Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at WVU is slightly skewed towards women students, with 52.1% of undergraduate students being women and 47.9% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 19,599, with 10,207 women and 9,392 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at WVU is largely skewed towards women students, with 55.6% of undergraduate students being women and 44.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 5,875, with 3,268 women and 2,607 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 47.9% 9,392 students
- women 52.1% 10,207 students
Graduate Students
- men 44.4% 2,607 students
- women 55.6% 3,268 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 81.0% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 15,850 students.
Following behind are Mixed race students, constituting 5.6% of the student body, with 1,088 students. Hispanic students represent 4.2% of the population, with 823 students, while African American students account for 3.5%, with 685 students. Asian students account for 1.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 347 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 12 students.
International students make up 3.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 602 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.9% of the population, totaling 167 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within WVU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 81.0% 15,850 students
- Mixed race 5.6% 1,088 students
- Hispanic 4.2% 823 students
- African American 3.5% 685 students
- International students 3.1% 602 students
- Asian 1.8% 347 students
- Unknown race 0.9% 167 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 12 students
Graduate Students
- White 73.2% 4,294 students
- International students 12.6% 738 students
- African American 4.0% 234 students
- Hispanic 3.6% 209 students
- Asian 3.3% 196 students
- Mixed race 2.6% 151 students
- Unknown race 0.7% 43 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 3 students
Transfer Students
- White 77.9% 473 students
- African American 5.4% 33 students
- Mixed race 4.9% 30 students
- Hispanic 4.8% 29 students
- International students 4.4% 27 students
- Unknown race 1.3% 8 students
- Asian 1.2% 7 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 40% 7,886 students
- 18-19 38% 7,390 students
- 22-24 14% 2,797 students
- 25-29 2% 470 students
- 30-34 1% 154 students
- 35-39 0% 96 students
- 40-49 0% 88 students
- 50-64 0% 39 students
- 22-24 37% 2,191 students
- 25-29 31% 1,825 students
- 30-34 13% 769 students
- 40-49 7% 409 students
- 35-39 6% 367 students
- 50-64 3% 161 students
- 20-21 2% 135 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at West Virginia University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 1,902 | 45.01% | |
| Pennsylvania | 777 | 18.39% | |
| Virginia | 307 | 7.26% | |
| Maryland | 258 | 6.11% | |
| Ohio | 258 | 6.11% | |
| New Jersey | 235 | 5.56% | |
| New York | 149 | 3.53% | |
| Florida | 35 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 33 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 32 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 28 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 24 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 24 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 17 | less than 1% | |
| California | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 13 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 8 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 6 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% |
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