Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 2,624 with 1,344 female students and 1,280 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, West Virginia Wesleyan College has the most enrolled students of 951, while Catholic Distance University has the least number of students of 168 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Bible College | 232 | 124 | 108 |
| Bethany College | 623 | 347 | 276 |
| Davis & Elkins College | 650 | 266 | 384 |
| Ohio Valley University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 951 | 450 | 501 |
| Catholic Distance University | 168 | 93 | 75 |
| Total | 2,624 | 1,280 | 1,344 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 2,433 with 1,249 female students and 1,184 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, West Virginia Wesleyan College has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 889, while Catholic Distance University has the least number of undergraduate students of 75.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Bible College | 220 | 117 | 103 |
| Bethany College | 599 | 334 | 265 |
| Davis & Elkins College | 650 | 266 | 384 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 889 | 429 | 460 |
| Catholic Distance University | 75 | 38 | 37 |
| Total | 2,433 | 1,184 | 1,249 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 191 with 95 female students and 96 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Catholic Distance University has the most enrolled graduate students of 93, while Appalachian Bible College has the least number of graduate students of 12.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Bible College | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Bethany College | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 62 | 21 | 41 |
| Catholic Distance University | 93 | 55 | 38 |
| Total | 191 | 96 | 95 |
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 2,433 students, 107 students (4.40%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 327 students (13.44%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 191 students, 125 students (65.45%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 23 students (12.04%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Appalachian Bible College | 220 | 18 (8.18%) |
37 (16.82%) | 12 | 11 (91.67%) |
1 (8.33%) |
| Bethany College | 599 | 1 (0.17%) |
55 (9.18%) | 24 | - | - |
| Davis & Elkins College | 650 | 13 (2.00%) |
- | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | ||
| Ohio Valley University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 889 | - | 235 (26.43%) | 62 | 21 (33.87%) |
22 (35.48%) |
| Catholic Distance University | 75 | 75 (100.00%) |
- | 93 | 93 (100.00%) |
- |
| Average | 2,433 | 107 (4.40%) |
327 (13.44%) |
191 | 125 (65.45%) |
23 (12.04%) |