Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 7,266 undergrads, where 39% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.33
Economic access
Campus size
12% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 46% take some
Where first-years come from
1,831 first-time students
23% came from other states and 0.1% from abroad; 76% are from West Virginia. Fewer from other states than at 53% of colleges.
- In-state (West Virginia)76%
- Other states23%
- Abroad0.1%
- Not reported0.8%
Top home states
- West Virginia(home state)76% 1,396
- Ohio11% 206
- Kentucky4.9% 90
- Florida0.9% 17
- Maryland0.7% 13
From 25 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
494
new transfer students, 21% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 41% of colleges.
407 full-time, 87 part-time.
Going on to another college
19%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 512 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
7.0% of undergrads study part-time.
56% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 2,283 students.
Housing
Beds
2,283
About 31 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 14 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Sun Belt Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Sun Belt Conference comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 5% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 1
Greek life
Councils and chapters
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 1992
Policies
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Marshall University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Marshall University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)