Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) Student Population and Demographics

Shepherd Student Population

There are 3,339 students including 3,032 undergraduate and 307 graduate students at Shepherd University for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 2,310 full-time and 1,029 part-time students with gender distribution of 1,273 male and 2,066 female students.

Shepherd University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 461 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Shepherd University has a total enrollment of 3,339 with a gender distribution of 38.13% male (1,273 students) and 61.87% female (2,066 students). There are 1,194 male and 1,838 female students in undergraduate school and 79 male and 228 female students are attending graduate school at Shepherd University.

Student Population By Gender
Shepherd University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,339	1,273	2,066
Undergraduate	3,032	1,194	1,838
Graduate	307	79	228
Full-time	2,310	911	1,399
Part-time	1,029	362	667

[Chart] Shepherd University 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Shepherd University has 2,310 full-time and 1,029 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 2,168 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 864 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 142 students are full-time and 165 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Shepherd University
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,339	2,310	1,029
Undergraduate	3,032	2,168	864
Graduate	307	142	165
Men	1,273	911	362
Women	2,066	1,399	667

[Chart] Shepherd University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Shepherd University, 461 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,673 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 3,339 students.

In undergraduate schools, 1,873 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 261 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Shepherd University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,339	3,032	307
Online Exclusively	461	228	233
In Some Online Classes	1,673	1,645	28
Not In Online Classes	1,205	1,159	46

[Chart] Shepherd University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Shepherd University. There are 14 American Indian/Native American, 2,434 White, 244 Black/African American, 55 Asian, 271 Hispanic, 6 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 96 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Shepherd University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,339	1,273	2,066
American Indian/Native American	14	5	9
Asian	55	23	32
Black/African American	244	140	104
Hispanic	271	102	169
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	1	5
White	2,434	892	1,542
Two More	191	64	127
Race Un-Known	98	32	66

[Chart] Shepherd UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Shepherd University.

Age Distribution
Shepherd University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,339	3,032	307
Under 18	279	279	0
Age 18-19	871	871	0
Age 20-21	840	836	4
Age 22-24	456	382	74
Age 25-29	255	202	53
Age 30-34	185	142	43
Age 35-39	137	100	37
Age 40-49	201	137	64
Age 50-64	109	79	30
Over 64	6	4	2
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] Shepherd University 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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