Enrollment Trends at VMI

The student population at Virginia Military Institute is 1,512 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 152 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 0.15 to 1 which means that majority of population is on male students. All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Virginia Military Institute does not offer online degree/certificate program).

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 1,676 where 1,512 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.15 to 1 and it means that there are far more male students enrolled in VMI than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Virginia Military Institute since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	1,664	1,497	167
2013-14	1,675 11	1,499 2	176 9
2014-15	1,700 25	1,512 13	188 12
2015-16	1,717 17	1,534 22	183 -5
2016-17	1,713 -4	1,518 -16	195 12
2017-18	1,722 9	1,516 -2	206 11
2018-19	1,685 -37	1,467 -49	218 12
2019-20	1,698 13	1,459 -8	239 21
2020-21	1,698 0	1,478 19	220 -19
2021-22	1,652 -46	1,424 -54	228 8
2022-23	1,512 -140	1,310 -114	202 -26
Average	1,676	1,474	202

Virginia Military Institute Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 74.07%. The percentage was 83.47% 10 years ago and VMI still has a high percentage of white students. 4.83% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.75% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Virginia Military Institute 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	5	85	81	64	9	1,389	19
2013-14	3	91	72	73	12	1,393	26
2014-15	6	75	86	82	13	1,384	28
2015-16	9	72	100	88	12	1,378	28
2016-17	10	72	104	100	7	1,369	23
2017-18	9	72	104	122	5	1,356	25
2018-19	8	75	108	125	6	1,295	35
2019-20	11	76	102	129	8	1,301	41
2020-21	7	83	99	142	9	1,275	51
2021-22	8	83	102	134	9	1,230	57
2022-23	5	73	102	124	3	1,120	49
Average	7	78	96	108	8	1,317	35

Virginia Military Institute Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at VMI

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes