The student population at West Liberty University is 2,299 (1,934 undergraduate and 365 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 42 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at West Liberty is 84.12% which is decreased by 233 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 191 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.63 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
196 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 300.00% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,386 where 2,299 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
84.12% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.88% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 233 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 191 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.63 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in West Liberty than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at West Liberty University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,341 | 2,167 | 867 | 1,300 | 174 | 54 | 120 |
| 2016-17 | 2,317 -24 | 2,109 -58 | 787 -80 | 1,322 22 | 208 34 | 71 17 | 137 17 |
| 2017-18 | 2,443 126 | 2,176 67 | 824 37 | 1,352 30 | 267 59 | 94 23 | 173 36 |
| 2018-19 | 2,526 83 | 2,225 49 | 815 -9 | 1,410 58 | 301 34 | 111 17 | 190 17 |
| 2019-20 | 2,496 -30 | 2,183 -42 | 790 -25 | 1,393 -17 | 313 12 | 116 5 | 197 7 |
| 2020-21 | 2,481 -15 | 2,125 -58 | 762 -28 | 1,363 -30 | 356 43 | 141 25 | 215 18 |
| 2021-22 | 2,291 -190 | 2,087 -38 | 760 -2 | 1,327 -36 | 204 -152 | 99 -42 | 105 -110 |
| 2022-23 | 2,315 24 | 1,919 -168 | 716 -44 | 1,203 -124 | 396 192 | 141 42 | 255 150 |
| 2023-24 | 2,348 33 | 1,944 25 | 764 48 | 1,180 -23 | 404 8 | 127 -14 | 277 22 |
| 2024-25 | 2,299 -49 | 1,934 -10 | 761 -3 | 1,173 -7 | 365 -39 | 114 -13 | 251 -26 |
| Average | 2,386 | 2,087 | 785 | 1,302 | 299 | 107 | 192 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,087 where 1,934 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 West Liberty University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,167 | 1,848 | 736 | 1,112 | 319 | 131 | 188 |
| 2016-17 | 2,109 | 1,820 | 693 | 1,127 | 289 | 94 | 195 |
| 2017-18 | 2,176 | 1,869 | 740 | 1,129 | 307 | 84 | 223 |
| 2018-19 | 2,225 | 1,871 | 705 | 1,166 | 354 | 110 | 244 |
| 2019-20 | 2,183 | 1,837 | 683 | 1,154 | 346 | 107 | 239 |
| 2020-21 | 2,125 | 1,767 | 636 | 1,131 | 358 | 126 | 232 |
| 2021-22 | 2,087 | 1,798 | 653 | 1,145 | 289 | 107 | 182 |
| 2022-23 | 1,919 | 1,579 | 598 | 981 | 340 | 118 | 222 |
| 2023-24 | 1,944 | 1,532 | 589 | 943 | 412 | 175 | 237 |
| 2024-25 | 1,934 | 1,471 | 584 | 887 | 463 | 177 | 286 |
| Average | 2,087 | 2,087 | 662 | 1,078 | 2,087 | 123 | 225 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 299 where 365 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 West Liberty University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 174 | 90 | 30 | 60 | 84 | 24 | 60 |
| 2016-17 | 208 | 111 | 45 | 66 | 97 | 26 | 71 |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 154 | 59 | 95 | 113 | 35 | 78 |
| 2018-19 | 301 | 123 | 51 | 72 | 178 | 60 | 118 |
| 2019-20 | 313 | 134 | 54 | 80 | 179 | 62 | 117 |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 146 | 57 | 89 | 210 | 84 | 126 |
| 2021-22 | 204 | 123 | 70 | 53 | 81 | 29 | 52 |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 196 | 78 | 118 | 200 | 63 | 137 |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 238 | 70 | 168 | 166 | 57 | 109 |
| 2024-25 | 365 | 187 | 63 | 124 | 178 | 51 | 127 |
| Average | 299 | 299 | 58 | 93 | 299 | 49 | 100 |
The percentage of white students is 75.16%. The percentage was 80.18% 10 years ago and West Liberty still has a high percentage of white students. 0.91% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.18% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 0.22% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 80.18% to 75.16%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.68% to 0.91%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.80% to 5.18%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 0.73% to 0.22%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4287 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3554 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at West Liberty University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1 | 16 | 89 | 17 | 2 | 1,877 | 30 |
| 2016-17 | 1 | 12 | 62 | 13 | 2 | 1,717 | 22 |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 11 | 68 | 18 | 3 | 1,767 | 109 |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 11 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 1,814 | 44 |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 17 | 71 | 20 | 1 | 1,906 | 40 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 14 | 93 | 31 | 2 | 1,953 | 28 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 22 | 101 | 9 | 2 | 1,788 | 164 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 20 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 1,835 | 172 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 15 | 92 | 7 | 5 | 1,719 | 133 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 21 | 119 | 5 | 8 | 1,728 | 138 |
| Average | 2 | 16 | 86 | 14 | 3 | 1,810 | 88 |
196 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 300.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at West Liberty University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,341 | 49 | 647 | 1,645 |
| 2016-17 | 2,317 | 85 | 719 | 1,513 |
| 2017-18 | 2,443 | 113 | 617 | 1,713 |
| 2018-19 | 2,526 | 133 | 594 | 1,799 |
| 2019-20 | 2,496 | 178 | 830 | 1,488 |
| 2020-21 | 2,481 | 159 | 757 | 1,565 |
| 2021-22 | 2,291 | 129 | 918 | 1,244 |
| 2022-23 | 2,315 | 231 | 821 | 1,263 |
| 2023-24 | 2,348 | 290 | 858 | 1,200 |
| 2024-25 | 2,299 | 196 | 1,122 | 981 |
| Average | 2,386 | 156 | 788 | 1,441 |
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