by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is Ashland? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at Ashland. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual ran the numbers to learn how diverse the average college campus really is, considering race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Ashland total enrollment is approximately 2,999 students. 2,145 are undergraduates and 854 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Ashland undergraduate population is made up of 55.1% women, and 44.9% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Ashland Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,648 | 77.3% |
| Black or African American | 167 | 7.8% |
| Hispanic | 81 | 3.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 75 | 3.5% |
| International | 66 | 3.1% |
| Unknown | 63 | 3.0% |
| Asian | 32 | 1.5% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 57.7% of full-time grad students are women, and 42.3% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Ashland Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 504 | 59.1% |
| Black or African American | 142 | 16.6% |
| International | 125 | 14.7% |
| Unknown | 26 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic | 25 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 13 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,152 | 72.1% |
| Black or African American | 309 | 10.4% |
| International | 191 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic | 106 | 3.6% |
| Unknown | 89 | 3.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 88 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 48 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.1% |
Ashland University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 94.2% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 1.4% |
| Hispanic | 1.4% |
| International | 0.7% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,675 female students and 1,324 male students at Ashland.
Ashland University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 82.8% of Ashland students come from within the state, and 17.2% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 20 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 385 | 85.0% |
| Louisiana | 20 | 4.4% |
| West Virginia | 10 | 2.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 1.8% |
| Michigan | 7 | 1.5% |
Ashland enrolls approximately 6.4% international (nonresident) students, adding to the international character of the campus.
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.
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