Total Student Population

At West Virginia University School of Medicine, a total of 460 students are enrolled including 115 first-time students. By gender, there are 241 male and 219 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 Medicine460241219
All Medical Schools632283347
Public645289354
Private612274336

First-year Students by Gender

Total 6,314 applicants applied to West Virginia University School of Medicine. By gender, 48.9% of applicants were male and 50.8% were female. As for residency, 2.3% of applicants were West Virginia residents and 97.7% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 48.9% are male students and 43.5% 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%
2025-2026Applicants 6,314 3,0883,208 1456,169
Matriculants115 6550 5560
Acceptance Rate1.82% 2.10% 1.56% 37.85% 0.97%