by our College Data Analytics TeamIs CIU really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at CIU. 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 analyzed the data to find out how diverse the average college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
CIU total enrollment is approximately 2,063 students. 885 are undergraduates and 1,178 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time CIU undergraduate population is made up of 50.7% women, and 49.3% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
CIU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 581 | 65.7% |
| Black or African American | 144 | 16.3% |
| Unknown | 66 | 7.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 34 | 3.8% |
| International | 31 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 21 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic | 7 | 0.8% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 55.7% of full-time grad students are women, and 44.3% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
CIU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 436 | 37.0% |
| White | 298 | 25.3% |
| Black or African American | 205 | 17.4% |
| International | 128 | 10.9% |
| Asian | 91 | 7.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 13 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic | 6 | 0.5% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 879 | 42.6% |
| Unknown | 502 | 24.4% |
| Black or African American | 349 | 16.9% |
| International | 159 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 112 | 5.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 47 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic | 13 | 0.6% |
Columbia International University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 83.3% |
| Asian | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 5.6% |
| Hispanic | 1.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.8% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,105 female students and 958 male students at CIU.
Columbia International University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 91.1% of CIU students come from within the state, and 8.9% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 21 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 107 | 64.5% |
| North Carolina | 16 | 9.6% |
| Georgia | 9 | 5.4% |
| Florida | 6 | 3.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 1.8% |
CIU hosts approximately 7.7% international (nonresident) students, adding to the global diversity of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At CIU, 18.0% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 35 and over | 1,469 | 50.4% |
| 30-34 | 307 | 10.5% |
| 18-19 | 265 | 9.1% |
| 20-21 | 259 | 8.9% |
| Under 18 | 225 | 7.7% |
| 22-24 | 203 | 7.0% |
| 25-29 | 186 | 6.4% |
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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