Shepherd University Student Population

How many students at Shepherd?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Shepherd University has a total enrollment of 3,339 students, including 3,032 undergraduate and 307 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,273 male students (38.1%) and 2,066 female students (61.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,434 White students (72.9%) and 271 Hispanic students (8.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,032 undergraduate students (90.8%) and 307 graduate students (9.2%).
• Class Delivery: 461 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,673 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 3,189 - Shepherd's body is almost same.

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, 1,273 male (38.13%) and 2,066 female (61.87%) students are attending Shepherd University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 61.62.

By class level, 3,032 (90.81%) are undergraduate students and 307 (9.19%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.38% are male and 60.62% are female, while among graduate students, 25.73% are male and 74.27% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,434 White, 244 Black, and 55 Asian students out of a total of 3,339 are attending at Shepherd University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Shepherd University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 45.2% 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, Shepherd has 279 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 2,446 students under 25 years old, and 893 students over 25 years old out of 3,339 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 279 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. Shepherd has 2,368 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 664 students aged 25 and over.

It has 78 graduate students aged under 25 and 229 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 Shepherd University, 461 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,673 students are enrolled in some online courses.

266 students who live in West Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 195 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,032 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 254 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.38%.218 students have transferred in as full-time status and 36 students transferred in as part-time status.