Enrollment Trends at UVI

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,956 where 1,792 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 2,370 students in 2017 and was lowest at 1,624 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,321 to 1,792 students, a net loss of 529 (22.8%).

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

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,715 where 1,569 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 the Virgin Islands since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 241 where 223 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 the Virgin Islands since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 6.81% and the percentage of black students is 65.74% at University of the Virgin Islands. 0.28% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 13.56% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 6.12% to 6.81%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.73% to 0.28%. Black student enrollment decreased from 69.15% to 65.74%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.02% to 13.56%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5435 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.5130 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

278 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,753.33% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of the Virgin Islands from 2015 to 2025.