University of Charleston Student Population

How many students at Charleston?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Charleston has a total enrollment of 3,062 students, including 2,348 undergraduate and 714 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,873 male students (61.2%) and 1,189 female students (38.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,953 White students (63.8%) and 304 Black students (9.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,348 undergraduate students (76.7%) and 714 graduate students (23.3%).
• Class Delivery: 1,703 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 839 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Charleston's body is much smaller.

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, 1,873 male (61.17%) and 1,189 female (38.83%) students are attending University of Charleston. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 157.53.

By class level, 2,348 (76.68%) are undergraduate students and 714 (23.32%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 61.71% are male and 38.29% are female, while among graduate students, 59.38% are male and 40.62% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,953 White, 304 Black, and 46 Asian students out of a total of 3,062 are attending at University of Charleston. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Charleston is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 57.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Charleston has 88 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 1,226 students under 25 years old, and 1,836 students over 25 years old out of 3,062 total students.

Charleston has 1,090 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,258 students aged 25 and over.

It has 136 graduate students aged under 25 and 578 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 University of Charleston, 1,703 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 839 students are enrolled in some online courses.

411 students who live in West Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,292 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,348 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 586 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 24.96%.181 students have transferred in as full-time status and 405 students transferred in as part-time status.