Student Population at Shepherd

Total Enrollment

3,235

Undergraduate

2,718

Graduate

517

Online Enrollment

533

Men Students

1,181

Women Students

2,054

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,235 students have enrolled at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) - 2,718 undergraduate and 517 graduate.

By gender, 1,181 male and 2,054 female students are attending Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV). By attendance status, there are 2,315 full-time students and 920 part-time students.

The number of students at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) offers online degree/certificate programs and 533 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 Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,181 male and 2,054 female students attending Shepherd. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.57 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 Shepherd.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Shepherd
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,718	2,095	623
Men	1,051	805	246
Women	1,667	1,290	377

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Shepherd
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	517	220	297
Men	130	64	66
Women	387	156	231

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,370 White students (73.26%) and 249 Black or African American students (7.70%) at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV).

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	2	6
Asian	57	21	36
Black or African American	198	124	74
Hispanic	206	62	144
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	1,980	742	1,238
Two or More Races	158	54	104
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	69	22	47
Total	2,718	1,051	1,667

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	18	1	17
Black or African American	51	18	33
Hispanic	29	4	25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	390	98	292
Two or More Races	13	3	10
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	6	2	4
Total	517	130	387

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,287 students whose age under twenty five and 655 students whose age is over thirty years old at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV).

Especially, 155 students are younger than eighteen and 7 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV).

Population by Student Age at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,718	1,051	1,667
Under 18	154	43	111
18-19	844	316	528
20-21	774	296	478
22-24	437	189	248
25-29	192	91	101
30-34	107	39	68
35-39	72	26	46
40-49	89	30	59
50-64	45	20	25
65 and over	4	1	3
Total	2,718	1,051	1,667

Population by Student Age at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)
	Total	Men	Women
Total	517	130	387
Under 18	1	0	1
20-21	6	0	6
22-24	71	37	34
25-29	101	18	83
30-34	98	24	74
35-39	60	17	43
40-49	102	23	79
50-64	75	11	64
65 and over	3	0	3
Total	517	130	387

Online Student Population

At Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV), 2,066 students (63.86% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 533 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, 186 students live in West Virginia where Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) is located in and 346 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,235	2,718	517
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	533	142	391
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,533	1,494	39
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,169	1,082	87

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	533	142	391
West Virginia Residents	186	113	73
Other State in U.S.	346	29	317
Outside of U.S.	1	0	1
Unknown	0	0	0