by our College Data Analytics TeamIs Calvin really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report brings to light the facts about diversity at Calvin. We analyzed 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 discover how diverse the typical college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Calvin total enrollment is approximately 2,989 students. 2,811 are undergraduates and 178 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Calvin undergraduate population is made up of 51.8% women, and 48.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Calvin Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,942 | 69.2% |
| International | 406 | 14.5% |
| Hispanic | 128 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 124 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 100 | 3.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 84 | 3.0% |
| Unknown | 24 | 0.9% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 76.4% of full-time grad students are women, and 23.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Calvin Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 138 | 77.5% |
| International | 13 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic | 7 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 6 | 3.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 4 | 2.2% |
| Unknown | 2 | 1.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,080 | 69.7% |
| International | 419 | 14.0% |
| Hispanic | 135 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 130 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 3.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 88 | 2.9% |
| Unknown | 26 | 0.9% |
Calvin University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 84.5% |
| Asian | 6.7% |
| International | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 1.6% |
| Unknown | 1.6% |
| Hispanic | 1.0% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,592 female students and 1,397 male students at Calvin.
Calvin University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 18.6% of Calvin students come from within the state, and 81.4% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 35 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 560 | 72.4% |
| Illinois | 52 | 6.7% |
| Indiana | 27 | 3.5% |
| Ohio | 14 | 1.8% |
| California | 11 | 1.4% |
Calvin enrolls about 14.0% 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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