Student Population by Gender

Shepherd University has a total of 3,235 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 2,718 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 517 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,181 male and 2,054 female students (the male-female ratio is 37:63) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total3,2352,718517
Men1,1811,051130
Women2,0541,667387
Shepherd University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartShepherd University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartShepherd University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,370 White, 249 Black, and 75 Asian students out of a total of 3,235 are attending at Shepherd University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Shepherd University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartShepherd University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartShepherd University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American927
Asian752253
Black249142107
Hispanic23566169
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders312
White2,3708401,530
Two or more races17157114
Race Unknown752451
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American826
Asian572136
Black19812474
Hispanic20662144
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders312
White1,9807421,238
Two or more races15854104
Race Unknown692247
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American000
Asian422
Black211011
Hispanic22814
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders000
White1697099
Two or more races22715
Race Unknown101

Student Age Distribution

By age, Shepherd has 155 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 2,287 students under 25 years old, and 948 students over 25 years old out of 3,235 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 154 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. Shepherd has 2,209 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 509 students aged 25 and over.
In graduate schools at Shepherd, 1 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. It has 78 graduate students aged under 25 and 439 students aged 25 and over.
Shepherd University 2023 Student Population by Age chartShepherd University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartShepherd University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartShepherd University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartShepherd University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartShepherd University 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1815511243
18-19844528316
20-21780484296
22-24508282226
25-29293184109
30-3420514263
35-391328943
40-4919113853
50-641208931
Over 65761
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1815411143
18-19844528316
20-21774478296
22-24437248189
25-2919210191
30-341076839
35-39724626
40-49895930
50-64452520
Over 65431
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18110

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Shepherd University, 533 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,533 students are enrolled in some online courses.
186 students lived in West Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 347 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Shepherd University 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students3,2355331,533
Undergraduate2,7181421,494
Graduate51739139
Online Student Population by Locality
West Virginia ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1863461
Undergraduate113290
Graduate733171

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,718 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 245 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.01%.201 students have transferred in as full-time status and 44 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time1,894
Transfer-in Full-time201
Regular Part-time579
Transfer-in Part-time44
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