Student Population by Gender

West Virginia State University has a total of 3,785 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 3,634 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 151 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,570 male and 2,215 female students (the male-female ratio is 41:59) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total3,7853,634151
Men1,5701,51159
Women2,2152,12392
West Virginia State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartWest Virginia State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartWest Virginia State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,921 White, 312 Black, and 61 Asian students out of a total of 3,785 are attending at West Virginia State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
West Virginia State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartWest Virginia State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartWest Virginia State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American725
Asian612536
Black312178134
Hispanic682543
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders211
White2,9211,1661,755
Two or more races1606694
Race Unknown19585110
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American422
Asian602436
Black291168123
Hispanic652540
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White2,8381,1341,704
Two or more races1596594
Race Unknown1717893
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American000
Asian211
Black372116
Hispanic422
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders000
White943559
Two or more races1129
Race Unknown936

Student Age Distribution

By age, WVSU has 1,997 students under 18 years old and 10 students over 65 years old. There are 3,394 students under 25 years old, and 391 students over 25 years old out of 3,785 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 1,997 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. WVSU has 3,350 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 284 students aged 25 and over.
It has 44 graduate students aged under 25 and 107 students aged 25 and over.
West Virginia State University 2023 Student Population by Age chartWest Virginia State University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartWest Virginia State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartWest Virginia State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartWest Virginia State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartWest Virginia State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 181,9971,213784
18-19725407318
20-21378208170
22-24294137157
25-291427963
30-34795326
35-39543321
40-49684622
50-6438308
Over 651091
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 181,9971,213784
18-19725407318
20-21378208170
22-24250114136
25-291055946
30-34594217
35-39372116
40-49543618
50-6421165
Over 65871
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

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 West Virginia State University, 433 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,007 students are enrolled in some online courses.
405 students lived in West Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 28 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
West Virginia State University 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students3,7854331,007
Undergraduate3,634382973
Graduate1515134
Online Student Population by Locality
West Virginia ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students405262
Undergraduate359212
Graduate4650

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,634 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 161 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.43%.143 students have transferred in as full-time status and 18 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time1,173
Transfer-in Full-time143
Regular Part-time2,300
Transfer-in Part-time18
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