Virginia Wesleyan University Student Population

How many students at VWC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Virginia Wesleyan University has a total enrollment of 1,853 students, including 1,749 undergraduate and 104 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 866 male students (46.7%) and 987 female students (53.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 606 White students (32.7%) and 282 Black students (15.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,749 undergraduate students (94.4%) and 104 graduate students (5.6%).
• Class Delivery: 234 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 22 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - VWC's body is larger.

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, 866 male (46.74%) and 987 female (53.26%) students are attending Virginia Wesleyan University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 87.74.

By class level, 1,749 (94.39%) are undergraduate students and 104 (5.61%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.46% are male and 52.54% are female, while among graduate students, 34.62% are male and 65.38% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 606 White, 282 Black, and 42 Asian students out of a total of 1,853 are attending at Virginia Wesleyan University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Virginia Wesleyan University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, VWC has 137 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 1,314 students under 25 years old, and 180 students over 25 years old out of 1,711 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 137 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. VWC has 1,277 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 132 students aged 25 and over.

It has 37 graduate students aged under 25 and 48 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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 Wesleyan University, 234 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 22 students are enrolled in some online courses.

180 students who live in Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 54 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,749 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 85 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.86%.72 students have transferred in as full-time status and 13 students transferred in as part-time status.