Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at WVU Tech is slightly skewed towards men students, with 50.6% of undergraduate students being men and 49.4% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,619, with 800 women and 819 men.
- men 50.6% 819 students
- women 49.4% 800 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 79.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,281 students.
Following behind are Mixed race students, constituting 4.6% of the student body, with 74 students. African American students represent 3.9% of the population, with 63 students, while Hispanic students account for 2.1%, with 34 students. Asian students account for 0.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 14 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 2 students.
International students make up 5.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 86 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.8% of the population, totaling 62 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 WVU Tech.
Undergraduate Students
- White 79.3% 1,281 students
- International students 5.3% 86 students
- Mixed race 4.6% 74 students
- African American 3.9% 63 students
- Unknown race 3.8% 62 students
- Hispanic 2.1% 34 students
- Asian 0.9% 14 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Transfer Students
- White 66.7% 40 students
- International students 18.3% 11 students
- Hispanic 6.7% 4 students
- Mixed race 3.3% 2 students
- African American 1.7% 1 students
- Hawaiian 1.7% 1 students
- Unknown race 1.7% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 32% 514 students
- 20-21 23% 374 students
- 22-24 12% 189 students
- 25-29 2% 40 students
- 30-34 1% 21 students
- 40-49 1% 16 students
- 35-39 1% 14 students
- 50-64 0% 7 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at West Virginia University Institute of Technology in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 251 | 90.61% | |
| Virginia | 5 | 1.81% | |
| Ohio | 4 | 1.44% | |
| Florida | 3 | 1.08% | |
| Colorado | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% |
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