The student population at West Virginia State University is 3,785 (3,634 undergraduate and 151 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,108 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at WVSU is 96.01% which is increased by 1,012 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 96 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

433 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 783.67% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,477 where 3,785 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

96.01% of total students is undergraduate students and 3.99% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,012 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 96 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in WVSU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,6772,6221,1841,438552431
2014-152,884
207
2,836
214
1,266
82
1,570
132
48
-7
22
-2
26
-5
2015-163,166
282
3,107
271
1,385
119
1,722
152
59
11
32
10
27
1
2016-173,514
348
3,433
326
1,486
101
1,947
225
81
22
3249
22
2017-183,879
365
3,755
322
1,595
109
2,160
213
124
43
48
16
76
27
2018-193,692
-187
3,571
-184
1,456
-139
2,115
-45
121
-3
49
1
72
-4
2019-204,120
428
4,009
438
1,625
169
2,384
269
111
-10
40
-9
71
-1
2020-213,638
-482
3,502
-507
1,472
-153
2,030
-354
136
25
54
14
82
11
2021-223,415
-223
3,281
-221
1,376
-96
1,905
-125
134
-2
56
2
78
-4
2022-233,785
370
3,634
353
1,511
135
2,123
218
151
17
59
3
92
14
Average3,4773,3751,4361,9391024260
West Virginia State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,375 where 3,634 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 Virginia State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,6221,8898841,005733300433
2014-152,8361,9508881,062886378508
2015-163,1071,8608481,0121,247537710
2016-173,4331,7978589391,6366281,008
2017-183,7551,7868229641,9697731,196
2018-193,5711,6447299151,9277271,200
2019-204,0091,5856779082,4249481,476
2020-213,5021,4986798192,0047931,211
2021-223,2811,3176047131,9647721,192
2022-233,6341,3165857312,3189261,392
Average3,3753,3757579073,3756781,033
West Virginia State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 102 where 151 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 Virginia State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145533161722814
2014-154828161220614
2015-1659312011281216
2016-1781331716481533
2017-18124442321802555
2018-19121502426712546
2019-20111482127631944
2020-21136623131742351
2021-22134753738591940
2022-23151824042691950
Average10210225241021736
West Virginia State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 77.17%. The percentage was 54.84% 10 years ago and WVSU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.61% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.24% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141292691501,4680
2014-1514102771401,3940
2015-161093002001,452208
2016-17150193464751,866239
2017-1815213445272,648150
2018-19283529942102,738181
2019-2030463116693,124201
2020-2120363196462,613161
2021-2212473087242,632148
2022-237613126822,921160
Average30293094642,286145
West Virginia State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

433 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 783.67% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at West Virginia State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-152,884496912,144
2015-163,1661028842,180
2016-173,5141089262,480
2017-183,8792167962,867
2018-193,6923989772,317
2019-204,1203778692,874
2020-213,6387709301,938
2021-223,4154079102,098
2022-233,7854331,0072,345
Average3,5663188882,360

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