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FIU total enrollment is approximately 38,001 students. 29,376 are undergraduates and 8,625 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time FIU undergraduate population is made up of 57.0% women, and 43.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
FIU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 19,023 | 64.8% |
| Black or African American | 3,211 | 10.9% |
| International | 3,103 | 10.6% |
| White | 2,480 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 799 | 2.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 595 | 2.0% |
| Unknown | 147 | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 60.7% of full-time grad students are women, and 39.3% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
FIU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 3,921 | 45.5% |
| International | 1,632 | 18.9% |
| White | 1,381 | 16.0% |
| Black or African American | 1,037 | 12.0% |
| Asian | 318 | 3.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 179 | 2.1% |
| Unknown | 147 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 22,944 | 60.4% |
| International | 4,735 | 12.5% |
| Black or African American | 4,248 | 11.2% |
| White | 3,861 | 10.2% |
| Asian | 1,117 | 2.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 774 | 2.0% |
| Unknown | 294 | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 13 | 0.0% |
Florida International University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 44.5% |
| Hispanic | 22.8% |
| Asian | 14.0% |
| International | 10.5% |
| Black or African American | 6.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 0.7% |
| Unknown | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 21,990 female students and 16,011 male students at FIU.
Florida International University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 95.1% of FIU students come from within the state, and 4.9% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 36 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 4,941 | 96.5% |
| New Jersey | 24 | 0.5% |
| New York | 13 | 0.3% |
| Georgia | 13 | 0.3% |
| Texas | 13 | 0.3% |
FIU enrolls approximately 12.5% international (nonresident) students, adding to the international character 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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