by our College Data Analytics TeamIs Eastern really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report reveals the truth and stats about diversity at Eastern. We reviewed 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 standard college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Eastern total enrollment is approximately 11,022 students. 10,290 are undergraduates and 732 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Eastern undergraduate population is made up of 60.2% women, and 39.8% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Eastern Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 8,218 | 80.0% |
| Black or African American | 710 | 6.9% |
| Hispanic | 560 | 5.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 492 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 120 | 1.2% |
| International | 81 | 0.8% |
| Unknown | 80 | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 69.8% of full-time grad students are women, and 30.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Eastern Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 578 | 79.3% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 5.9% |
| International | 43 | 5.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 28 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic | 24 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.5% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.3% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 8,796 | 80.0% |
| Black or African American | 753 | 6.8% |
| Hispanic | 584 | 5.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 520 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 131 | 1.2% |
| International | 124 | 1.1% |
| Unknown | 82 | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 0.1% |
Eastern Kentucky University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 78.8% |
| International | 8.0% |
| Black or African American | 3.8% |
| Asian | 3.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 3.0% |
| Hispanic | 2.2% |
| Unknown | 0.4% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 6,704 female students and 4,318 male students at Eastern.
Eastern Kentucky University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 80.9% of Eastern students come from within the state, and 19.1% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 33 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 2,652 | 91.4% |
| Ohio | 56 | 1.9% |
| Indiana | 33 | 1.1% |
| Illinois | 30 | 1.0% |
| Tennessee | 16 | 0.6% |
Eastern hosts about 1.1% international (nonresident) students, adding to the multicultural environment of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Eastern, 51.3% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 4,379 | 27.9% |
| 20-21 | 3,660 | 23.4% |
| 22-24 | 2,247 | 14.3% |
| 35 and over | 2,035 | 13.0% |
| 25-29 | 1,397 | 8.9% |
| Under 18 | 1,023 | 6.5% |
| 30-34 | 932 | 5.9% |
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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