West Virginia Wesleyan College Student Population

How many students at West Virginia Wesleyan?

For the academic year 2024-2025, West Virginia Wesleyan College has a total enrollment of 1,055 students, including 971 undergraduate and 84 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 498 male students (47.2%) and 557 female students (52.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 709 White students (67.2%) and 129 Black students (12.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 971 undergraduate students (92%) and 84 graduate students (8%).
• Class Delivery: 53 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 381 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields - which average 1,196 - West Virginia Wesleyan's body is relatively small.

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, 498 male (47.20%) and 557 female (52.80%) students are attending West Virginia Wesleyan College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 89.41.

By class level, 971 (92.04%) are undergraduate students and 84 (7.96%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 48.71% are male and 51.29% are female, while among graduate students, 29.76% are male and 70.24% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 709 White, 129 Black, and 11 Asian students out of a total of 1,055 are attending at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

West Virginia Wesleyan College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 52.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 986 students under 25 years old, and 69 students over 25 years old out of 1,055 total students.

West Virginia Wesleyan has 960 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 11 students aged 25 and over.

It has 26 graduate students aged under 25 and 58 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 West Virginia Wesleyan College, 53 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 381 students are enrolled in some online courses.

44 students who live in West Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 971 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 56 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.77%.