How Student Population Changes at SVU

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 931 where 1,053 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.90 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in SVU than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Southern Virginia University since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	662	309	353
2014-15	705 43	348 39	357 4
2015-16	732 27	372 24	360 3
2016-17	800 68	390 18	410 50
2017-18	911 111	462 72	449 39
2018-19	1,023 112	483 21	540 91
2019-20	1,111 88	521 38	590 50
2020-21	1,140 29	591 70	549 -41
2021-22	1,170 30	604 13	566 17
2022-23	1,053 -117	554 -50	499 -67
Average	931	463	467

Southern Virginia University Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.22%. The percentage was 85.80% 10 years ago and SVU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.23% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.99% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southern Virginia University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	18	11	28	13	15	568	0
2014-15	5	10	29	44	7	553	37
2015-16	5	6	26	32	6	586	51
2016-17	3	8	29	17	11	596	49
2017-18	5	7	32	35	26	648	77
2018-19	1	5	29	23	28	740	72
2019-20	5	7	37	57	42	836	64
2020-21	5	11	46	47	42	876	59
2021-22	9	13	50	64	48	915	54
2022-23	10	13	42	94	34	771	65
Average	7	9	35	43	26	709	53

Southern Virginia University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at SVU

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes