Virginia State University Student Population

How many students at VSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Virginia State University has a total enrollment of 5,605 students, including 5,124 undergraduate and 481 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,259 male students (40.3%) and 3,346 female students (59.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,669 Black students (83.3%) and 342 Hispanic students (6.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,124 undergraduate students (91.4%) and 481 graduate students (8.6%).
• Class Delivery: 190 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 131 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 4,908 - VSU's body is relatively large.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,259 male (40.30%) and 3,346 female (59.70%) students are attending Virginia State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 67.51.

By class level, 5,124 (91.42%) are undergraduate students and 481 (8.58%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.00% are male and 59.00% are female, while among graduate students, 32.85% are male and 67.15% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 112 White, 4,669 Black, and 16 Asian students out of a total of 5,605 are attending at Virginia State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Virginia State University is not very diverse with a diversity index of 29.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, VSU has 123 students under 18 years old and 10 students over 65 years old. There are 4,851 students under 25 years old, and 754 students over 25 years old out of 5,605 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 122 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. VSU has 4,718 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 406 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at VSU, 1 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. It has 133 graduate students aged under 25 and 348 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Virginia State University, 190 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 131 students are enrolled in some online courses.

167 students who live in Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 23 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,124 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 264 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.15%.240 students have transferred in as full-time status and 24 students transferred in as part-time status.