by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is Belmont? College Factual’s diversity report brings to light the facts about diversity at Belmont. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
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Belmont total enrollment is approximately 8,475 students. 7,183 are undergraduates and 1,292 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Belmont undergraduate population is made up of 65.8% women, and 34.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Belmont Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 5,382 | 75.1% |
| Hispanic | 683 | 9.5% |
| Black or African American | 378 | 5.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 317 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 235 | 3.3% |
| Unknown | 85 | 1.2% |
| International | 77 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 73.7% of full-time grad students are women, and 26.3% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Belmont Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 978 | 75.9% |
| Hispanic | 90 | 7.0% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 6.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 53 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 36 | 2.8% |
| Unknown | 31 | 2.4% |
| International | 21 | 1.6% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 6,360 | 75.2% |
| Hispanic | 773 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 458 | 5.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 370 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 271 | 3.2% |
| Unknown | 116 | 1.4% |
| International | 98 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.1% |
Belmont University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 80.0% |
| Black or African American | 10.0% |
| Asian | 3.4% |
| Unknown | 3.0% |
| Hispanic | 2.5% |
| International | 0.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 0.5% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 5,679 female students and 2,796 male students at Belmont.
Belmont University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 59.5% of Belmont students come from within the state, and 40.5% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 47 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 541 | 35.2% |
| Texas | 106 | 6.9% |
| Illinois | 76 | 4.9% |
| California | 64 | 4.2% |
| Florida | 58 | 3.8% |
Belmont enrolls approximately 1.2% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the multicultural environment 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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