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Western Carolina University is a public institution situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The surrounding location of Cullowhee is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Western Carolina University?

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Contact details for WCU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Highway 107, Cullowhee, NC 28723-9646
Phone: 828-227-7100
Website: www.wcu.edu

Western Carolina University Graduate Student Diversity

1,732 Graduate Students
68% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,732 graduate students at WCU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Carolina University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 22
Black or African American 117
Hispanic or Latino 110
White 1,390
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 66

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Western Carolina University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at WCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Canada.

Online Learning at Western Carolina University

2,820 Took All Classes Online
6,388 Took At Least One Class Online
12.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 27 bachelor’s degree and 33 master’s degree programs available online at WCU. In 2020-2021, 6,388 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WCU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 9th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of WCU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western Carolina University was 12.4%. This is the #743 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at WCU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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