Total Student Population

At West Virginia University School of Medicine, a total of 463 students are enrolled including 115 first-time students. By gender, there are 231 male and 232 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 Medicine463231232
All Medical Schools633284347
Public638286350
Private625282343

First-year Students by Gender

Total 5,266 applicants applied to West Virginia University School of Medicine. By gender, 50.1% of applicants were male and 49.4% were female. As for residency, 2.6% of applicants were West Virginia residents and 97.4% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 50.1% are male students and 50.4% female students. By legal residence, 47.8% of first-year students are West Virginia residents and 52.2% 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%
2024-2025Applicants 5,266 2,6382,601 1375,129
Matriculants115 5758 5560
Acceptance Rate2.18% 2.16% 2.23% 40.15% 1.17%