The student population at Wheeling University is 774 (619 undergraduate and 155 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 611 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Wheeling is 79.97% which is decreased by 424 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 187 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 0.79 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.
113 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -67.34% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 960 where 774 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
79.97% of total students is undergraduate students and 20.03% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 424 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 187 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 0.79 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in Wheeling than female students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Wheeling University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,385 | 1,043 | 496 | 547 | 342 | 107 | 235 |
| 2016-17 | 1,289 -96 | 945 -98 | 465 -31 | 480 -67 | 344 2 | 109 2 | 235 |
| 2017-18 | 1,124 -165 | 719 -226 | 372 -93 | 347 -133 | 405 61 | 119 10 | 286 51 |
| 2018-19 | 1,171 47 | 861 142 | 466 94 | 395 48 | 310 -95 | 102 -17 | 208 -78 |
| 2019-20 | 798 -373 | 532 -329 | 263 -203 | 269 -126 | 266 -44 | 97 -5 | 169 -39 |
| 2020-21 | 857 59 | 582 50 | 338 75 | 244 -25 | 275 9 | 110 13 | 165 -4 |
| 2021-22 | 700 -157 | 599 17 | 371 33 | 228 -16 | 101 -174 | 44 -66 | 57 -108 |
| 2022-23 | 749 49 | 594 -5 | 355 -16 | 239 11 | 155 54 | 78 34 | 77 20 |
| 2023-24 | 748 -1 | 588 -6 | 379 24 | 209 -30 | 160 5 | 84 6 | 76 -1 |
| 2024-25 | 774 26 | 619 31 | 359 -20 | 260 51 | 155 -5 | 74 -10 | 81 5 |
| Average | 960 | 708 | 386 | 322 | 251 | 92 | 159 |
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.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,043 | 858 | 451 | 407 | 185 | 45 | 140 |
| 2016-17 | 945 | 790 | 418 | 372 | 155 | 47 | 108 |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 670 | 355 | 315 | 49 | 17 | 32 |
| 2018-19 | 861 | 755 | 429 | 326 | 106 | 37 | 69 |
| 2019-20 | 532 | 423 | 226 | 197 | 109 | 37 | 72 |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 476 | 290 | 186 | 106 | 48 | 58 |
| 2021-22 | 599 | 506 | 330 | 176 | 93 | 41 | 52 |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 506 | 319 | 187 | 88 | 36 | 52 |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 560 | 374 | 186 | 28 | 5 | 23 |
| 2024-25 | 619 | 582 | 351 | 231 | 37 | 8 | 29 |
| Average | 708 | 708 | 354 | 258 | 708 | 32 | 64 |
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.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 342 | 146 | 71 | 75 | 196 | 36 | 160 |
| 2016-17 | 344 | 192 | 77 | 115 | 152 | 32 | 120 |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 199 | 78 | 121 | 206 | 41 | 165 |
| 2018-19 | 310 | 196 | 80 | 116 | 114 | 22 | 92 |
| 2019-20 | 266 | 160 | 71 | 89 | 106 | 26 | 80 |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 140 | 72 | 68 | 135 | 38 | 97 |
| 2021-22 | 101 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 96 | 42 | 54 |
| 2022-23 | 155 | 68 | 36 | 32 | 87 | 42 | 45 |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 93 | 44 | 49 |
| 2024-25 | 155 | 146 | 72 | 74 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Average | 251 | 251 | 60 | 72 | 251 | 33 | 87 |
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).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 5 | 17 | 71 | 28 | 3 | 1,080 | 22 |
| 2016-17 | 6 | 16 | 75 | 30 | 8 | 1,006 | 24 |
| 2017-18 | 5 | 17 | 82 | 26 | 13 | 855 | 25 |
| 2018-19 | 7 | 17 | 110 | 38 | 9 | 836 | 14 |
| 2019-20 | 9 | 20 | 106 | 8 | 0 | 555 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | 7 | 23 | 155 | 46 | 4 | 498 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 3 | 14 | 105 | 19 | 2 | 281 | 17 |
| 2022-23 | 7 | 9 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 217 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 15 | 171 | 42 | 0 | 311 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 9 | 140 | 27 | 5 | 404 | 9 |
| Average | 5 | 16 | 111 | 27 | 4 | 604 | 12 |
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.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,385 | 346 | 267 | 772 |
| 2016-17 | 1,289 | 292 | 417 | 580 |
| 2017-18 | 1,124 | 246 | 438 | 440 |
| 2018-19 | 1,171 | 135 | 229 | 807 |
| 2019-20 | 798 | 101 | 220 | 477 |
| 2020-21 | 857 | 222 | 635 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 700 | 35 | 635 | 30 |
| 2022-23 | 749 | 113 | 346 | 290 |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 113 | 238 | 397 |
| 2024-25 | 774 | 113 | 338 | 323 |
| Average | 960 | 172 | 376 | 412 |
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