Enrollment Overview
Enrollment: Fall 2024 Budgeted Headcount vs. Fall 2024 Actual (for Financial Planning Only) Headcount
This table shows that we nearly achieved our targeted budget enrollment projections, with a variance of only 0.8%.
| BUDGETED | ACTUAL | DIFFERENCE | % DIFFERENCE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrollment | 24,990 | 24,788 | (202) | (0.8%) |
Notes:
- The numbers shown include all campuses (Morgantown, WVUIT and PSC).
- Headcount is defined as a simple count of each unique student enrolled.
- Dual-access high school students, certain professional development participants and senior citizens are excluded from our financial and budget analyses due to their minimal revenue contribution. However, these categories are included in the total enrollment figures reported publicly to HEPC.
Enrollment: Fall 2023 Total Headcount vs. Fall 2024 Total Headcount (Submitted to HEPC)
This table provides a comparison of the total enrollment, with those special categories included, for Fall 2024 versus Fall 2023.
| 2023 | 2024 | DIFFERENCE | % DIFFERENCE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrollment (excluding special categories*) | 25,366 | 24,788 | (578) | (2.3%) |
| Total Enrollment (including special categories* and reported to HEPC) | 26,788 | 25,994 | (794) | (3.0%) |
*Special categories include dual-access high school students, certain professional development participants and senior citizens.
Notes:
- The numbers shown include all campuses (Morgantown, WVUIT and PSC).
- Headcount is defined as a simple count of each unique student enrolled.
- The distinction between these two sets of enrollment numbers has contributed to some confusion, particularly when comparing the actual enrollment data used for financial planning with the broader enrollment figure reported to HEPC. In some cases, this has led to an incorrect assertion that our total enrollment declined by 7%.
- To clarify, when comparing HEPC-reported enrollment for Fall 2023 to HEPC-reported enrollment for Fall 2024—an accurate apples-to-apples comparison—the actual decline is 3%. We are actively counteracting this trend in several ways, from a robust recruitment strategy and new programs that appeal to students while also addressing employer needs, to the launch of our newest WVU Degree Up program that uniquely partners with statewide community and technical colleges to allow us to expand our access mission to a different population of students. This is a testament to how our land-grant mission guides us.