A total of 135,942 students are enrolled in West Virginia colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By gender, there are 68,097 men students and 67,845 students. The men to woman students ratio is 1.00 to 1.
In 4-year colleges, 47.71% of total enrollment is women students and 52.29% is men students. In community colleges, the women students' proportion is 65.37%.
For West Virginia colleges with more than 1,000 students, American Public University System has the highest ratio of men students (63.56%) and Salem University has the highest ratio of women students (63.99%).
By gender, 50.09% of total students is men students (68,097) and 49.91% is women students (67,845) in West Virginia collegs.
In 27 4-year West Virginia colleges in United States, there are 62,117 men students which is 52.29% of total students. The proportion of women students at 4-year West Virginia colleges is 47.71% (56,685).
Of the 16,381 students attending West Virginia community colleges (2-4 years colleges), 34.63% are men (10,709) and 65.37% are women students (10,709).
In West Virginia trade schools (less than 2-years schools), there are 308 men and 451 women students, accounting for 40.58% and 59.42% of total students.
| School Level | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 135,942 | 68,097 (50.09%) |
67,845 (49.91%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 118,802 | 62,117 (52.29%) |
56,685 (47.71%) |
| Community Colleges | 16,381 | 5,672 (34.63%) |
10,709 (65.37%) |
| Trade Schools | 759 | 308 (40.58%) |
451 (59.42%) |
The following table compares student population by gender and school level between West Virginia colleges. A total of 135,942 students have enrolled in West Virginia colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Appalachian Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 223 | 124 (55.6%) |
99 (44.4%) |
220 | 123 (55.9%) |
97 (44.1%) | 3 | 1 (33.3%) |
2 (66.7%) |
| B M Spurr School of Practical NursingPrivate, Less than 2-year | 17 | 1 (5.9%) |
16 (94.1%) |
17 | 1 (5.9%) |
16 (94.1%) | - | - | - |
| Ben Franklin Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 78 | 46 (59.0%) |
32 (41.0%) |
78 | 46 (59.0%) |
32 (41.0%) | - | - | - |
| Bethany CollegePrivate, 4-year | 640 | 376 (58.8%) |
264 (41.3%) |
615 | 360 (58.5%) |
255 (41.5%) | 25 | 16 (64.0%) |
9 (36.0%) |
| Bluefield State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,141 | 454 (39.8%) |
687 (60.2%) |
1,117 | 445 (39.8%) |
672 (60.2%) | 24 | 9 (37.5%) |
15 (62.5%) |
| Cabell County Career Technology CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 51 | 25 (49.0%) |
26 (51.0%) |
51 | 25 (49.0%) |
26 (51.0%) | - | - | - |
| Charleston School of Beauty CulturePrivate, 2-4 year | 46 | 13 (28.3%) |
33 (71.7%) |
46 | 13 (28.3%) |
33 (71.7%) | - | - | - |
| University of CharlestonPrivate, 4-year | 3,062 | 1,873 (61.2%) |
1,189 (38.8%) |
2,348 | 1,449 (61.7%) |
899 (38.3%) | 714 | 424 (59.4%) |
290 (40.6%) |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage TherapyPrivate, 2-4 year | 47 | 5 (10.6%) |
42 (89.4%) |
47 | 5 (10.6%) |
42 (89.4%) | - | - | - |
| Concord UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,943 | 740 (38.1%) |
1,203 (61.9%) |
1,609 | 651 (40.5%) |
958 (59.5%) | 334 | 89 (26.6%) |
245 (73.4%) |
| Davis & Elkins CollegePrivate, 4-year | 661 | 285 (43.1%) |
376 (56.9%) |
661 | 285 (43.1%) |
376 (56.9%) | - | - | - |
| Fairmont State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,305 | 1,374 (41.6%) |
1,931 (58.4%) |
3,088 | 1,288 (41.7%) |
1,800 (58.3%) | 217 | 86 (39.6%) |
131 (60.4%) |
| Glenville State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,765 | 834 (47.3%) |
931 (52.7%) |
1,685 | 796 (47.2%) |
889 (52.8%) | 80 | 38 (47.5%) |
42 (52.5%) |
| Ameritas CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 182 | 60 (33.0%) |
122 (67.0%) |
182 | 60 (33.0%) |
122 (67.0%) | - | - | - |
| James Rumsey Technical InstitutePublic, Less than 2-year | 99 | 93 (93.9%) |
6 (6.1%) |
99 | 93 (93.9%) |
6 (6.1%) | - | - | - |
| Ralph R Willis Career and Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 18 | 4 (22.2%) |
14 (77.8%) |
18 | 4 (22.2%) |
14 (77.8%) | - | - | - |
| Marshall UniversityPublic, 4-year | 11,958 | 4,861 (40.7%) |
7,097 (59.3%) |
9,146 | 3,891 (42.5%) |
5,255 (57.5%) | 2,812 | 970 (34.5%) |
1,842 (65.5%) |
| Mercer County Technical Education CenterPublic, 2-4 year | 120 | 41 (34.2%) |
79 (65.8%) |
120 | 41 (34.2%) |
79 (65.8%) | - | - | - |
| Monongalia County Technical Education CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 43 | 14 (32.6%) |
29 (67.4%) |
43 | 14 (32.6%) |
29 (67.4%) | - | - | - |
| Morgantown Beauty College IncPrivate, 2-4 year | 68 | 2 (2.9%) |
66 (97.1%) |
68 | 2 (2.9%) |
66 (97.1%) | - | - | - |
| Mountain State CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Virginia University at ParkersburgPublic, 4-year | 2,728 | 1,071 (39.3%) |
1,657 (60.7%) |
2,728 | 1,071 (39.3%) |
1,657 (60.7%) | - | - | - |
| Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,077 | 411 (38.2%) |
666 (61.8%) |
1,077 | 411 (38.2%) |
666 (61.8%) | - | - | - |
| Academy of Careers and TechnologyPublic, Less than 2-year | 168 | 79 (47.0%) |
89 (53.0%) |
168 | 79 (47.0%) |
89 (53.0%) | - | - | - |
| Salem UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,083 | 390 (36.0%) |
693 (64.0%) |
892 | 305 (34.2%) |
587 (65.8%) | 191 | 85 (44.5%) |
106 (55.5%) |
| Shepherd UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,339 | 1,273 (38.1%) |
2,066 (61.9%) |
3,032 | 1,194 (39.4%) |
1,838 (60.6%) | 307 | 79 (25.7%) |
228 (74.3%) |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,482 | 484 (32.7%) |
998 (67.3%) |
1,482 | 484 (32.7%) |
998 (67.3%) | - | - | - |
| Fred W Eberle Technical CenterPublic, 2-4 year | 109 | 50 (45.9%) |
59 (54.1%) |
109 | 50 (45.9%) |
59 (54.1%) | - | - | - |
| West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicinePublic, 4-year | 835 | 396 (47.4%) |
439 (52.6%) |
- | - | - | 835 | 396 (47.4%) |
439 (52.6%) |
| West Virginia State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,246 | 1,361 (41.9%) |
1,885 (58.1%) |
3,110 | 1,302 (41.9%) |
1,808 (58.1%) | 136 | 59 (43.4%) |
77 (56.6%) |
| West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and NutritionPrivate, 4-year | 64 | 12 (18.8%) |
52 (81.3%) |
62 | 12 (19.4%) |
50 (80.6%) | 2 | - | 2 (100.0%) |
| West Liberty UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,299 | 875 (38.1%) |
1,424 (61.9%) |
1,934 | 761 (39.3%) |
1,173 (60.7%) | 365 | 114 (31.2%) |
251 (68.8%) |
| West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyPublic, 4-year | 1,278 | 671 (52.5%) |
607 (47.5%) |
1,278 | 671 (52.5%) |
607 (47.5%) | - | - | - |
| West Virginia Wesleyan CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,055 | 498 (47.2%) |
557 (52.8%) |
971 | 473 (48.7%) |
498 (51.3%) | 84 | 25 (29.8%) |
59 (70.2%) |
| West Virginia Junior College-CharlestonPrivate, 2-4 year | 394 | 51 (12.9%) |
343 (87.1%) |
394 | 51 (12.9%) |
343 (87.1%) | - | - | - |
| West Virginia Junior College-MorgantownPrivate, 4-year | 673 | 87 (12.9%) |
586 (87.1%) |
673 | 87 (12.9%) |
586 (87.1%) | - | - | - |
| International Beauty SchoolPrivate, 2-4 year | 86 | 9 (10.5%) |
77 (89.5%) |
86 | 9 (10.5%) |
77 (89.5%) | - | - | - |
| West Virginia Northern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,525 | 570 (37.4%) |
955 (62.6%) |
1,525 | 570 (37.4%) |
955 (62.6%) | - | - | - |
| West Virginia UniversityPublic, 4-year | 23,643 | 11,183 (47.3%) |
12,460 (52.7%) |
18,206 | 8,807 (48.4%) |
9,399 (51.6%) | 5,437 | 2,376 (43.7%) |
3,061 (56.3%) |
| Wheeling UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 774 | 433 (55.9%) |
341 (44.1%) |
619 | 359 (58.0%) |
260 (42.0%) | 155 | 74 (47.7%) |
81 (52.3%) |
| Wood County Technical Center-Practical NursingPublic, Less than 2-year | 31 | - | 31 (100.0%) |
31 | - | 31 (100.0%) | - | - | - |
| Roane-Jackson Technical CenterPublic, 2-4 year | 28 | 4 (14.3%) |
24 (85.7%) |
28 | 4 (14.3%) |
24 (85.7%) | - | - | - |
| Mineral County Vocational Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 14 | 2 (14.3%) |
12 (85.7%) |
14 | 2 (14.3%) |
12 (85.7%) | - | - | - |
| Valley College-BeckleyPrivate, 2-4 year | 165 | 4 (2.4%) |
161 (97.6%) |
165 | 4 (2.4%) |
161 (97.6%) | - | - | - |
| Valley College-MartinsburgPrivate, 4-year | 765 | 99 (12.9%) |
666 (87.1%) |
765 | 99 (12.9%) |
666 (87.1%) | - | - | - |
| Fayette Institute of TechnologyPublic, Less than 2-year | 32 | 18 (56.3%) |
14 (43.8%) |
32 | 18 (56.3%) |
14 (43.8%) | - | - | - |
| United Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 10 | 1 (10.0%) |
9 (90.0%) |
10 | 1 (10.0%) |
9 (90.0%) | - | - | - |
| Putnam Career and Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 27 | 7 (25.9%) |
20 (74.1%) |
27 | 7 (25.9%) |
20 (74.1%) | - | - | - |
| Carver Career CenterPublic, 2-4 year | 169 | 42 (24.9%) |
127 (75.1%) |
169 | 42 (24.9%) |
127 (75.1%) | - | - | - |
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 465 | 128 (27.5%) |
337 (72.5%) |
465 | 128 (27.5%) |
337 (72.5%) | - | - | - |
| West Virginia Junior College-BridgeportPrivate, 2-4 year | 146 | 17 (11.6%) |
129 (88.4%) |
146 | 17 (11.6%) |
129 (88.4%) | - | - | - |
| Pierpont Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,938 | 722 (37.3%) |
1,216 (62.7%) |
1,938 | 722 (37.3%) |
1,216 (62.7%) | - | - | - |
| Mountwest Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,520 | 595 (39.1%) |
925 (60.9%) |
1,520 | 595 (39.1%) |
925 (60.9%) | - | - | - |
| John D Rockefeller IV Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 20 | 2 (10.0%) |
18 (90.0%) |
20 | 2 (10.0%) |
18 (90.0%) | - | - | - |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,203 | 1,574 (37.4%) |
2,629 (62.6%) |
4,203 | 1,574 (37.4%) |
2,629 (62.6%) | - | - | - |
| New River Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,571 | 509 (32.4%) |
1,062 (67.6%) |
1,571 | 509 (32.4%) |
1,062 (67.6%) | - | - | - |
| Mountain State School of MassagePrivate, Less than 2-year | 32 | 6 (18.8%) |
26 (81.3%) |
32 | 6 (18.8%) |
26 (81.3%) | - | - | - |
| American Public University SystemPrivate, 4-year | 50,715 | 32,235 (63.6%) |
18,480 (36.4%) |
41,620 | 26,741 (64.3%) |
14,879 (35.7%) | 9,095 | 5,494 (60.4%) |
3,601 (39.6%) |
| Strayer University-West VirginiaPrivate, 4-year | 252 | 63 (25.0%) |
189 (75.0%) |
234 | 61 (26.1%) |
173 (73.9%) | 18 | 2 (11.1%) |
16 (88.9%) |
| Catholic International UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 230 | 112 (48.7%) |
118 (51.3%) |
125 | 53 (42.4%) |
72 (57.6%) | 105 | 59 (56.2%) |
46 (43.8%) |
| Ross College-MorgantownPrivate, Less than 2-year | 30 | - | 30 (100.0%) |
30 | - | 30 (100.0%) | - | - | - |
| Future Generations UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 48 | 26 (54.2%) |
22 (45.8%) |
- | - | - | 48 | 26 (54.2%) |
22 (45.8%) |
| Ross Medical Education Center-CharlestonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 65 | 8 (12.3%) |
57 (87.7%) |
65 | 8 (12.3%) |
57 (87.7%) | - | - | - |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,927 | 759 (39.4%) |
1,168 (60.6%) |
1,927 | 759 (39.4%) |
1,168 (60.6%) | - | - | - |
| Mingo Extended Learning CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 9 | 2 (22.2%) |
7 (77.8%) |
9 | 2 (22.2%) |
7 (77.8%) | - | - | - |
| Randolph Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 15 | - | 15 (100.0%) |
15 | - | 15 (100.0%) | - | - | - |
| Huntington School of Beauty CulturePrivate, 2-4 year | 111 | 6 (5.4%) |
105 (94.6%) |
111 | 6 (5.4%) |
105 (94.6%) | - | - | - |
| Boone Career and Technical CenterPublic, 2-4 year | 59 | 24 (40.7%) |
35 (59.3%) |
59 | 24 (40.7%) |
35 (59.3%) | - | - | - |