Student Population at Marshall

Total Enrollment

10,691

Undergraduate

7,952

Graduate

2,739

Online Enrollment

1,990

Men Students

4,285

Women Students

6,406

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 10,691 students have enrolled at Marshall University - 7,952 undergraduate and 2,739 graduate.

By gender, 4,285 male and 6,406 female students are attending Marshall University. By attendance status, there are 8,106 full-time students and 2,585 part-time students.

The number of students at Marshall University is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

Marshall University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,990 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Marshall University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,285 male and 6,406 female students attending Marshall. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.67 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Marshall.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Marshall
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7,952	6,348	1,604
Men	3,354	2,704	650
Women	4,598	3,644	954

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Marshall
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,739	1,758	981
Men	931	652	279
Women	1,808	1,106	702

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 8,803 White students (82.34%) and 560 Black or African American students (5.24%) at Marshall University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Marshall University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Marshall University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	33	18	15
Asian	109	43	66
Black or African American	436	226	210
Hispanic	185	89	96
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	2	3
White	6,620	2,736	3,884
Two or More Races	274	93	181
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	200	97	103
Total	7,952	3,354	4,598

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Marshall University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	3	5
Asian	54	27	27
Black or African American	124	47	77
Hispanic	63	28	35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	2	2
White	2,183	692	1,491
Two or More Races	56	19	37
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	188	82	106
Total	2,739	931	1,808

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 7,934 students whose age under twenty five and 1,590 students whose age is over thirty years old at Marshall University.

Especially, 806 students are younger than eighteen and 25 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Marshall University.

Population by Student Age at Marshall University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,952	3,354	4,598
Under 18	806	311	495
18-19	2,604	1,054	1,550
20-21	2,408	991	1,417
22-24	1,223	612	611
25-29	387	180	207
30-34	189	73	116
35-39	128	54	74
40-49	137	54	83
50-64	55	19	36
65 and over	14	6	8
unknown	1	0	1
Total	7,952	3,354	4,598

Population by Student Age at Marshall University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,739	931	1,808
20-21	55	12	43
22-24	838	280	558
25-29	779	309	470
30-34	326	108	218
35-39	244	91	153
40-49	330	78	252
50-64	156	49	107
65 and over	11	4	7
Total	2,739	931	1,808

Online Student Population

At Marshall University, 5,777 students (54.04% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,990 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 1,473 students live in West Virginia where Marshall University is located in and 502 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	10,691	7,952	2,739
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,990	838	1,152
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	3,787	3,471	316
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	4,914	3,643	1,271

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,990	838	1,152
West Virginia Residents	1,473	676	797
Other State in U.S.	502	155	347
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	15	7	8