Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares VWC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Virginia.
VWC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 956 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Virginia average (3,418 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Virginia Wesleyan University1,8531,749104
Similarly Ranked Schools956815282
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Virginia3,4182,6081,688
The below chart compares the student population between Virginia Wesleyan University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 866 male and 987 female students attending VWC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.88 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 VWC.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at VWC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,7491,227522
Men830528302
Women919699220
Population by Gender/Attending Status at VWC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1044064
Men361422
Women682642

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 663 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (35.78%) and 606 White students (32.70%) at Virginia Wesleyan University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Virginia Wesleyan University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Virginia Wesleyan University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native21813
Asian402218
Black or African American258120138
Hispanic1083969
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White542237305
Two or More Races683038
Race/Ethnicity Unknown659344315
Total 1,749830919
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Virginia Wesleyan University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian211
Black or African American24915
Hispanic936
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White642242
Two or More Races101
Race/Ethnicity Unknown413
Total 1043668

Online Student Population

At Virginia Wesleyan University, 256 students (13.82% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 234 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, 180 students live in Virginia where Virginia Wesleyan University is located in and 51 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,8531,749104
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes234134100
Enrolled Some in Online Classes22220
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,5971,5934
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)234134100
Virginia Residents18010179
Other State in U.S.513120
Outside of U.S.220
Unknown101