West Virginia University Student Population

How many students at West Virginia?

For the academic year 2024-2025, West Virginia University has a total enrollment of 23,643 students, including 18,206 undergraduate and 5,437 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 11,183 male students (47.3%) and 12,460 female students (52.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 18,667 White students (79%) and 1,213 Two or more races students (5.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 18,206 undergraduate students (77%) and 5,437 graduate students (23%).
• Class Delivery: 2,958 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 9,975 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - West Virginia's body is much 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, 11,183 male (47.30%) and 12,460 female (52.70%) students are attending West Virginia University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 89.75.

By class level, 18,206 (77.00%) are undergraduate students and 5,437 (23.00%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 48.37% are male and 51.63% are female, while among graduate students, 43.70% are male and 56.30% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 18,667 White, 797 Black, and 496 Asian students out of a total of 23,643 are attending at West Virginia University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

West Virginia University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 37% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, West Virginia has 657 students under 18 years old and 21 students over 65 years old. There are 19,494 students under 25 years old, and 4,149 students over 25 years old out of 23,643 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 657 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. West Virginia has 17,441 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 765 students aged 25 and over.

It has 2,053 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,384 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 University, 2,958 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,975 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,519 students who live in West Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,439 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 18,206 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 650 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.57%.607 students have transferred in as full-time status and 43 students transferred in as part-time status.