Enrollment Trends for Virginia Colleges

Virginia Colleges Enrollment Trends Summary (2015-2025)

Overall Population Change:
- Total Enrollment: 411,052 students were enrolled in Virginia colleges.
- 10-Year Change: The total student population increased by 9% compared to a decade ago.
Student Level Trends:
- Undergraduate Growth: Undergraduate enrollment saw a increase of 2.22% compared to a decade ago.
- Graduate Growth: Graduate enrollment saw a increase of 30.51% compared to a decade ago.
Gender Dynamics:
- Current Ratio: There are more women students than men, with a ratio of 1.32 women to 1 man.
- Women Enrollment: Women students total 233,789 and have increased by 9.80% compared to a decade ago.
- Men Enrollment: Men students total 177,263 and have increased by 8.77% compared to a decade ago.
Online Education Growth:
- Online Exclusively: 140,264 students (34.12%) are enrolled exclusively in online programs.
- Online Growth: The number of students enrolled completely online has seen a dramatic increase of 54% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 389,449, and 411,052 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 70.40% are undergraduate students and 29.60% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students increased by 6,244, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 26,057.

The women to men ratio is 1.32 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Virginia Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Virginia Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	375,903	281,118	123,698	157,420	94,785	39,275	55,510
2015-16	376,818 915	282,767 1,649	124,635 937	158,132 712	94,051 -734	39,388 113	54,663 -847
2016-17	374,905 -1,913	280,993 -1,774	123,490 -1,145	157,503 -629	93,912 -139	39,144 -244	54,768 105
2017-18	376,600 1,695	281,240 247	124,033 543	157,207 -296	95,360 1,448	39,356 212	56,004 1,236
2018-19	381,565 4,965	281,754 514	123,665 -368	158,089 882	99,811 4,451	40,527 1,171	59,284 3,280
2019-20	392,455 10,890	284,697 2,943	124,161 496	160,536 2,447	107,758 7,947	42,687 2,160	65,071 5,787
2020-21	398,757 6,302	283,580 -1,117	122,886 -1,275	160,694 158	115,177 7,419	45,535 2,848	69,642 4,571
2021-22	396,194 -2,563	276,832 -6,748	120,742 -2,144	156,090 -4,604	119,362 4,185	46,964 1,429	72,398 2,756
2022-23	395,855 -339	276,682 -150	122,168 1,426	154,514 -1,576	119,173 -189	47,317 353	71,856 -542
2023-24	403,836 7,981	282,482 5,800	125,330 3,162	157,152 2,638	121,354 2,181	48,639 1,322	72,715 859
2024-25	411,052 7,216	287,349 4,867	128,003 2,673	159,346 2,194	123,703 2,349	49,260 621	74,443 1,728
Average	389,449	281,772	123,892	157,880	107,677	43,463	64,214

Virginia Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 281,772. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 6,231 from 281,118 to 287,349.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Virginia Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	281,118	228,207	102,428	125,779	52,911	21,270	31,641
2015-16	282,767	230,383	103,626	126,757	52,384	21,009	31,375
2016-17	280,993	229,855	103,068	126,787	51,138	20,422	30,716
2017-18	281,240	231,685	103,842	127,843	49,555	20,191	29,364
2018-19	281,754	233,904	104,249	129,655	47,850	19,416	28,434
2019-20	284,697	236,378	104,608	131,770	48,319	19,553	28,766
2020-21	283,580	234,590	102,719	131,871	48,990	20,167	28,823
2021-22	276,832	228,951	100,644	128,307	47,881	20,098	27,783
2022-23	276,682	230,060	102,026	128,034	46,622	20,142	26,480
2023-24	282,482	234,061	104,438	129,623	48,421	20,892	27,529
2024-25	287,349	239,568	107,339	132,229	47,781	20,664	27,117
Average	281,772	281,772	103,544	128,969	281,772	20,348	28,912

Virginia Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 107,677. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 28,918 from 94,785 to 123,703.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Virginia Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	94,785	47,391	21,202	26,189	47,394	18,073	29,321
2015-16	94,051	47,119	21,232	25,887	46,932	18,156	28,776
2016-17	93,912	48,039	21,603	26,436	45,873	17,541	28,332
2017-18	95,360	49,689	21,805	27,884	45,671	17,551	28,120
2018-19	99,811	53,366	22,648	30,718	46,445	17,879	28,566
2019-20	107,758	57,001	23,841	33,160	50,757	18,846	31,911
2020-21	115,177	61,581	25,507	36,074	53,596	20,028	33,568
2021-22	119,362	65,368	26,868	38,500	53,994	20,096	33,898
2022-23	119,173	65,987	27,476	38,511	53,186	19,841	33,345
2023-24	121,354	67,860	28,452	39,408	53,494	20,187	33,307
2024-25	123,703	70,329	29,125	41,204	53,374	20,135	33,239
Average	107,677	107,677	24,524	33,088	107,677	18,939	31,126

Virginia Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 47.39% and the percentage of black students is 18.23% at Virginia Colleges. 7.50% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Virginia Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2014-15	1,346	20,868	69,090	19,057	746	202,937	11,971
2015-16	1,278	21,579	66,887	22,403	664	196,571	12,668
2016-17	1,291	22,309	66,190	23,993	695	194,380	12,874
2017-18	1,213	23,200	65,806	25,270	712	195,658	13,674
2018-19	1,236	23,886	65,509	26,677	743	196,975	14,754
2019-20	1,152	25,202	70,313	28,604	694	201,217	15,691
2020-21	1,132	26,805	71,023	30,719	744	202,596	16,462
2021-22	1,280	27,924	69,224	31,881	759	199,055	16,811
2022-23	1,085	28,765	69,207	32,875	745	196,489	17,217
2023-24	1,085	29,611	71,628	34,937	705	195,709	18,166
2024-25	1,107	30,602	74,426	37,830	664	193,444	19,478
Average	1,200	25,523	69,028	28,568	716	197,730	15,433

Virginia Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

140,264 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 34% of total students. The number of online students has increased 69.15% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Virginia Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	370,122	82,922	43,674	243,526
2013-14	372,583	85,511	43,950	243,122
2014-15	375,903	90,786	45,320	239,797
2015-16	376,818	92,321	49,891	234,606
2016-17	374,905	90,349	53,909	230,647
2017-18	376,600	91,626	73,195	211,779
2018-19	381,565	97,975	61,279	222,311
2019-20	392,455	109,077	65,500	217,878
2020-21	398,900	198,597	132,874	67,429
2021-22	396,194	137,709	112,141	146,344
2022-23	395,855	132,596	103,568	159,691
2023-24	403,836	138,557	103,376	161,903
2024-25	411,052	140,264	102,978	167,810
Average	386,676	114,484	76,281	195,911