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Western Governors University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The suburban atmosphere of Salt Lake City makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

7,786 Undergraduate Degrees
1,952 Graduate Degrees

Where Is Western Governors University?

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Contact details for WGU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4001 South 700 East Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Phone: 801-274-3280
Website: www.wgu.edu

How Do I Get Into WGU?

You can apply to WGU online at: https://inquiryv4.wgu.edu/?step=letsgetstarted

As long as you submit the requested materials to Western Governors University when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Western Governors University?

42% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At WGU, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $5,494 a year. That adds up to $21,976 over four years for those students.

Western Governors University Undergraduate Student Diversity

104,919 Full-Time Undergraduates
63% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are also 42,947 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 104,919 full-time undergraduates at WGU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3,562
Black or African American 9,971
Hispanic or Latino 11,484
White 63,686
International Students 89
Other Races/Ethnicities 16,127

Western Governors University Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 7,718 0 0 7,718
Nursing Administration 68 3 1,423 1,494
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 0 0 461 461
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 0 65 65
TOTAL 7,786 3 1,949 9,738

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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