Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 6,317 with 2,726 female students and 3,591 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, University of Charleston has the most enrolled students of 3,059, while Catholic Distance University has the least number of students of 168 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderson Broaddus University | 767 | 426 | 341 |
| Bethany College | 623 | 347 | 276 |
| University of Charleston | 3,059 | 1,842 | 1,217 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 951 | 450 | 501 |
| Wheeling University | 749 | 433 | 316 |
| Catholic Distance University | 168 | 93 | 75 |
| Total | 6,317 | 3,591 | 2,726 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 5,196 with 2,212 female students and 2,984 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of Charleston has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 2,365, while Catholic Distance University has the least number of undergraduate students of 75.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderson Broaddus University | 674 | 396 | 278 |
| Bethany College | 599 | 334 | 265 |
| University of Charleston | 2,365 | 1,432 | 933 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 889 | 429 | 460 |
| Wheeling University | 594 | 355 | 239 |
| Catholic Distance University | 75 | 38 | 37 |
| Total | 5,196 | 2,984 | 2,212 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 1,121 with 514 female students and 607 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of Charleston has the most enrolled graduate students of 694, while Bethany College has the least number of graduate students of 24.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderson Broaddus University | 93 | 30 | 63 |
| Bethany College | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| University of Charleston | 694 | 410 | 284 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 62 | 21 | 41 |
| Wheeling University | 155 | 78 | 77 |
| Catholic Distance University | 93 | 55 | 38 |
| Total | 1,121 | 607 | 514 |
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 5,196 students, 1,396 students (26.87%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 1,597 students (30.74%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 1,121 students, 654 students (58.34%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 139 students (12.40%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Alderson Broaddus University | 674 | 12 (1.78%) |
412 (61.13%) | 93 | 1 (1.08%) |
21 (22.58%) |
| Bethany College | 599 | 1 (0.17%) |
55 (9.18%) | 24 | - | - |
| University of Charleston | 2,365 | 1,287 (54.42%) |
591 (24.99%) | 694 | 447 (64.41%) |
54 (7.78%) |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 889 | - | 235 (26.43%) | 62 | 21 (33.87%) |
22 (35.48%) |
| Wheeling University | 594 | 21 (3.54%) |
304 (51.18%) | 155 | 92 (59.35%) |
42 (27.10%) |
| Catholic Distance University | 75 | 75 (100.00%) |
- | 93 | 93 (100.00%) |
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| Average | 5,196 | 1,396 (26.87%) |
1,597 (30.74%) |
1,121 | 654 (58.34%) |
139 (12.40%) |