Student Population at Charleston

Total Enrollment

3,059

Undergraduate

2,365

Graduate

694

Online Enrollment

1,734

Men Students

1,842

Women Students

1,217

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,059 students have enrolled at University of Charleston - 2,365 undergraduate and 694 graduate.

By gender, 1,842 male and 1,217 female students are attending University of Charleston. By attendance status, there are 1,853 full-time students and 1,206 part-time students.

The number of students at University of Charleston is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

University of Charleston offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,734 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of Charleston and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,842 male and 1,217 female students attending Charleston. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.51 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Charleston.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Charleston
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,365	1,307	1,058
Men	1,432	660	772
Women	933	647	286

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Charleston
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	694	546	148
Men	410	316	94
Women	284	230	54

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,956 White students (63.94%) and 358 Black or African American students (11.70%) at University of Charleston(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Charleston.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Charleston
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	35	24	11
Asian	50	39	11
Black or African American	236	161	75
Hispanic	141	106	35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	16	16	0
White	1,617	885	732
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	133	111	22
Total	2,365	1,432	933

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Charleston
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	4	4
Asian	22	13	9
Black or African American	122	77	45
Hispanic	82	46	36
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	3	2
White	339	204	135
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	82	38	44
Total	694	410	284

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,160 students whose age under twenty five and 1,387 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Charleston.

Especially, 29 students are younger than eighteen and 7 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Charleston.

Population by Student Age at University of Charleston
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,365	1,432	933
Under 18	29	9	20
18-19	356	145	211
20-21	422	211	211
22-24	225	123	102
25-29	346	226	120
30-34	331	220	111
35-39	304	253	51
40-49	280	196	84
50-64	69	47	22
65 and over	2	2	0
unknown	1	0	1
Total	2,365	1,432	933

Population by Student Age at University of Charleston
	Total	Men	Women
Total	694	410	284
20-21	19	4	15
22-24	109	51	58
25-29	165	68	97
30-34	89	60	29
35-39	101	82	19
40-49	128	92	36
50-64	78	50	28
65 and over	5	3	2
Total	694	410	284

Online Student Population

At University of Charleston, 2,379 students (77.77% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,734 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 539 students live in West Virginia where University of Charleston is located in and 1,137 students have enrolled from other states.