A total of 66,343 students are enrolled in West Virginia colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In West Virginia colleges and universites, 7,777 students are 18 years old or younger(11.72%), 17,993 students are 18 or 19 years old (27.12%), 15,614 students are between 20 and 22 years old (23.54%), 9,593 students are between 22 and 24 years old (14.46%), and 5,344 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.06%).
5,263 students are between 30 and 39 years old (7.93%), 2,824 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.26%), 1,927 students are 50 years old or older (2.90%).
In West Virginia 4-year colleges and universites, 6,602 students are 18 years old or younger(11.01%), 16,914 students are 18 or 19 years old (28.20%), 15,019 students are between 20 and 22 years old (25.04%), 9,059 students are between 22 and 24 years old (15.10%), 4,771 students are between 25 and 29 years old (7.95%), 4,383 students are between 30 and 39 years old (7.31%), 2,205 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.68%), 1,017 students are 50 years old or older (1.70%)
In West Virginia community colleges, there are 2,251 students are younger than 20 years old (35.45%), 1,123 students are between 20 and 24 years old (17.69%), 571 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.99%), and 2,405 students are 30 years old or older (37.87%).
In West Virginia trade schools, there are 3 students are younger than 20 years old (20.00%), 6 students are between 20 and 24 years old (40.00%), 2 students are between 25 and 29 years old (13.33%), and 4 students are 30 years old or older (26.67%).
| Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 66,343 | 7,777 (11.72%) |
17,993 (27.12%) |
15,614 (23.54%) |
9,593 (14.46%) |
5,344 (8.06%) |
5,263 (7.93%) |
2,824 (4.26%) |
1,927 (2.90%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 59,978 | 6,602 (11.01%) |
16,914 (28.20%) |
15,019 (25.04%) |
9,059 (15.10%) |
4,771 (7.95%) |
4,383 (7.31%) |
2,205 (3.68%) |
1,017 (1.70%) |
| Community Colleges | 6,350 | 1,175 (18.50%) |
1,076 (16.94%) |
593 (9.34%) |
530 (8.35%) |
571 (8.99%) |
879 (13.84%) |
617 (9.72%) |
909 (14.31%) |
| Trade Schools | 15 | 0 (0.00%) |
3 (20.00%) |
2 (13.33%) |
4 (26.67%) |
2 (13.33%) |
1 (6.67%) |
2 (13.33%) |
1 (6.67%) |
The following table compares student population by age between West Virginia colleges. A total of 66,343 students have enrolled in West Virginia colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany CollegePrivate, 4-year | 640 | 5 (0.78%) |
303 (47.34%) |
225 (35.16%) | 89 (13.91%) |
9 (1.41%) |
7 (1.09%) |
- | - |
| Charleston School of Beauty CulturePrivate, 2-4 year | 46 | 1 (2.17%) |
13 (28.26%) |
3 (6.52%) | 10 (21.74%) |
7 (15.22%) |
6 (13.04%) |
4 (8.70%) | 2 (4.35%) |
| University of CharlestonPrivate, 4-year | 3,062 | 88 (2.87%) |
377 (12.31%) |
356 (11.63%) | 405 (13.23%) |
525 (17.15%) |
839 (27.40%) |
382 (12.48%) | 90 (2.94%) |
| Concord UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,943 | 88 (4.53%) |
669 (34.43%) |
457 (23.52%) | 290 (14.93%) |
142 (7.31%) |
169 (8.70%) |
90 (4.63%) | 38 (1.96%) |
| Davis & Elkins CollegePrivate, 4-year | 661 | 8 (1.21%) |
270 (40.85%) |
247 (37.37%) | 86 (13.01%) |
17 (2.57%) |
19 (2.87%) |
12 (1.82%) | 2 (0.30%) |
| Fairmont State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,305 | 476 (14.40%) |
1,039 (31.44%) |
886 (26.81%) | 428 (12.95%) |
167 (5.05%) |
164 (4.96%) |
98 (2.97%) | 46 (1.39%) |
| Glenville State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,765 | 520 (29.46%) |
450 (25.50%) |
320 (18.13%) | 217 (12.29%) |
67 (3.80%) |
77 (4.36%) |
77 (4.36%) | 37 (2.10%) |
| Marshall UniversityPublic, 4-year | 11,958 | 1,666 (13.93%) |
3,056 (25.56%) |
2,528 (21.14%) | 2,012 (16.83%) |
1,086 (9.08%) |
881 (7.37%) |
504 (4.21%) | 225 (1.88%) |
| West Virginia University at ParkersburgPublic, 4-year | 2,728 | 836 (30.65%) |
592 (21.70%) |
370 (13.56%) | 250 (9.16%) |
192 (7.04%) |
292 (10.70%) |
131 (4.80%) | 65 (2.38%) |
| Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,077 | 193 (17.92%) |
493 (45.78%) |
196 (18.20%) | 64 (5.94%) |
41 (3.81%) |
51 (4.74%) |
24 (2.23%) | 15 (1.39%) |
| Shepherd UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,339 | 279 (8.36%) |
871 (26.09%) |
840 (25.16%) | 456 (13.66%) |
255 (7.64%) |
322 (9.64%) |
201 (6.02%) | 115 (3.44%) |
| West Virginia State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,246 | 1,516 (46.70%) |
669 (20.61%) |
422 (13.00%) | 274 (8.44%) |
130 (4.00%) |
137 (4.22%) |
59 (1.82%) | 39 (1.20%) |
| West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyPublic, 4-year | 1,278 | 243 (19.01%) |
478 (37.40%) |
356 (27.86%) | 125 (9.78%) |
28 (2.19%) |
28 (2.19%) |
15 (1.17%) | 5 (0.39%) |
| West Virginia Wesleyan CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,055 | 26 (2.46%) |
487 (46.16%) |
368 (34.88%) | 105 (9.95%) |
29 (2.75%) |
21 (1.99%) |
11 (1.04%) | 8 (0.76%) |
| West Virginia Northern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,525 | 417 (27.34%) |
380 (24.92%) |
182 (11.93%) | 139 (9.11%) |
116 (7.61%) |
175 (11.48%) |
76 (4.98%) | 40 (2.62%) |
| West Virginia UniversityPublic, 4-year | 23,643 | 657 (2.78%) |
7,158 (30.28%) |
7,436 (31.45%) | 4,243 (17.95%) |
2,051 (8.67%) |
1,318 (5.57%) |
534 (2.26%) | 246 (1.04%) |
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 465 | 179 (38.49%) |
98 (21.08%) |
38 (8.17%) | 36 (7.74%) |
24 (5.16%) |
50 (10.75%) |
27 (5.81%) | 13 (2.80%) |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,203 | 578 (13.75%) |
570 (13.56%) |
348 (8.28%) | 327 (7.78%) |
396 (9.42%) |
632 (15.04%) |
502 (11.94%) | 850 (20.22%) |
| Catholic International UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 230 | 1 (0.43%) |
2 (0.87%) |
12 (5.22%) | 13 (5.65%) |
22 (9.57%) |
37 (16.09%) |
57 (24.78%) | 81 (35.22%) |
| Future Generations UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 48 | - | - | - | 2 (4.17%) |
10 (20.83%) |
21 (43.75%) |
10 (20.83%) | 5 (10.42%) |
| Randolph Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 15 | - | 3 (20.00%) |
2 (13.33%) | 4 (26.67%) |
2 (13.33%) |
1 (6.67%) |
2 (13.33%) | 1 (6.67%) |
| Huntington School of Beauty CulturePrivate, 2-4 year | 111 | - | 15 (13.51%) |
22 (19.82%) | 18 (16.22%) |
28 (25.23%) |
16 (14.41%) |
8 (7.21%) | 4 (3.60%) |