7% |
This school is more popular with men than with women.
There are approximately 904 female students and 1,094 male students at Western.
Western Colorado University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 92.3% of Western students come from within the state, and 7.7% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 34 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 221 | 62.3% |
| California | 21 | 5.9% |
| Texas | 17 | 4.8% |
| Arizona | 11 | 3.1% |
| Illinois | 7 | 2.0% |
Western welcomes approximately 1.1% international (nonresident) students, adding to the global diversity of the campus.
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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