How many students at Shepherd? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 3,235 students have enrolled in Shepherd University with 2,718 undergraduate and 517 graduate students.
By gender, 1,181 male and 2,054 female students are attending the school.
It has almost same number of students compared to similar colleges (3,161 students in average - public Master's College and University (smaller programs)).
533 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,533 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
Shepherd University has a total of 3,235 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 2,718 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 517 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,181 male and 2,054 female students (the male-female ratio is 37:63) 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 | 3,235 | 2,718 | 517 |
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| Men | 1,181 | 1,051 | 130 |
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| Women | 2,054 | 1,667 | 387 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,370 White, 249 Black, and 75 Asian students out of a total of 3,235 are attending at Shepherd 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 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
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| Asian | 75 | 22 | 53 |
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| Black | 249 | 142 | 107 |
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| Hispanic | 235 | 66 | 169 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 2,370 | 840 | 1,530 |
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| Two or more races | 171 | 57 | 114 |
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| Race Unknown | 75 | 24 | 51 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 8 | 2 | 6 |
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| Asian | 57 | 21 | 36 |
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| Black | 198 | 124 | 74 |
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| Hispanic | 206 | 62 | 144 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 1,980 | 742 | 1,238 |
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| Two or more races | 158 | 54 | 104 |
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| Race Unknown | 69 | 22 | 47 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Asian | 18 | 1 | 17 |
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| Black | 51 | 18 | 33 |
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| Hispanic | 29 | 4 | 25 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 390 | 98 | 292 |
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| Two or more races | 13 | 3 | 10 |
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| Race Unknown | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Shepherd has 155 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 2,287 students under 25 years old, and 948 students over 25 years old out of 3,235 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 154 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. Shepherd has 2,209 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 509 students aged 25 and over.
In graduate schools at Shepherd, 1 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. It has 78 graduate students aged under 25 and 439 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 155 | 112 | 43 |
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| 18-19 | 844 | 528 | 316 |
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| 20-21 | 780 | 484 | 296 |
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| 22-24 | 508 | 282 | 226 |
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| 25-29 | 293 | 184 | 109 |
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| 30-34 | 205 | 142 | 63 |
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| 35-39 | 132 | 89 | 43 |
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| 40-49 | 191 | 138 | 53 |
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| 50-64 | 120 | 89 | 31 |
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| Over 65 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 154 | 111 | 43 |
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| 18-19 | 844 | 528 | 316 |
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| 20-21 | 774 | 478 | 296 |
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| 22-24 | 437 | 248 | 189 |
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| 25-29 | 192 | 101 | 91 |
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| 30-34 | 107 | 68 | 39 |
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| 35-39 | 72 | 46 | 26 |
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| 40-49 | 89 | 59 | 30 |
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| 50-64 | 45 | 25 | 20 |
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| Over 65 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 20-21 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 71 | 34 | 37 |
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| 25-29 | 101 | 83 | 18 |
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| 30-34 | 98 | 74 | 24 |
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| 35-39 | 60 | 43 | 17 |
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| 40-49 | 102 | 79 | 23 |
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| 50-64 | 75 | 64 | 11 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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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 Shepherd University, 533 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,533 students are enrolled in some online courses.
186 students lived in West Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 347 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 | 3,235 | 533 | 1,533 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,718 | 142 | 1,494 |
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| Graduate | 517 | 391 | 39 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| West Virginia Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 186 | 346 | 1 |
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| Undergraduate | 113 | 29 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 73 | 317 | 1 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 2,718 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 245 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.01%.201 students have transferred in as full-time status and 44 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 1,894 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 201 |
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| Regular Part-time | 579 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 44 |
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