University of the Virgin Islands Student Population

How many students at UVI?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of the Virgin Islands has a total enrollment of 1,792 students, including 1,569 undergraduate and 223 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 545 male students (30.4%) and 1,247 female students (69.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,178 Black students (65.7%) and 243 Hispanic students (13.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,569 undergraduate students (87.6%) and 223 graduate students (12.4%).
• Class Delivery: 278 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 548 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 - UVI'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, 545 male (30.41%) and 1,247 female (69.59%) students are attending University of the Virgin Islands. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 43.70.

By class level, 1,569 (87.56%) are undergraduate students and 223 (12.44%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 31.61% are male and 68.39% are female, while among graduate students, 21.97% are male and 78.03% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 122 White, 1,178 Black, and 5 Asian students out of a total of 1,792 are attending at University of the Virgin Islands. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of the Virgin Islands is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 54.3% 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, UVI has 93 students under 18 years old and 27 students over 65 years old. There are 1,148 students under 25 years old, and 591 students over 25 years old out of 1,739 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 93 students are younger than 18 and 17 students are older than 65. UVI has 1,127 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 381 students aged 25 and over.

It has 21 graduate students aged under 25 and 210 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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 University of the Virgin Islands, 278 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 548 students are enrolled in some online courses.

196 students who live in Virgin Islands or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 82 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,569 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 71 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.53%.42 students have transferred in as full-time status and 29 students transferred in as part-time status.