Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Potomac State College of West Virginia University is slightly skewed towards women students, with 52.8% of undergraduate students being women and 47.2% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,174, with 620 women and 554 men.
- men 47.2% 554 students
- women 52.8% 620 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 81.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 954 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 6.1% of the student body, with 71 students. Mixed race students represent 5.4% of the population, with 63 students, while Hispanic students account for 3.1%, with 36 students. Asian students account for 0.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 6 students.
International students make up 1.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 13 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.4% of the population, totaling 28 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Potomac State College of West Virginia University.
Undergraduate Students
- White 81.5% 954 students
- African American 6.1% 71 students
- Mixed race 5.4% 63 students
- Hispanic 3.1% 36 students
- Unknown race 2.4% 28 students
- International students 1.1% 13 students
- Asian 0.5% 6 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 83.8% 31 students
- Mixed race 8.1% 3 students
- African American 2.7% 1 students
- Hispanic 2.7% 1 students
- International students 2.7% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 48% 569 students
- 20-21 21% 252 students
- 22-24 8% 94 students
- 25-29 4% 43 students
- 30-34 3% 31 students
- 40-49 2% 20 students
- 35-39 2% 18 students
- 50-64 0% 5 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Potomac State College of West Virginia University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 277 | 74.06% | |
| Maryland | 35 | 9.36% | |
| Pennsylvania | 27 | 7.22% | |
| Virginia | 13 | 3.48% | |
| Ohio | 5 | 1.34% | |
| Florida | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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