Marshall University Student Population

How many students at Marshall?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Marshall University has a total enrollment of 11,958 students, including 9,146 undergraduate and 2,812 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,861 male students (40.7%) and 7,097 female students (59.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 8,918 White students (74.6%) and 575 Black students (4.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 9,146 undergraduate students (76.5%) and 2,812 graduate students (23.5%).
• Class Delivery: 2,413 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,563 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - Marshall's body is 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, 4,861 male (40.65%) and 7,097 female (59.35%) students are attending Marshall University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 68.49.

By class level, 9,146 (76.48%) are undergraduate students and 2,812 (23.52%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.54% are male and 57.46% are female, while among graduate students, 34.50% are male and 65.50% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,918 White, 575 Black, and 173 Asian students out of a total of 11,958 are attending at Marshall University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Marshall University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 42.8% 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, Marshall has 1,666 students under 18 years old and 10 students over 65 years old. There are 9,262 students under 25 years old, and 2,696 students over 25 years old out of 11,958 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,666 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. Marshall has 8,289 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 857 students aged 25 and over.

It has 973 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,839 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 Marshall University, 2,413 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,563 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,829 students who live in West Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 584 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,146 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 494 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.40%.407 students have transferred in as full-time status and 87 students transferred in as part-time status.