How Student Population Changes at Potomac State College of West Virginia

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 1,406 where 1,145 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.36 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Potomac State College of West Virginia than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Potomac State College of West Virginia University since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	1,781	838	943
2013-14	1,660 -121	767 -71	893 -50
2014-15	1,540 -120	697 -70	843 -50
2015-16	1,475 -65	672 -25	803 -40
2016-17	1,452 -23	643 -29	809 6
2017-18	1,410 -42	614 -29	796 -13
2018-19	1,340 -70	583 -31	757 -39
2019-20	1,300 -40	601 18	699 -58
2020-21	1,193 -107	524 -77	669 -30
2021-22	1,174 -19	554 30	620 -49
2022-23	1,145 -29	485 -69	660 40
Average	1,406	634	772

Potomac State College of West Virginia University Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 83.32%. The percentage was 78.83% 10 years ago and Potomac State College of West Virginia still has a high percentage of white students. 0.35% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.28% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Potomac State College of West Virginia University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	15	8	276	39	2	1,404	5
2013-14	21	9	262	42	3	1,286	10
2014-15	17	11	260	47	3	1,164	7
2015-16	18	9	293	48	2	1,064	7
2016-17	3	4	195	41	2	1,137	57
2017-18	5	11	169	35	1	1,115	50
2018-19	3	13	106	44	1	1,091	57
2019-20	1	9	86	42	1	1,062	65
2020-21	3	9	88	35	1	971	63
2021-22	3	6	71	36	0	954	63
2022-23	3	4	49	39	0	954	55
Average	8	8	169	41	1	1,109	40

Potomac State College of West Virginia University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

188 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 506.45% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Potomac State College of West Virginia University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,540	31	145	1,364
2015-16	1,475	32	231	1,212
2016-17	1,452	28	211	1,213
2017-18	1,410	68	278	1,064
2018-19	1,340	76	236	1,028
2019-20	1,300	89	274	937
2020-21	1,193	92	870	231
2021-22	1,174	136	501	537
2022-23	1,145	188	479	478
Average	1,337	82	358	896

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Enrollment Trends at Potomac State College of West Virginia

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes