This fall quarter, Western welcomed its largest freshman class in the university’s history, as part of an overall enrollment of 16,121 students.  A total of 3,147 freshman students and 1,165 new undergraduate transfer students joined the ranks of Western students in Bellingham and at WWU’s other locations across western Washington, with 28.8 percent of new freshmen and 42.5 percent of transfer students being the first from their families to attend college.  Western’s overall fall enrollment for students of color was 26 percent, the highest ever at WWU.

With more than 87 percent of all Western students being in-state residents, the leading areas of residence for WWU students include King County, Snohomish County, Pierce County, the Peninsula areas, Southwest Washington and Whatcom County.  Additionally, approximately 75 percent of Western’s transfer students come directly from community colleges throughout the state, led by Whatcom, Everett, Skagit, Olympic and Bellevue colleges.

You can find additional information about WWU’s fall enrollment data here.