by our College Data Analytics TeamIs CAU really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at CAU. We examined racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual crunched the numbers to discover how diverse the average college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
CAU total enrollment is approximately 4,031 students. 3,559 are undergraduates and 472 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time CAU undergraduate population is made up of 76.6% women, and 23.4% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
CAU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 2,260 | 63.6% |
| Unknown | 956 | 26.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 261 | 7.3% |
| Hispanic | 51 | 1.4% |
| International | 13 | 0.4% |
| White | 12 | 0.3% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 71.8% of full-time grad students are women, and 28.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
CAU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 246 | 52.1% |
| Black or African American | 195 | 41.3% |
| International | 21 | 4.4% |
| White | 9 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic | 1 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 2,455 | 61.0% |
| Unknown | 1,202 | 29.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 261 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic | 52 | 1.3% |
| International | 34 | 0.8% |
| White | 21 | 0.5% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.0% |
Clark Atlanta University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| Black or African American | 70.5% |
| Asian | 16.1% |
| White | 8.5% |
| International | 2.2% |
| Hispanic | 1.3% |
| Unknown | 1.3% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 3,065 female students and 966 male students at CAU.
Clark Atlanta University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 45.0% of CAU students come from within the state, and 55.0% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 37 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 270 | 27.2% |
| California | 91 | 9.2% |
| Florida | 82 | 8.3% |
| Texas | 55 | 5.5% |
| Maryland | 52 | 5.2% |
CAU welcomes about 0.8% international (nonresident) students, adding to the international character of the campus.
Clark Atlanta University is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU).
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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