Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 2,699 with 1,266 female students and 1,433 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 Appalachian Bible College has the least number of students of 232 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderson Broaddus University | 767 | 426 | 341 |
| Appalachian Bible College | 232 | 124 | 108 |
| Ohio Valley University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 951 | 450 | 501 |
| Wheeling University | 749 | 433 | 316 |
| Total | 2,699 | 1,433 | 1,266 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 2,377 with 1,080 female students and 1,297 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 Appalachian Bible College has the least number of undergraduate students of 220.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderson Broaddus University | 674 | 396 | 278 |
| Appalachian Bible College | 220 | 117 | 103 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 889 | 429 | 460 |
| Wheeling University | 594 | 355 | 239 |
| Total | 2,377 | 1,297 | 1,080 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 322 with 186 female students and 136 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Wheeling University has the most enrolled graduate students of 155, while Appalachian Bible College has the least number of graduate students of 12.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderson Broaddus University | 93 | 30 | 63 |
| Appalachian Bible College | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 62 | 21 | 41 |
| Wheeling University | 155 | 78 | 77 |
| Total | 322 | 136 | 186 |
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 2,377 students, 51 students (2.15%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 988 students (41.56%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 322 students, 125 students (38.82%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 86 students (26.71%) 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%) |
| Appalachian Bible College | 220 | 18 (8.18%) |
37 (16.82%) | 12 | 11 (91.67%) |
1 (8.33%) |
| 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%) |
| Wheeling University | 594 | 21 (3.54%) |
304 (51.18%) | 155 | 92 (59.35%) |
42 (27.10%) |
| Average | 2,377 | 51 (2.15%) |
988 (41.56%) |
322 | 125 (38.82%) |
86 (26.71%) |