Student Age Distribution at Virginia Colleges

469,210

Total

61,927

Under 18 (13.20%)

94,108

18-19 (20.06%)

144,589

20-24 (30.82%)

52,860

25-29 (11.27%)

114,496

Over 30 (24.40%)

A total of 469,210 students are enrolled in Virginia colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

In Virginia colleges and universites, 61,927 students are 18 years old or younger(13.20%), 94,108 students are 18 or 19 years old (20.06%), 82,551 students are between 20 and 22 years old (17.59%), 62,038 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.22%), and 52,860 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.27%).

57,038 students are between 30 and 39 years old (12.16%), 34,197 students are between 40 and 49 years old (7.29%), 23,261 students are 50 years old or older (4.96%).

Student Population by Age for Virginia Colleges

In Virginia 4-year colleges and universites, 5,534 students are 18 years old or younger(1.80%), 59,084 students are 18 or 19 years old (19.26%), 61,717 students are between 20 and 22 years old (20.12%), 46,713 students are between 22 and 24 years old (15.23%), 40,120 students are between 25 and 29 years old (13.08%), 44,231 students are between 30 and 39 years old (14.42%), 28,300 students are between 40 and 49 years old (9.23%), 19,882 students are 50 years old or older (6.48%)

In Virginia community colleges, there are 91,108 students are younger than 20 years old (56.54%), 35,762 students are between 20 and 24 years old (22.19%), 12,518 students are between 25 and 29 years old (7.77%), and 21,752 students are 30 years old or older (13.50%).

In Virginia trade schools, there are 309 students are younger than 20 years old (23.18%), 397 students are between 20 and 24 years old (29.78%), 222 students are between 25 and 29 years old (16.65%), and 331 students are 30 years old or older (24.83%).

Summary Table of Student Population by Age for Virginia Colleges
Total Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
All Levels469,210 61,927
(13.20%)
94,108
(20.06%)
82,551
(17.59%)
62,038
(13.22%)
52,860
(11.27%)
57,038
(12.16%)
34,197
(7.29%)
23,261
(4.96%)
4-Year Colleges306,733 5,534
(1.80%)
59,084
(19.26%)
61,717
(20.12%)
46,713
(15.23%)
40,120
(13.08%)
44,231
(14.42%)
28,300
(9.23%)
19,882
(6.48%)
Community Colleges161,144 56,316
(34.95%)
34,792
(21.59%)
20,618
(12.79%)
15,144
(9.40%)
12,518
(7.77%)
12,583
(7.81%)
5,812
(3.61%)
3,357
(2.08%)
Trade Schools1,333 77
(5.78%)
232
(17.40%)
216
(16.20%)
181
(13.58%)
222
(16.65%)
224
(16.80%)
85
(6.38%)
22
(1.65%)

Student Population Comparison By Age for All Virginia Colleges

The following table compares student population by age between Virginia colleges. A total of 469,210 students have enrolled in Virginia colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Age between Virginia Colleges
SchoolTotal Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
Paul Mitchell the School-RoanokePrivate, Less than 2-year1691
(0.59%)
42
(24.85%)
41
(24.26%)
22
(13.02%)
28
(16.57%)
29
(17.16%)
6
(3.55%)
-
Advanced Technology InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year4152
(0.48%)
85
(20.48%)
59
(14.22%)
64
(15.42%)
87
(20.96%)
68
(16.39%)
36
(8.67%)
14
(3.37%)
Averett UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,47611
(0.75%)
395
(26.76%)
328
(22.22%)
224
(15.18%)
128
(8.67%)
212
(14.36%)
113
(7.66%)
65
(4.40%)
Blue Ridge Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,790947
(24.99%)
945
(24.93%)
601
(15.86%)
409
(10.79%)
391
(10.32%)
312
(8.23%)
123
(3.25%)
62
(1.64%)
Bridgewater CollegePrivate, 4-year1,4485
(0.35%)
635
(43.85%)
621
(42.89%)
168
(11.60%)
12
(0.83%)
2
(0.14%)
3
(0.21%)
1
(0.07%)
William & MaryPublic, 4-year9,81855
(0.56%)
3,114
(31.72%)
3,428
(34.92%)
1,185
(12.07%)
848
(8.64%)
670
(6.82%)
353
(3.60%)
165
(1.68%)
Central Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,4811,122
(32.23%)
746
(21.43%)
381
(10.95%)
329
(9.45%)
312
(8.96%)
351
(10.08%)
162
(4.65%)
78
(2.24%)
Christopher Newport UniversityPublic, 4-year4,45416
(0.36%)
1,932
(43.38%)
1,908
(42.84%)
514
(11.54%)
57
(1.28%)
24
(0.54%)
2
(0.04%)
1
(0.02%)
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachPrivate, 4-year1,71720
(1.16%)
197
(11.47%)
155
(9.03%)
246
(14.33%)
374
(21.78%)
464
(27.02%)
192
(11.18%)
69
(4.02%)
Mountain Gateway Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year989540
(54.60%)
179
(18.10%)
83
(8.39%)
49
(4.95%)
49
(4.95%)
52
(5.26%)
21
(2.12%)
16
(1.62%)
Danville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,4651,092
(44.30%)
488
(19.80%)
240
(9.74%)
161
(6.53%)
175
(7.10%)
175
(7.10%)
92
(3.73%)
42
(1.70%)
Emory & Henry UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,31126
(1.98%)
469
(35.77%)
463
(35.32%)
224
(17.09%)
74
(5.64%)
36
(2.75%)
12
(0.92%)
7
(0.53%)
Eastern Mennonite UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,15450
(4.33%)
300
(26.00%)
294
(25.48%)
151
(13.08%)
74
(6.41%)
112
(9.71%)
98
(8.49%)
74
(6.41%)
Eastern Shore Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year859352
(40.98%)
196
(22.82%)
71
(8.27%)
67
(7.80%)
58
(6.75%)
73
(8.50%)
32
(3.73%)
10
(1.16%)
Ferrum CollegePrivate, 4-year76317
(2.23%)
320
(41.94%)
263
(34.47%)
105
(13.76%)
27
(3.54%)
21
(2.75%)
7
(0.92%)
3
(0.39%)
George Mason UniversityPublic, 4-year39,766466
(1.17%)
8,113
(20.40%)
9,527
(23.96%)
9,082
(22.84%)
5,859
(14.73%)
3,956
(9.95%)
1,732
(4.36%)
1,027
(2.58%)
Germanna Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,5442,781
(32.55%)
1,937
(22.67%)
1,215
(14.22%)
816
(9.55%)
633
(7.41%)
643
(7.53%)
346
(4.05%)
173
(2.02%)
Hollins UniversityPrivate, 4-year761- 165
(21.68%)
148
(19.45%)
347
(45.60%)
39
(5.12%)
33
(4.34%)
16
(2.10%)
13
(1.71%)
J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,6812,500
(28.80%)
1,568
(18.06%)
1,172
(13.50%)
918
(10.57%)
860
(9.91%)
951
(10.95%)
444
(5.11%)
268
(3.09%)
Brightpoint Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year9,3803,115
(33.21%)
1,946
(20.75%)
1,296
(13.82%)
952
(10.15%)
764
(8.14%)
779
(8.30%)
346
(3.69%)
182
(1.94%)
Liberty UniversityPrivate, 4-year104,3271,988
(1.91%)
7,721
(7.40%)
10,080
(9.66%)
11,506
(11.03%)
14,694
(14.08%)
23,639
(22.66%)
18,811
(18.03%)
14,839
(14.22%)
Longwood UniversityPublic, 4-year4,61276
(1.65%)
1,423
(30.85%)
1,247
(27.04%)
639
(13.86%)
303
(6.57%)
428
(9.28%)
316
(6.85%)
180
(3.90%)
Laurel Ridge Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,9022,598
(44.02%)
1,265
(21.43%)
639
(10.83%)
406
(6.88%)
298
(5.05%)
415
(7.03%)
187
(3.17%)
94
(1.59%)
University of LynchburgPrivate, 4-year2,31630
(1.30%)
693
(29.92%)
640
(27.63%)
400
(17.27%)
152
(6.56%)
189
(8.16%)
136
(5.87%)
76
(3.28%)
Mary Baldwin UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,77227
(1.52%)
338
(19.07%)
329
(18.57%)
370
(20.88%)
346
(19.53%)
221
(12.47%)
102
(5.76%)
38
(2.14%)
University of Mary WashingtonPublic, 4-year3,82613
(0.34%)
1,217
(31.81%)
1,367
(35.73%)
654
(17.09%)
225
(5.88%)
163
(4.26%)
118
(3.08%)
69
(1.80%)
Marymount UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,060659
(16.23%)
746
(18.37%)
579
(14.26%)
655
(16.13%)
443
(10.91%)
396
(9.75%)
314
(7.73%)
268
(6.60%)
Mountain Empire Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,116757
(35.78%)
475
(22.45%)
185
(8.74%)
150
(7.09%)
183
(8.65%)
208
(9.83%)
109
(5.15%)
49
(2.32%)
New River Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,2541,743
(40.97%)
962
(22.61%)
513
(12.06%)
292
(6.86%)
247
(5.81%)
296
(6.96%)
128
(3.01%)
73
(1.72%)
Northern Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year56,45720,083
(35.57%)
13,005
(23.04%)
7,985
(14.14%)
5,732
(10.15%)
3,899
(6.91%)
3,289
(5.83%)
1,456
(2.58%)
1,008
(1.79%)
Old Dominion UniversityPublic, 4-year23,743307
(1.29%)
4,770
(20.09%)
4,739
(19.96%)
4,462
(18.79%)
3,778
(15.91%)
3,383
(14.25%)
1,552
(6.54%)
752
(3.17%)
Patrick & Henry Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,908560
(29.35%)
583
(30.56%)
246
(12.89%)
138
(7.23%)
121
(6.34%)
167
(8.75%)
61
(3.20%)
32
(1.68%)
Paul D Camp Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,219591
(48.48%)
186
(15.26%)
119
(9.76%)
65
(5.33%)
62
(5.09%)
110
(9.02%)
53
(4.35%)
33
(2.71%)
Southside College of Health SciencesPrivate, 2-4 year151- 5
(3.31%)
22
(14.57%)
37
(24.50%)
35
(23.18%)
29
(19.21%)
21
(13.91%)
2
(1.32%)
Piedmont Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,2632,013
(38.25%)
995
(18.91%)
592
(11.25%)
410
(7.79%)
420
(7.98%)
465
(8.84%)
242
(4.60%)
126
(2.39%)
Radford UniversityPublic, 4-year7,812118
(1.51%)
2,269
(29.05%)
2,065
(26.43%)
1,343
(17.19%)
688
(8.81%)
639
(8.18%)
445
(5.70%)
245
(3.14%)
Randolph-Macon CollegePrivate, 4-year1,68735
(2.07%)
859
(50.92%)
626
(37.11%)
126
(7.47%)
32
(1.90%)
4
(0.24%)
2
(0.12%)
3
(0.18%)
Rappahannock Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,9621,571
(53.04%)
455
(15.36%)
240
(8.10%)
173
(5.84%)
144
(4.86%)
195
(6.58%)
125
(4.22%)
59
(1.99%)
Richard Bland CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,7881,839
(65.96%)
687
(24.64%)
157
(5.63%)
52
(1.87%)
20
(0.72%)
18
(0.65%)
8
(0.29%)
3
(0.11%)
Bon Secours Memorial College of NursingPrivate, 4-year591- 6
(1.02%)
62
(10.49%)
201
(34.01%)
148
(25.04%)
100
(16.92%)
53
(8.97%)
21
(3.55%)
University of RichmondPrivate, 4-year3,72233
(0.89%)
1,461
(39.25%)
1,230
(33.05%)
539
(14.48%)
201
(5.40%)
152
(4.08%)
61
(1.64%)
42
(1.13%)
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical ImagingPrivate, 2-4 year35- - 8
(22.86%)
12
(34.29%)
7
(20.00%)
6
(17.14%)
2
(5.71%)
-
Shenandoah UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,454525
(11.79%)
941
(21.13%)
850
(19.08%)
763
(17.13%)
523
(11.74%)
393
(8.82%)
257
(5.77%)
192
(4.31%)
Southern Virginia UniversityPrivate, 4-year93611
(1.18%)
337
(36.00%)
282
(30.13%)
243
(25.96%)
53
(5.66%)
6
(0.64%)
2
(0.21%)
2
(0.21%)
Southside Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,3061,491
(45.10%)
431
(13.04%)
276
(8.35%)
236
(7.14%)
262
(7.92%)
318
(9.62%)
179
(5.41%)
113
(3.42%)
Southwest Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,364626
(26.48%)
659
(27.88%)
272
(11.51%)
222
(9.39%)
216
(9.14%)
212
(8.97%)
110
(4.65%)
47
(1.99%)
Staunton School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year24- 5
(20.83%)
2
(8.33%)
8
(33.33%)
6
(25.00%)
1
(4.17%)
2
(8.33%)
-
Sweet Briar CollegePrivate, 4-year4448
(1.80%)
182
(40.99%)
206
(46.40%)
43
(9.68%)
5
(1.13%)
- --
Virginia Peninsula Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,4102,253
(35.15%)
1,184
(18.47%)
764
(11.92%)
612
(9.55%)
538
(8.39%)
639
(9.97%)
273
(4.26%)
147
(2.29%)
Tidewater Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year16,8844,048
(23.98%)
3,457
(20.48%)
2,288
(13.55%)
1,952
(11.56%)
1,912
(11.32%)
1,873
(11.09%)
845
(5.00%)
509
(3.01%)
University of Virginia's College at WisePublic, 4-year2,167107
(4.94%)
571
(26.35%)
396
(18.27%)
186
(8.58%)
183
(8.44%)
235
(10.84%)
242
(11.17%)
230
(10.61%)
Virginia Highlands Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,082714
(34.29%)
438
(21.04%)
222
(10.66%)
171
(8.21%)
182
(8.74%)
206
(9.89%)
111
(5.33%)
38
(1.83%)
Virginia Western Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,3322,164
(34.18%)
1,394
(22.02%)
790
(12.48%)
558
(8.81%)
501
(7.91%)
568
(8.97%)
230
(3.63%)
127
(2.01%)
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityPublic, 4-year28,464286
(1.00%)
7,773
(27.31%)
7,833
(27.52%)
5,552
(19.51%)
3,476
(12.21%)
2,233
(7.84%)
856
(3.01%)
453
(1.59%)
University of Virginia-Main CampusPublic, 4-year26,409466
(1.76%)
7,895
(29.90%)
8,193
(31.02%)
3,335
(12.63%)
3,397
(12.86%)
1,976
(7.48%)
759
(2.87%)
388
(1.47%)
Asher Institute of HamptonPrivate, Less than 2-year144- 12
(8.33%)
10
(6.94%)
16
(11.11%)
27
(18.75%)
39
(27.08%)
20
(13.89%)
4
(2.78%)
Virginia State UniversityPublic, 4-year5,605123
(2.19%)
2,359
(42.09%)
1,558
(27.80%)
811
(14.47%)
300
(5.35%)
249
(4.44%)
109
(1.94%)
96
(1.71%)
Virginia Union UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,6466
(0.36%)
412
(25.03%)
295
(17.92%)
304
(18.47%)
130
(7.90%)
174
(10.57%)
118
(7.17%)
143
(8.69%)
Washington and Lee UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,24110
(0.45%)
858
(38.29%)
915
(40.83%)
264
(11.78%)
156
(6.96%)
36
(1.61%)
2
(0.09%)
-
Wytheville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,107814
(38.63%)
521
(24.73%)
182
(8.64%)
161
(7.64%)
142
(6.74%)
165
(7.83%)
70
(3.32%)
52
(2.47%)
ECPI UniversityPrivate, 4-year12,57239
(0.31%)
596
(4.74%)
1,047
(8.33%)
1,977
(15.73%)
3,247
(25.83%)
3,875
(30.82%)
1,412
(11.23%)
379
(3.01%)
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical NursingPublic, Less than 2-year5522
(40.00%)
15
(27.27%)
3
(5.45%)
2
(3.64%)
1
(1.82%)
9
(16.36%)
3
(5.45%)
-
Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical NursingPublic, Less than 2-year12445
(36.29%)
14
(11.29%)
2
(1.61%)
- 3
(2.42%)
- 4
(3.23%)
-
Rudy & Kelly Academy, A Paul Mitchell Partner SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year1551
(0.65%)
37
(23.87%)
42
(27.10%)
26
(16.77%)
22
(14.19%)
17
(10.97%)
7
(4.52%)
1
(0.65%)
Empire Beauty School-MidlothianPrivate, Less than 2-year1254
(3.20%)
21
(16.80%)
24
(19.20%)
19
(15.20%)
30
(24.00%)
18
(14.40%)
6
(4.80%)
3
(2.40%)
Culpeper Cosmetology Training CenterPublic, Less than 2-year341
(2.94%)
16
(47.06%)
8
(23.53%)
5
(14.71%)
1
(2.94%)
3
(8.82%)
--
Empire Beauty School-RichmondPrivate, Less than 2-year77- 16
(20.78%)
15
(19.48%)
12
(15.58%)
22
(28.57%)
11
(14.29%)
1
(1.30%)
-
Ascent CollegePrivate, 4-year83- 11
(13.25%)
12
(14.46%)
3
(3.61%)
5
(6.02%)
18
(21.69%)
16
(19.28%)
18
(21.69%)
Chamberlain University-VirginiaPrivate, 4-year5571
(0.18%)
6
(1.08%)
31
(5.57%)
91
(16.34%)
136
(24.42%)
180
(32.32%)
89
(15.98%)
23
(4.13%)
Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic MassagePrivate, Less than 2-year101- 2
(1.98%)
1
(0.99%)
15
(14.85%)
25
(24.75%)
32
(31.68%)
15
(14.85%)
11
(10.89%)
Empire Beauty School-Virginia BeachPrivate, Less than 2-year1631
(0.61%)
26
(15.95%)
34
(20.86%)
36
(22.09%)
28
(17.18%)
26
(15.95%)
9
(5.52%)
3
(1.84%)
DeVry University-VirginiaPrivate, 4-year19- - -- 7
(36.84%)
12
(63.16%)
--
Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year701
(1.43%)
5
(7.14%)
13
(18.57%)
6
(8.57%)
14
(20.00%)
22
(31.43%)
9
(12.86%)
-
Empire Beauty School-Newport NewsPrivate, Less than 2-year921
(1.09%)
21
(22.83%)
21
(22.83%)
14
(15.22%)
15
(16.30%)
17
(18.48%)
3
(3.26%)
-