The student population at Marshall University is 10,691 (7,952 undergraduate and 2,739 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,716 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Marshall is 74.38% which is decreased by 1,804 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 912 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.49 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,990 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 111.25% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 12,703 where 10,691 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

74.38% of total students is undergraduate students and 25.62% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,804 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 912 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.49 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Marshall than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1413,4079,7564,2455,5113,6511,3122,339
2014-1513,381
-26
9,536
-220
4,131
-114
5,405
-106
3,845
194
1,417
105
2,428
89
2015-1613,621
240
9,518
-18
4,071
-60
5,447
42
4,103
258
1,631
214
2,472
44
2016-1713,647
26
9,615
97
4,115
44
5,500
53
4,032
-71
1,570
-61
2,462
-10
2017-1813,246
-401
9,489
-126
4,003
-112
5,486
-14
3,757
-275
1,449
-121
2,308
-154
2018-1913,204
-42
9,593
104
4,070
67
5,523
37
3,611
-146
1,278
-171
2,333
25
2019-2012,852
-352
9,415
-178
3,945
-125
5,470
-53
3,437
-174
1,218
-60
2,219
-114
2020-2111,958
-894
8,772
-643
3,669
-276
5,103
-367
3,186
-251
1,136
-82
2,050
-169
2021-2211,023
-935
8,008
-764
3,316
-353
4,692
-411
3,015
-171
1,037
-99
1,978
-72
2022-2310,691
-332
7,952
-56
3,354
38
4,598
-94
2,739
-276
931
-106
1,808
-170
Average12,7039,1653,8925,2743,5381,2982,240
Marshall University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,165 where 7,952 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 Marshall University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-149,7568,2683,6444,6241,488601887
2014-159,5368,1423,5854,5571,394546848
2015-169,5188,0053,4784,5271,513593920
2016-179,6157,9973,4884,5091,618627991
2017-189,4897,8463,3984,4481,6436051,038
2018-199,5937,4603,2204,2402,1338501,283
2019-209,4157,1233,0774,0462,2928681,424
2020-218,7727,0022,9564,0461,7707131,057
2021-228,0086,5532,7343,8191,455582873
2022-237,9526,3482,7043,6441,604650954
Average9,1659,1653,2284,2469,1656641,028
Marshall University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,538 where 2,739 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 Marshall University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,6511,6817439381,9705691,401
2014-153,8451,9258891,0361,9205281,392
2015-164,1032,1311,0411,0901,9725901,382
2016-174,0322,1811,0531,1281,8515171,334
2017-183,7572,1299581,1711,6284911,137
2018-193,6112,1288801,2481,4833981,085
2019-203,4372,0768451,2311,361373988
2020-213,1861,9877771,2101,199359840
2021-223,0151,8976891,2081,118348770
2022-232,7391,7586521,106981279702
Average3,5383,5388531,1373,5384451,103
Marshall University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 82.34%. The percentage was 82.82% 10 years ago and Marshall still has a high percentage of white students. 1.52% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.24% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14471626872471411,104245
2014-15471577382311010,948268
2015-16421537302551410,770293
2016-17371627372541310,799300
2017-18401426952751410,479297
2018-1938142670265910,546329
2019-2047163604264810,451351
2020-214215856228199,769334
2021-2237164530258129,122352
2022-234116356024898,803330
Average421576512581110,279310
Marshall University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,990 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 111.25% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Marshall University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1513,3819422,29010,149
2015-1613,6211,0242,52810,069
2016-1713,6479913,0969,560
2017-1813,2461,0813,1389,027
2018-1913,2041,5802,9958,629
2019-2012,8521,5313,2238,098
2020-2111,9571,6304,8715,456
2021-2211,0231,4213,8235,779
2022-2310,6911,9903,7874,914
Average12,6251,3543,3067,965

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