Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 2,896 with 1,705 female students and 1,191 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Virginia Wesleyan University has the most enrolled students of 1,538, while Fairfax University of America has the least number of students of 43 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radford University-Carilion | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
| Ferrum College | 855 | 499 | 356 |
| Sweet Briar College | 460 | - | 460 |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | 1,538 | 670 | 868 |
| Averett University-Non-Traditional Programs | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||
| Fairfax University of America | 43 | 22 | 21 |
| Total | 2,896 | 1,191 | 1,705 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 2,782 with 1,631 female students and 1,151 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Virginia Wesleyan University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 1,479, while Fairfax University of America has the least number of undergraduate students of 11.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrum College | 835 | 493 | 342 |
| Sweet Briar College | 457 | - | 457 |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | 1,479 | 652 | 827 |
| Fairfax University of America | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Total | 2,782 | 1,151 | 1,631 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 114 with 74 female students and 40 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Virginia Wesleyan University has the most enrolled graduate students of 59, while Sweet Briar College has the least number of graduate students of 3.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrum College | 20 | 6 | 14 |
| Sweet Briar College | 3 | - | 3 |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | 59 | 18 | 41 |
| Fairfax University of America | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Total | 114 | 40 | 74 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 2,314 students, 301 students (13.01%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 212 students (9.16%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 79 students, 70 students (88.61%) have taken courses only through distance learning and .
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Radford University-Carilion | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Ferrum College | 835 | 17 (2.04%) |
187 (22.40%) | 20 | 20 (100.00%) |
- |
| Sweet Briar College | Sweet Briar College does not offer online courses. | |||||
| Virginia Wesleyan University | 1,479 | 284 (19.20%) |
25 (1.69%) | 59 | 50 (84.75%) |
- |
| Averett University-Non-Traditional Programs | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Fairfax University of America | Fairfax University of America does not offer online courses. | |||||
| Average | 2,314 | 301 (13.01%) |
212 (9.16%) |
79 | 70 (88.61%) |
0 (0.00%) |