Enrollment Trends at Charleston

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,735 where 3,062 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

76.68% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.32% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 621 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 114 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.63 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in Charleston than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Charleston since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,023 where 2,348 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Charleston since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 711 where 714 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Charleston since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 63.78%. The percentage was 55.61% 10 years ago and Charleston still has a high percentage of white students. 1.50% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.93% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.82% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 55.61% to 63.78%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.54% to 1.50%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.58% to 9.93%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.63% to 8.82%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5736 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6806 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Charleston over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

1,703 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 56% of total students. The number of online students has increased 159.21% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Charleston from 2015 to 2025.