How many students at VWC? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 1,538 students have enrolled in Virginia Wesleyan University with 1,479 undergraduate and 59 graduate students.
By gender, 670 male and 868 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (1,429 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
334 students are enrolled exclusively, and 25 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Virginia Wesleyan University has a total of 1,538 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 1,479 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 59 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 670 male and 868 female students (the male-female ratio is 44:56) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 1,538 | 1,479 | 59 |
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| Men | 670 | 652 | 18 |
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| Women | 868 | 827 | 41 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 668 White, 321 Black, and 40 Asian students out of a total of 1,538 are attending at Virginia Wesleyan University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 15 | 9 | 6 |
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| Asian | 40 | 20 | 20 |
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| Black | 321 | 145 | 176 |
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| Hispanic | 126 | 56 | 70 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 668 | 263 | 405 |
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| Two or more races | 69 | 24 | 45 |
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| Race Unknown | 265 | 138 | 127 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 15 | 9 | 6 |
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| Asian | 40 | 20 | 20 |
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| Black | 297 | 136 | 161 |
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| Hispanic | 124 | 55 | 69 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 641 | 258 | 383 |
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| Two or more races | 65 | 22 | 43 |
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| Race Unknown | 263 | 137 | 126 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | - | - | - |
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| Black | 24 | 9 | 15 |
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| Hispanic | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 27 | 5 | 22 |
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| Two or more races | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| Race Unknown | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, VWC has 67 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 1,129 students under 25 years old, and 195 students over 25 years old out of 1,324 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 67 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. VWC has 1,107 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 134 students aged 25 and over.
It has 22 graduate students aged under 25 and 61 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 67 | 42 | 25 |
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| 18-19 | 531 | 312 | 219 |
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| 20-21 | 406 | 250 | 156 |
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| 22-24 | 125 | 70 | 55 |
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| 25-29 | 68 | 46 | 22 |
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| 30-34 | 32 | 23 | 9 |
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| 35-39 | 31 | 18 | 13 |
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| 40-49 | 39 | 25 | 14 |
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| 50-64 | 23 | 17 | 6 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 67 | 42 | 25 |
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| 18-19 | 531 | 312 | 219 |
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| 20-21 | 402 | 246 | 156 |
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| 22-24 | 107 | 63 | 44 |
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| 25-29 | 52 | 35 | 17 |
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| 30-34 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
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| 35-39 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
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| 40-49 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
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| 50-64 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 18 | 7 | 11 |
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| 25-29 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
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| 30-34 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
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| 35-39 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
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| 40-49 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
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| 50-64 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Virginia Wesleyan University, 334 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 25 students are enrolled in some online courses.
306 students lived in Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 28 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 1,538 | 334 | 25 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,479 | 284 | 25 |
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| Graduate | 59 | 50 | 0 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Virginia Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 306 | 28 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 263 | 21 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 43 | 7 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 1,479 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 80 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.41%.73 students have transferred in as full-time status and 7 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 1,022 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 73 |
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| Regular Part-time | 377 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 7 |
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