Total Student Population

At West Virginia University School of Medicine, a total of 448 students are enrolled including 112 first-time students. By gender, there are 225 male and 223 female students enrolled. WVU School of Medicine is slightly smaller than other medical schools.
West Virginia University School of Medicine Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
West Virginia University School of Medicine448225223
All Medical Schools623283340
Public624282342
Private622285336

First-year Students by Gender

Total 5,223 applicants applied to West Virginia University School of Medicine. By gender, 51.1% of applicants were male and 48.6% were female. As for residency, 3.7% of applicants were West Virginia residents and 96.3% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 51.1% are male students and 50.0% female students. By legal residence, 69.6% of first-year students are West Virginia residents and 30.4% students are from out of state.
First-year Students by Gender and Residency
YearTotalBy GenderBy Residency
MaleFemaleWV ResidentsOut-of-State
2021-2022Applicants 5,061 2,5362,525 2134,848
Matriculants112 5557 6448
Acceptance Rate2.21% 2.17% 2.26% 30.09% 0.99%
2022-2023Applicants 4,742 2,3992,338 1664,576
Matriculants112 5557 4765
Acceptance Rate2.36% 2.29% 2.44% 28.34% 1.42%
2023-2024Applicants 5,223 2,6692,538 1935,030
Matriculants112 5656 7834
Acceptance Rate2.14% 2.10% 2.21% 40.34% 0.68%