Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of Colleges in West Virginia is 138,734 with 70,529 female students and 68,205 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between Colleges in West Virginia.
Among the Colleges in West Virginia, American Public University System has the most enrolled students of 50,715, while Mingo Extended Learning Center has the least number of students of 9 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
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Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of Colleges in West Virginia is 117,426 with 59,712 female students and 57,714 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between Colleges in West Virginia.
Among the Colleges in West Virginia, American Public University System has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 41,620, while Mingo Extended Learning Center has the least number of undergraduate students of 9.
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Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of Colleges in West Virginia is 21,308 with 10,817 female students and 10,491 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between Colleges in West Virginia.
Among the Colleges in West Virginia, American Public University System has the most enrolled graduate students of 9,095, while University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition has the least number of graduate students of 2.
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Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between Colleges in West Virginia. In undergraduate programs, out of total 115,884 students, 57,610 students (49.71%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 30,750 students (26.54%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 20,471 students, 14,401 students (70.35%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 1,324 students (6.47%) have learned from at least one online course.
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| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | ||
| ITT Technical Institute-Huntington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||
| Appalachian Bible College | 220 | 17 (7.73%) |
45 (20.45%) | 3 | 3 (100.00%) |
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| B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing | B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Ben Franklin Career Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Bethany College | 615 | - | 14 (2.28%) | 25 | 25 (100.00%) |
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| Bluefield State University | 1,117 | 286 (25.60%) |
686 (61.41%) | 24 | 24 (100.00%) |
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| Cabell County Career Technology Center | Cabell County Career Technology Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Charleston School of Beauty Culture | Charleston School of Beauty Culture does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| University of Charleston | 2,348 | 1,252 (53.32%) |
716 (30.49%) | 714 | 451 (63.17%) |
123 (17.23%) | |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy | Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Concord University | 1,609 | 324 (20.14%) |
942 (58.55%) | 334 | 300 (89.82%) |
3 (0.90%) | |
| Davis & Elkins College | 661 | 15 (2.27%) |
14 (2.12%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Fairmont State University | 3,088 | 685 (22.18%) |
1,412 (45.73%) | 217 | 150 (69.12%) |
50 (23.04%) | |
| Glenville State University | 1,685 | 345 (20.47%) |
844 (50.09%) | 80 | 54 (67.50%) |
25 (31.25%) | |
| Huntington Junior College | 182 | 168 (92.31%) |
14 (7.69%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| James Rumsey Technical Institute | James Rumsey Technical Institute does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center | Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Marshall University | 9,146 | 1,114 (12.18%) |
4,204 (45.97%) | 2,812 | 1,299 (46.19%) |
359 (12.77%) | |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center | Mercer County Technical Education Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Monongalia County Technical Education Center | Monongalia County Technical Education Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Morgantown Beauty College Inc | Morgantown Beauty College Inc does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg | 2,728 | 491 (18.00%) |
711 (26.06%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Potomac State College of West Virginia University | 1,077 | 241 (22.38%) |
494 (45.87%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Academy of Careers and Technology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Salem University | 892 | 313 (35.09%) |
579 (64.91%) | 191 | 137 (71.73%) |
54 (28.27%) | |
| Shepherd University | 3,032 | 228 (7.52%) |
1,645 (54.25%) | 307 | 233 (75.90%) |
28 (9.12%) | |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College | 1,482 | 720 (48.58%) |
543 (36.64%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center | Fred W Eberle Technical Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine | West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| West Virginia State University | 3,110 | 517 (16.62%) |
1,067 (34.31%) | 136 | 41 (30.15%) |
4 (2.94%) | |
| West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition | West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| West Liberty University | 1,934 | 6 (0.31%) |
1,007 (52.07%) | 365 | 190 (52.05%) |
115 (31.51%) | |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology | 1,278 | 330 (25.82%) |
516 (40.38%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 971 | 4 (0.41%) |
357 (36.77%) | 84 | 49 (58.33%) |
24 (28.57%) | |
| West Virginia Junior College-Charleston | 394 | 225 (57.11%) |
119 (30.20%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown | 673 | 605 (89.90%) |
4 (0.59%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| International Beauty School 4 | International Beauty School 4 does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| West Virginia Northern Community College | 1,525 | 634 (41.57%) |
614 (40.26%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| West Virginia University | 18,206 | 1,169 (6.42%) |
9,486 (52.10%) | 5,437 | 1,789 (32.90%) |
489 (8.99%) | |
| Wheeling University | 619 | 44 (7.11%) |
288 (46.53%) | 155 | 69 (44.52%) |
50 (32.26%) | |
| Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing | Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center | Roane-Jackson Technical Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Mineral County Vocational Technical Center | Mineral County Vocational Technical Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Huntington School of Beauty Culture | Huntington School of Beauty Culture does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Valley College-Beckley | 165 | - | 165 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Valley College-Martinsburg | 765 | 471 (61.57%) |
294 (38.43%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Fayette Institute of Technology | Fayette Institute of Technology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| United Technical Center | United Technical Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Putnam Career and Technical Center | 27 | - | 20 (74.07%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Carver Career Center | Carver Career Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College | 465 | 183 (39.35%) |
183 (39.35%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport | 146 | 67 (45.89%) |
52 (35.62%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Pierpont Community and Technical College | 1,938 | 462 (23.84%) |
549 (28.33%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Mountwest Community and Technical College | 1,520 | 225 (14.80%) |
764 (50.26%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| John D Rockefeller IV Career Center | John D Rockefeller IV Career Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College | 4,203 | 771 (18.34%) |
908 (21.60%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| New River Community and Technical College | 1,571 | 770 (49.01%) |
449 (28.58%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Mountain State School of Massage | Mountain State School of Massage does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| American Public University System | 41,620 | 41,620 (100.00%) |
- | 9,095 | 9,095 (100.00%) |
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| Strayer University-West Virginia | 234 | 231 (98.72%) |
3 (1.28%) | 18 | 18 (100.00%) |
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| Catholic Distance University | 125 | 125 (100.00%) |
- | 105 | 105 (100.00%) |
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| Ross Medical Education Center-Morgantown | 30 | - | 26 (86.67%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Future Generations University | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 48 | 48 (100.00%) |
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| Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston | 65 | - | 32 (49.23%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College | 1,927 | 461 (23.92%) |
984 (51.06%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Mingo Extended Learning Center | Mingo Extended Learning Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Randolph Technical Center | Randolph Technical Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Martinsburg College | 2,491 | 2,491 (100.00%) |
- | 321 | 321 (100.00%) |
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| Boone Career and Technical Center | Boone Career and Technical Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Average | 115,884 | 57,610 (49.71%) |
30,750 (26.54%) |
20,471 | 14,401 (70.35%) |
1,324 (6.47%) | |
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