How many students at Marshall? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 11,958 students have enrolled in Marshall University with 9,146 undergraduate and 2,812 graduate students.
By gender, 4,861 male and 7,097 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,875 students on average - public Research University (high research activity)).
2,413 students are enrolled exclusively, and 4,563 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Marshall University has a total of 11,958 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 9,146 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,812 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,861 male and 7,097 female students (the male-female ratio is 41:59) are attending the school.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,958 | 9,146 | 2,812 |
| Men | 4,861 | 3,891 | 970 |
| Women | 7,097 | 5,255 | 1,842 |
By race/ethnicity, 8,918 White, 575 Black, and 173 Asian students out of a total of 11,958 are attending at Marshall University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Marshall University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 42.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 37 | 12 | 25 |
| Asian | 173 | 80 | 93 |
| Black | 575 | 292 | 283 |
| Hispanic | 315 | 146 | 169 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| White | 8,918 | 3,568 | 5,350 |
| Two or more races | 460 | 175 | 285 |
| Race Unknown | 1,273 | 493 | 780 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 28 | 9 | 19 |
| Asian | 113 | 54 | 59 |
| Black | 435 | 243 | 192 |
| Hispanic | 244 | 117 | 127 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| White | 6,830 | 2,887 | 3,943 |
| Two or more races | 372 | 145 | 227 |
| Race Unknown | 1,024 | 389 | 635 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Asian | 60 | 26 | 34 |
| Black | 140 | 49 | 91 |
| Hispanic | 71 | 29 | 42 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| White | 2,088 | 681 | 1,407 |
| Two or more races | 88 | 30 | 58 |
| Race Unknown | 249 | 104 | 145 |
By age, Marshall has 1,666 students under 18 years old and 10 students over 65 years old. There are 9,262 students under 25 years old, and 2,696 students over 25 years old out of 11,958 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 1,666 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. Marshall has 8,289 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 857 students aged 25 and over.
It has 973 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,839 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 1,666 | 1,070 | 596 |
| 18-19 | 3,056 | 1,811 | 1,245 |
| 20-21 | 2,528 | 1,446 | 1,082 |
| 22-24 | 2,012 | 1,117 | 895 |
| 25-29 | 1,086 | 627 | 459 |
| 30-34 | 520 | 318 | 202 |
| 35-39 | 361 | 217 | 144 |
| 40-49 | 504 | 344 | 160 |
| 50-64 | 215 | 145 | 70 |
| Over 65 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 1,666 | 1,070 | 596 |
| 18-19 | 3,056 | 1,811 | 1,245 |
| 20-21 | 2,457 | 1,391 | 1,066 |
| 22-24 | 1,110 | 518 | 592 |
| 25-29 | 355 | 169 | 186 |
| 30-34 | 190 | 114 | 76 |
| 35-39 | 128 | 70 | 58 |
| 40-49 | 133 | 80 | 53 |
| 50-64 | 48 | 31 | 17 |
| Over 65 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 71 | 55 | 16 |
| 22-24 | 902 | 599 | 303 |
| 25-29 | 731 | 458 | 273 |
| 30-34 | 330 | 204 | 126 |
| 35-39 | 233 | 147 | 86 |
| 40-49 | 371 | 264 | 107 |
| 50-64 | 167 | 114 | 53 |
| Over 65 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Marshall University, 2,413 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,563 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,829 students who live in West Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 584 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 11,958 | 2,413 | 4,563 |
| Undergraduate | 9,146 | 1,114 | 4,204 |
| Graduate | 2,812 | 1,299 | 359 |
| West Virginia Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 1,829 | 577 | 7 |
| Undergraduate | 908 | 206 | 0 |
| Graduate | 921 | 371 | 7 |
Among 9,146 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 494 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.40%.407 students have transferred in as full-time status and 87 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 6,481 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 407 |
| Regular Part-time | 2,171 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 87 |
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