by our College Data Analytics TeamIs Fisk really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at Fisk. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
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Fisk total enrollment is approximately 990 students. 950 are undergraduates and 40 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Fisk undergraduate population is made up of 66.1% women, and 33.9% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Fisk Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 789 | 83.1% |
| Unknown | 70 | 7.4% |
| International | 61 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 10 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic | 6 | 0.6% |
| White | 2 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 77.5% of full-time grad students are women, and 22.5% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Fisk Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 22 | 55.0% |
| Unknown | 17 | 42.5% |
| Hispanic | 1 | 2.5% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 811 | 81.9% |
| Unknown | 87 | 8.8% |
| International | 61 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 10 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic | 7 | 0.7% |
| White | 2 | 0.2% |
Fisk University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| Black or African American | 53.6% |
| White | 21.7% |
| Asian | 15.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 5.8% |
| Hispanic | 1.4% |
| Unknown | 1.4% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 659 female students and 331 male students at Fisk.
Fisk University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 29 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 95 | 32.4% |
| Illinois | 36 | 12.3% |
| Georgia | 17 | 5.8% |
| California | 15 | 5.1% |
| Texas | 14 | 4.8% |
Fisk welcomes about 6.2% international (nonresident) students, enhancing the international character of the campus.
Fisk University is a Historically Black institution.
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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