A total of 132,801 students are enrolled in West Virginia colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
There are 111,840 undergraduate and 20,961 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 84.22% and the proportion of graduate students is 15.78%.
By school level, 117,995 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 14,093 students enrolled in community colleges, and 713 students enrolled in trade schools.
For West Virginia colleges, American Public University System has the most number of students of 48,668 among 4-year colleges. For West Virginia community colleges, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College has the most students of 4,247 and Academy of Careers and Technology is the largest trade school with 130.
By attending status, there are 64,012 full-time students and 68,789 part-time students at West Virginia colleges.
The following table compares student population by school level between West Virginia colleges. A total of 132,801 students have enrolled in West Virginia colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||
| Appalachian Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 232 | 220 | 154 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| B M Spurr School of Practical NursingPrivate, Less than 2-year | 15 | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| Ben Franklin Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 65 | 65 | 51 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Bethany CollegePrivate, 4-year | 623 | 599 | 593 | 6 | 24 | - | 24 |
| Bluefield State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,306 | 1,286 | 977 | 309 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| Cabell County Career Technology CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 41 | 41 | 34 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Charleston School of Beauty CulturePrivate, 2-4 year | 55 | 55 | 55 | - | - | - | - |
| University of CharlestonPrivate, 4-year | 3,059 | 2,365 | 1,307 | 1,058 | 694 | 546 | 148 |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage TherapyPrivate, 2-4 year | 61 | 61 | 61 | - | - | - | - |
| Concord UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,748 | 1,399 | 1,242 | 157 | 349 | 125 | 224 |
| Davis & Elkins CollegePrivate, 4-year | 650 | 650 | 636 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Fairmont State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,498 | 3,197 | 2,355 | 842 | 301 | 101 | 200 |
| Glenville State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,630 | 1,608 | 975 | 633 | 22 | 13 | 9 |
| Huntington Junior CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 147 | 147 | 129 | 18 | - | - | - |
| James Rumsey Technical InstitutePublic, Less than 2-year | 101 | 101 | 101 | - | - | - | - |
| Ralph R Willis Career and Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 18 | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| Marshall UniversityPublic, 4-year | 10,691 | 7,952 | 6,348 | 1,604 | 2,739 | 1,758 | 981 |
| Mercer County Technical Education CenterPublic, 2-4 year | 122 | 122 | 80 | 42 | - | - | - |
| Monongalia County Technical Education CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 47 | 47 | 47 | - | - | - | - |
| Morgantown Beauty College IncPrivate, 2-4 year | 79 | 79 | 79 | - | - | - | - |
| Mountain State CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 20 | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| West Virginia University at ParkersburgPublic, 4-year | 2,288 | 2,288 | 966 | 1,322 | - | - | - |
| Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,145 | 1,145 | 882 | 263 | - | - | - |
| Academy of Careers and TechnologyPublic, Less than 2-year | 130 | 130 | 97 | 33 | - | - | - |
| Salem UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 984 | 762 | 670 | 92 | 222 | 203 | 19 |
| Shepherd UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,235 | 2,718 | 2,095 | 623 | 517 | 220 | 297 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,365 | 1,365 | 899 | 466 | - | - | - |
| Fred W Eberle Technical CenterPublic, 2-4 year | 86 | 86 | 86 | - | - | - | - |
| West Virginia State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,785 | 3,634 | 1,316 | 2,318 | 151 | 82 | 69 |
| West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and NutritionPrivate, 4-year | 61 | 55 | 55 | - | 6 | 6 | - |
| West Liberty UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,315 | 1,919 | 1,579 | 340 | 396 | 196 | 200 |
| West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyPublic, 4-year | 1,481 | 1,481 | 972 | 509 | - | - | - |
| West Virginia Wesleyan CollegePrivate, 4-year | 951 | 889 | 877 | 12 | 62 | 48 | 14 |
| West Virginia Junior College-CharlestonPrivate, 2-4 year | 225 | 225 | 225 | - | - | - | - |
| West Virginia Junior College-MorgantownPrivate, 4-year | 525 | 525 | 525 | - | - | - | - |
| International Beauty School 4Private, 2-4 year | 79 | 79 | 79 | - | - | - | - |
| West Virginia Northern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,222 | 1,222 | 551 | 671 | - | - | - |
| West Virginia UniversityPublic, 4-year | 24,741 | 19,059 | 17,543 | 1,516 | 5,682 | 4,142 | 1,540 |
| Wheeling UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 749 | 594 | 506 | 88 | 155 | 68 | 87 |
| Wood County Technical Center-Practical NursingPublic, Less than 2-year | 30 | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Roane-Jackson Technical CenterPublic, 2-4 year | 26 | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| Mineral County Vocational Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Valley College-BeckleyPrivate, 2-4 year | 152 | 152 | 152 | - | - | - | - |
| Valley College-MartinsburgPrivate, 4-year | 615 | 615 | 615 | - | - | - | - |
| Fayette Institute of TechnologyPublic, Less than 2-year | 37 | 37 | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| United Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 35 | 35 | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| Putnam Career and Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 39 | 39 | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| Carver Career CenterPublic, 2-4 year | 155 | 155 | 155 | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 376 | 376 | 120 | 256 | - | - | - |
| West Virginia Junior College-BridgeportPrivate, 2-4 year | 146 | 146 | 146 | - | - | - | - |
| Pierpont Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,460 | 1,460 | 756 | 704 | - | - | - |
| Mountwest Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,273 | 1,273 | 648 | 625 | - | - | - |
| John D Rockefeller IV Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 24 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,247 | 4,247 | 750 | 3,497 | - | - | - |
| New River Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,007 | 1,007 | 562 | 445 | - | - | - |
| Mountain State School of MassagePrivate, Less than 2-year | 19 | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| American Public University SystemPrivate, 4-year | 48,668 | 39,206 | 2,934 | 36,272 | 9,462 | 802 | 8,660 |
| Strayer University-West VirginiaPrivate, 4-year | 300 | 288 | 21 | 267 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Catholic Distance UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 168 | 75 | 15 | 60 | 93 | 27 | 66 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-MorgantownPrivate, Less than 2-year | 30 | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Future Generations UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 42 | - | - | - | 42 | 2 | 40 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-CharlestonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 41 | 41 | 41 | - | - | - | - |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,634 | 1,634 | 948 | 686 | - | - | - |
| Mingo Extended Learning CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 23 | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| Randolph Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Martinsburg CollegePrivate, 4-year | 2,505 | 2,505 | 2,160 | 345 | - | - | - |
| Huntington School of Beauty CulturePrivate, 2-4 year | 108 | 108 | 108 | - | - | - | - |
| Boone Career and Technical CenterPublic, 2-4 year | 48 | 48 | 42 | 6 | - | - | - |