Student Population at WVSU

Total Enrollment

3,785

Undergraduate

3,634

Graduate

151

Online Enrollment

433

Men Students

1,570

Women Students

2,215

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,785 students have enrolled at West Virginia State University - 3,634 undergraduate and 151 graduate.

By gender, 1,570 male and 2,215 female students are attending West Virginia State University. By attendance status, there are 1,398 full-time students and 2,387 part-time students.

The number of students at West Virginia State University is relatively small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

West Virginia State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 433 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 West Virginia State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,570 male and 2,215 female students attending WVSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.71 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 WVSU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at WVSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,634	1,316	2,318
Men	1,511	585	926
Women	2,123	731	1,392

Population by Gender/Attending Status at WVSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	151	82	69
Men	59	40	19
Women	92	42	50

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,921 White students (77.17%) and 312 Black or African American students (8.24%) at West Virginia State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at West Virginia State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at West Virginia State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	2	2
Asian	60	24	36
Black or African American	291	168	123
Hispanic	65	25	40
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	2,838	1,134	1,704
Two or More Races	159	65	94
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	171	78	93
Total	3,634	1,511	2,123

Population by Race/Ethnicity at West Virginia State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	0	3
Asian	1	1	0
Black or African American	21	10	11
Hispanic	3	0	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	83	32	51
Two or More Races	1	1	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	24	7	17
Total	151	59	92

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,394 students whose age under twenty five and 249 students whose age is over thirty years old at West Virginia State University.

Especially, 1,997 students are younger than eighteen and 10 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at West Virginia State University.

Population by Student Age at West Virginia State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,634	1,511	2,123
Under 18	1,997	784	1,213
18-19	725	318	407
20-21	378	170	208
22-24	250	136	114
25-29	105	46	59
30-34	59	17	42
35-39	37	16	21
40-49	54	18	36
50-64	21	5	16
65 and over	8	1	7
Total	3,634	1,511	2,123

Population by Student Age at West Virginia State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	151	59	92
22-24	44	21	23
25-29	37	17	20
30-34	20	9	11
35-39	17	5	12
40-49	14	4	10
50-64	17	3	14
65 and over	2	0	2
Total	151	59	92

Online Student Population

At West Virginia State University, 1,440 students (38.04% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 433 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, 405 students live in West Virginia where West Virginia State University is located in and 26 students have enrolled from other states.