Student Population by Gender

Virginia State University has a total of 4,648 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 4,300 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 348 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,851 male and 2,797 female students (the male-female ratio is 40:60) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total4,6484,300348
Men1,8511,737114
Women2,7972,563234
Virginia State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartVirginia State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartVirginia State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 100 White, 4,243 Black, and 16 Asian students out of a total of 4,648 are attending at Virginia State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Virginia State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartVirginia State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartVirginia State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American642
Asian1679
Black4,2431,6702,573
Hispanic642638
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders000
White1004456
Two or more races000
Race Unknown18877111
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American532
Asian1477
Black3,9311,5702,361
Hispanic632637
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders000
White874146
Two or more races000
Race Unknown17972107
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American000
Asian743
Black277103174
Hispanic110
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders000
White1798
Two or more races000
Race Unknown101

Student Age Distribution

By age, VSU has 19 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 4,037 students under 25 years old, and 611 students over 25 years old out of 4,648 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 19 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. VSU has 3,950 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 350 students aged 25 and over.
It has 87 graduate students aged under 25 and 261 students aged 25 and over.
Virginia State University 2023 Student Population by Age chartVirginia State University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartVirginia State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartVirginia State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartVirginia State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartVirginia State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1819145
18-191,7881,110678
20-211,377830547
22-24853445408
25-29257143114
30-341097435
35-39745123
40-49836320
50-64836320
Over 65541
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1819145
18-191,7881,110678
20-211,373827546
22-24770395375
25-291567977
30-34634419
35-39463016
40-49392910
50-64433211
Over 65330
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Virginia State University, 48 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.
40 students lived in Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 8 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Virginia State University 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students4,648480
Undergraduate4,300160
Graduate348320
Online Student Population by Locality
Virginia ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students4080
Undergraduate1330
Graduate2750

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,300 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 305 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.09%.275 students have transferred in as full-time status and 30 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time3,812
Transfer-in Full-time275
Regular Part-time183
Transfer-in Part-time30
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