Enrollment Trends at Shepherd

The student population at Shepherd University is 3,235 (2,718 undergraduate and 517 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 986 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Shepherd is 84.02% which is decreased by 1,272 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 286 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.74 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
533 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 835.09% since 2014.
There are multiple same-named institutes of Shepherd University. This page describes a school located in Shepherdstown, WV. You may want to view a school located in another city and/or state on the Shepherd University locations page.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,625 where 3,235 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
84.02% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.98% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,272 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 286 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.74 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Shepherd than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Shepherd University since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,2213,9901,7032,28723177154
2014-154,041
-180
3,776
-214
1,555
-148
2,221
-66
265
34
84
7
181
27
2015-163,861
-180
3,649
-127
1,528
-27
2,121
-100
212
-53
70
-14
142
-39
2016-173,779
-82
3,436
-213
1,436
-92
2,000
-121
343
131
101
31
242
100
2017-183,736
-43
3,421
-15
1,488
52
1,933
-67
315
-28
88
-13
227
-15
2018-193,648
-88
3,380
-41
1,479
-9
1,901
-32
268
-47
80
-8
188
-39
2019-203,554
-94
3,200
-180
1,338
-141
1,862
-39
354
86
107
27
247
59
2020-213,159
-395
2,716
-484
1,114
-224
1,602
-260
443
89
102
-5
341
94
2021-223,015
-144
2,450
-266
970
-144
1,480
-122
565
122
125
23
440
99
2022-233,235
220
2,718
268
1,051
81
1,667
187
517
-48
130
5
387
-53
Average3,6253,2741,3661,90735196255
Shepherd University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,274 where 2,718 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Shepherd University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,9903,2891,3511,938701352349
2014-153,7763,0931,2531,840683302381
2015-163,6492,9351,2191,716714309405
2016-173,4362,7001,1031,597736333403
2017-183,4212,6141,0891,525807399408
2018-193,3802,5431,0591,484837420417
2019-203,2002,3549831,371846355491
2020-212,7162,2559381,317461176285
2021-222,4502,0408051,235410165245
2022-232,7182,0958051,290623246377
Average3,2743,2741,0611,5313,274306376
Shepherd University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 351 where 517 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Shepherd University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1423182344814943106
2014-1526587335417851127
2015-1621266273914643103
2016-1734382344826167194
2017-1831596395721949170
2018-1926880364418844144
2019-20354102475525260192
2020-21443127448331658258
2021-22565145578842068352
2022-235172206415629766231
Average351351426735155188
Shepherd University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.26%. The percentage was 83.27% 10 years ago and Shepherd still has a high percentage of white students. 2.32% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.70% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Shepherd University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14238433110863,51510
2014-15267432111133,38235
2015-16219233910433,17163
2016-17237130212523,09368
2017-18186828914842,992100
2018-192566272193152,830118
2019-20216025520332,751126
2020-21127422918642,400137
2021-2296924620642,209146
2022-2397524923532,370171
Average197328316252,87197
Shepherd University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

533 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 835.09% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Shepherd University from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-154,041572313,753
2015-163,861414193,401
2016-173,779966463,037
2017-183,736738232,840
2018-193,648918072,750
2019-203,5541079462,501
2020-213,1596301,963566
2021-223,0155731,584858
2022-233,2355331,5331,169
Average3,5592459952,319
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