Enrollment Trends at West Liberty

The student population at West Liberty University is 2,315 (1,919 undergraduate and 396 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 461 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at West Liberty is 82.89% which is decreased by 741 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 280 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.70 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
231 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 352.94% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,468 where 2,315 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
82.89% of total students is undergraduate students and 17.11% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 741 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 280 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.70 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in West Liberty than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at West Liberty University since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,7762,6601,0711,5891163977
2014-152,694
-82
2,530
-130
1,023
-48
1,507
-82
164
48
49
10
115
38
2015-162,341
-353
2,167
-363
867
-156
1,300
-207
174
10
54
5
120
5
2016-172,317
-24
2,109
-58
787
-80
1,322
22
208
34
71
17
137
17
2017-182,443
126
2,176
67
824
37
1,352
30
267
59
94
23
173
36
2018-192,526
83
2,225
49
815
-9
1,410
58
301
34
111
17
190
17
2019-202,496
-30
2,183
-42
790
-25
1,393
-17
313
12
116
5
197
7
2020-212,481
-15
2,125
-58
762
-28
1,363
-30
356
43
141
25
215
18
2021-222,291
-190
2,087
-38
760
-2
1,327
-36
204
-152
99
-42
105
-110
2022-232,315
24
1,919
-168
716
-44
1,203
-124
396
192
141
42
255
150
Average2,4682,2188421,37725092158
West Liberty University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,218 where 1,919 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 West Liberty University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,6602,2009191,281460152308
2014-152,5302,0998601,239431163268
2015-162,1671,8487361,112319131188
2016-172,1091,8206931,12728994195
2017-182,1761,8697401,12930784223
2018-192,2251,8717051,166354110244
2019-202,1831,8376831,154346107239
2020-212,1251,7676361,131358126232
2021-222,0871,7986531,145289107182
2022-231,9191,579598981340118222
Average2,2182,2187221,1472,218119230
West Liberty University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 250 where 396 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 West Liberty University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14116692346471631
2014-15164762452882563
2015-16174903060842460
2016-172081114566972671
2017-1826715459951133578
2018-19301123517217860118
2019-20313134548017962117
2020-21356146578921084126
2021-222041237053812952
2022-233961967811820063137
Average25025049732504285
West Liberty University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 79.27%. The percentage was 89.19% 10 years ago and West Liberty still has a high percentage of white students. 0.86% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.06% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at West Liberty University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-145261362622,47624
2014-157191202112,37131
2015-16116891721,87730
2016-17112621321,71722
2017-18311681831,767109
2018-19211701511,81444
2019-20117712011,90640
2020-21114933121,95328
2021-22222101921,788164
2022-2302094221,835172
Average217901721,95066
West Liberty University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

231 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 352.94% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at West Liberty University from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-152,694517501,893
2015-162,341496471,645
2016-172,317857191,513
2017-182,4431136171,713
2018-192,5261335941,799
2019-202,4961788301,488
2020-212,4811597571,565
2021-222,2911299181,244
2022-232,3152318211,263
Average2,4341257391,569
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