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Howard Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to discover how diverse the typical college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the Howard diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Howard Student Population

How Many Students Attend Howard University?

Howard total enrollment is approximately 10,859 students. 7,497 are undergraduates and 2,553 are graduate students.

Howard Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Howard undergraduate population is made up of 72% women, and 28% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Howard Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Black or African American	5,045
Unknown	893
Hispanic	510
International	305
Multi-Ethnic	285
Asian	247
White	61
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	23

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Howard Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 66% of full-time grad students are women, and 34% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Howard Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Black or African American	1,783
International	181
Hispanic	179
Asian	149
White	120
Multi-Ethnic	94
Unknown	39
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	4

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Howard is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) with a principal mission of serving and educating the black community.

Howard Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Black or African American	7,373
Unknown	1,053
Hispanic	718
International	517
Asian	417
Multi-Ethnic	407
White	214
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	28

Average Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Howard University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
Black or African American	1,925
White	212
Asian	111
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2
Multi-Ethnic	2
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Howard.

Howard Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 7,621 female students and 3,238 male students at Howard.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Howard is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Howard faculty.

There are approximately 1,584 female teachers and 1,253 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

Howard ranks 66 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

98.28% of Howard students come from out of state, and 9.43% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 33 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
New York	110
Maryland	89
Georgia	76
California	69
Illinois	53

International Students at Howard

Students from 69 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Jamaica.

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High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Howard, 55.54% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	2,807
20-21	2,409
22-24	1,437
25-29	1,348
35 and over	637
30-34	493
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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