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Total Enrollment 548,397
Undergraduate 431,952
Graduate 116,445
Men 234,372
Women 314,025

Student Population at Virginia Colleges

At Virginia colleges, there are 548,397 students including 431,952 undergraduate and 116,445 graduate schools students in total the for academic year 2023-2024. By attending status, there are 341,221 full-time and 207,176 part-time students.By gender, 42.74% male and 57.26% female students enrolled in Virginia colleges in the academic year 2023-2024.
Student Population By Gender
Virginia Colleges and Universities
TotalMaleFemale
Total by Gender548,397234,372314,025
Undergraduate431,952188,233243,719
Graduate116,44546,13970,306
By Attending Status
Full-time341,221149,623191,598
Part-time207,17684,749122,427
[Chart] Student Population by Gender - Virginia Colleges

Enrollment by Attendance Status

Virginia colleges have a total of 341,221 full-time students and 207,176 part-time students. In undergraduate schools, 277,956 students are attending classes with full-time status and 153,996 are part-time students. In graduate school, 63,265 students are full-time and 53,180 students are attending schools with part-time status.
Student Population By Attendance Status
Virginia Colleges and Universities
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total548,397341,221207,176
Undergraduate431,952277,956153,996
Graduate116,44563,26553,180
[Chart] Student Population by Student Status - Virginia Colleges

Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

For Virginia colleges, 175,440 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 146,963 students are enrolled in some online courses/degree programs out of total 548,397 students. In undergraduate schools, 239,755 students enrolled in online courses and 82,648 students took at least one online graduate course.
Distance Learning Enrollment (2023-2024)
Virginia Colleges and Universities
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total Students548,397431,952116,445
Online Exclusively175,440104,71170,729
In Some Online Classes146,963135,04411,919
Not In Online Classes225,994192,19733,797
[Chart] Virginia Colleges and Universities Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Virginia colleges. There are 270,117 Caucasian, 97,402 Black/African American, 40,692 Asian, and 53,779 Hispanic students in Virginia colleges.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity on
Virginia Colleges
TotalMenWomen
Total548,397234,372314,025
American Indian/Native American1,585684901
Asian40,69219,13721,555
Black/African American97,40235,20262,200
Hispanic53,77922,61931,160
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islnader1,059473586
White270,117117,226152,891
Two More25,43410,54714,887
Un-Known38,68217,77020,912
[Chart] Virginia Colleges Race/Ethnicity Distribution