The student population at West Virginia University is 24,741 (19,059 undergraduate and 5,682 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 4,725 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at West Virginia is 77.03% which is decreased by 3,698 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,027 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.12 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

2,446 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -17.81% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 27,450 where 24,741 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

77.03% of total students is undergraduate students and 22.97% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 3,698 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,027 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.12 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in West Virginia than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1429,46622,75712,32610,4316,7092,9953,714
2014-1529,175
-291
22,563
-194
12,251
-75
10,312
-119
6,612
-97
2,848
-147
3,764
50
2015-1628,776
-399
22,498
-65
12,066
-185
10,432
120
6,278
-334
2,774
-74
3,504
-260
2016-1728,488
-288
22,350
-148
11,976
-90
10,374
-58
6,138
-140
2,727
-47
3,411
-93
2017-1828,406
-82
22,501
151
11,877
-99
10,624
250
5,905
-233
2,613
-114
3,292
-119
2018-1926,864
-1,542
21,155
-1,346
10,885
-992
10,270
-354
5,709
-196
2,554
-59
3,155
-137
2019-2026,839
-25
21,086
-69
10,566
-319
10,520
250
5,753
44
2,577
23
3,176
21
2020-2126,269
-570
20,495
-591
9,965
-601
10,530
10
5,774
21
2,617
40
3,157
-19
2021-2225,474
-795
19,599
-896
9,392
-573
10,207
-323
5,875
101
2,607
-10
3,268
111
2022-2324,741
-733
19,059
-540
9,179
-213
9,880
-327
5,682
-193
2,508
-99
3,174
-94
Average27,45021,40611,04810,3586,0442,6823,362
West Virginia University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 21,406 where 19,059 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 University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1422,75721,02711,5879,4401,730739991
2014-1522,56320,86311,4349,4291,700817883
2015-1622,49820,53211,2019,3311,9668651,101
2016-1722,35020,52411,1289,3961,826848978
2017-1822,50120,71211,0639,6491,789814975
2018-1921,15519,56810,1719,3971,587714873
2019-2021,08619,3699,8149,5551,717752965
2020-2120,49518,7269,2099,5171,7697561,013
2021-2219,59918,0208,7269,2941,579666913
2022-2319,05917,5438,5149,0291,516665851
Average21,40621,40610,2859,40421,406764954
West Virginia University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 6,044 where 5,682 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 University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,7094,7692,3192,4501,9406761,264
2014-156,6124,7492,2352,5141,8636131,250
2015-166,2784,6342,2082,4261,6445661,078
2016-176,1384,5952,1982,3971,5435291,014
2017-185,9054,4422,1212,3211,463492971
2018-195,7094,2782,0352,2431,431519912
2019-205,7534,1871,9682,2191,566609957
2020-215,7744,2161,9392,2771,558678880
2021-225,8754,2641,9132,3511,611694917
2022-235,6824,1421,8442,2981,540664876
Average6,0446,0442,0782,3506,0446041,012
West Virginia University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 79.32%. The percentage was 81.30% 10 years ago and West Virginia still has a high percentage of white students. 2.03% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.37% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14535261,2049312623,956810
2014-15425451,2329352523,350867
2015-16365161,2249542022,835895
2016-17375101,2789871922,316992
2017-18335131,1949851822,1891,065
2018-19284881,0429812121,221963
2019-20345411,0011,0092121,238964
2020-21375869741,0311921,026997
2021-22325439191,0321520,1441,239
2022-23305038351,0091419,6251,229
Average365271,0909852021,7901,002
West Virginia University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,446 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 decreased -17.81% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at West Virginia University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1529,1752,9761,70724,492
2015-1628,7763,0811,80123,894
2016-1728,4882,9124,60420,972
2017-1828,4062,8435,30820,255
2018-1926,8642,5775,23119,056
2019-2026,8392,7256,47117,643
2020-2126,2699,66815,1251,476
2021-2225,4742,57511,10011,799
2022-2324,7412,44610,71011,585
Average27,2263,5346,89516,797

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