Student Population at West Virginia

Total Enrollment

24,741

Undergraduate

19,059

Graduate

5,682

Online Enrollment

2,446

Men Students

11,687

Women Students

13,054

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 24,741 students have enrolled at West Virginia University - 19,059 undergraduate and 5,682 graduate.

By gender, 11,687 male and 13,054 female students are attending West Virginia University. By attendance status, there are 21,685 full-time students and 3,056 part-time students.

The number of students at West Virginia University is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

West Virginia University offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,446 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 University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 11,687 male and 13,054 female students attending West Virginia. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.90 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 West Virginia.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at West Virginia
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	19,059	17,543	1,516
Men	9,179	8,514	665
Women	9,880	9,029	851

Population by Gender/Attending Status at West Virginia
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,682	4,142	1,540
Men	2,508	1,844	664
Women	3,174	2,298	876

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 19,625 White students (79.32%) and 1,229 Two or More Races students (4.97%) at West Virginia University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at West Virginia University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at West Virginia University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	26	8	18
Asian	325	172	153
Black or African American	601	359	242
Hispanic	805	374	431
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	9	3
White	15,527	7,397	8,130
Two or More Races	1,067	461	606
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	248	127	121
Total	19,059	9,179	9,880

Population by Race/Ethnicity at West Virginia University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	3	1
Asian	178	77	101
Black or African American	234	104	130
Hispanic	204	95	109
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	4,098	1,739	2,359
Two or More Races	162	64	98
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	53	21	32
Total	5,682	2,508	3,174

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 20,531 students whose age under twenty five and 2,015 students whose age is over thirty years old at West Virginia University.

Especially, 668 students are younger than eighteen and 15 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at West Virginia University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	19,059	9,179	9,880
Under 18	668	243	425
18-19	7,351	3,415	3,936
20-21	7,638	3,533	4,105
22-24	2,652	1,580	1,072
25-29	391	241	150
30-34	133	64	69
35-39	83	45	38
40-49	91	43	48
50-64	49	15	34
65 and over	3	0	3
Total	19,059	9,179	9,880

Population by Student Age at West Virginia University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,682	2,508	3,174
20-21	113	32	81
22-24	2,109	841	1,268
25-29	1,804	834	970
30-34	746	388	358
35-39	362	182	180
40-49	399	160	239
50-64	137	65	72
65 and over	12	6	6
Total	5,682	2,508	3,174

Online Student Population

At West Virginia University, 13,156 students (53.17% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,446 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, 1,217 students live in West Virginia where West Virginia University is located in and 1,196 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	24,741	19,059	5,682
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	2,446	815	1,631
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	10,710	10,102	608
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	11,585	8,142	3,443

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	2,446	815	1,631
West Virginia Residents	1,217	490	727
Other State in U.S.	1,196	321	875
Outside of U.S.	33	4	29
Unknown	0	0	0