Enrollment Trends at Wheeling

The average student population over the last 11 years is 960 where 774 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,385 students in 2016 and was lowest at 700 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,385 to 774 students, a net loss of 611 (44.1%).

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

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 708 where 619 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 Wheeling University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 251 where 155 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 Wheeling University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 52.20%. The percentage was 77.98% 10 years ago and Wheeling still has a high percentage of white students. 1.16% of enrolled students is Asian and 18.09% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.49% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 77.98% to 52.20%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.23% to 1.16%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.13% to 18.09%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.02% to 3.49%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6933 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3885 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

113 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -67.34% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wheeling University from 2015 to 2025.