by our College Data Analytics TeamIs CU really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at CU. 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.
CU total enrollment is approximately 2,202 students. 2,084 are undergraduates and 118 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time CU undergraduate population is made up of 53.8% women, and 46.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
CU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,171 | 56.5% |
| Unknown | 248 | 12.0% |
| Black or African American | 219 | 10.6% |
| Hispanic | 188 | 9.1% |
| International | 136 | 6.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 70 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 35 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 53.4% of full-time grad students are women, and 46.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
CU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 70 | 59.3% |
| International | 25 | 21.2% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 10.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 6 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic | 3 | 2.5% |
| Unknown | 2 | 1.7% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,241 | 56.7% |
| Unknown | 250 | 11.4% |
| Black or African American | 231 | 10.6% |
| Hispanic | 191 | 8.7% |
| International | 161 | 7.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 76 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 35 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.2% |
Cumberland University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 92.0% |
| Black or African American | 4.6% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| Hispanic | 1.2% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,184 female students and 1,018 male students at CU.
Cumberland University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 93.2% of CU students come from within the state, and 6.8% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 17 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 622 | 91.7% |
| Alabama | 11 | 1.6% |
| Georgia | 11 | 1.6% |
| Texas | 6 | 0.9% |
| Florida | 5 | 0.7% |
CU hosts approximately 7.3% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the global diversity 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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