Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at WCU is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.4% of undergraduate students being women and 43.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 10,145, with 5,718 women and 4,427 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at WCU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 67.9% of undergraduate students being women and 32.1% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,732, with 1,176 women and 556 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 43.6% 4,427 students
- women 56.4% 5,718 students
Graduate Students
- men 32.1% 556 students
- women 67.9% 1,176 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 78.0% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 7,834 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 7.8% of the student body, with 781 students. African American students represent 6.0% of the population, with 605 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.4%, with 341 students. Asian students account for 1.4% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 136 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 9 students.
International students make up 1.8% of the undergraduate population, totaling 179 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.6% of the population, totaling 161 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within WCU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 78.0% 7,834 students
- Hispanic 7.8% 781 students
- African American 6.0% 605 students
- Mixed race 3.4% 341 students
- International students 1.8% 179 students
- Unknown race 1.6% 161 students
- Asian 1.4% 136 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 9 students
Graduate Students
- White 81.0% 1,390 students
- African American 6.8% 117 students
- Hispanic 6.4% 110 students
- Mixed race 2.7% 46 students
- International students 1.6% 27 students
- Asian 1.3% 22 students
- Unknown race 0.1% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Transfer Students
- White 77.2% 785 students
- African American 8.4% 85 students
- Hispanic 8.1% 82 students
- Unknown race 2.0% 20 students
- Asian 1.6% 16 students
- International students 1.5% 15 students
- Mixed race 1.3% 13 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 33% 3,375 students
- 18-19 31% 3,135 students
- 22-24 13% 1,357 students
- 25-29 6% 597 students
- 30-34 5% 479 students
- 40-49 5% 476 students
- 35-39 4% 365 students
- 50-64 2% 176 students
- 22-24 24% 413 students
- 25-29 24% 409 students
- 40-49 16% 270 students
- 30-34 15% 260 students
- 35-39 13% 231 students
- 50-64 6% 97 students
- 20-21 3% 45 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Western Carolina University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,416 | 83.59% | |
| South Carolina | 95 | 5.61% | |
| Georgia | 64 | 3.78% | |
| Florida | 23 | 1.36% | |
| Tennessee | 22 | 1.30% | |
| Virginia | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 4 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% |
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