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GSU Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to learn how diverse the standard college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the GSU diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

GSU Student Population

How Many Students Attend Grambling State University?

GSU total enrollment is approximately 5,438 students. 4,041 are undergraduates and 228 are graduate students.

GSU Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time GSU undergraduate population is made up of 64% women, and 36% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

GSU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Black or African American	3,630
International	129
Unknown	105
Multi-Ethnic	87
Hispanic	56
White	23
Asian	5
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

GSU Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 69% of full-time grad students are women, and 31% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

GSU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Black or African American	196
International	18
Multi-Ethnic	5
Hispanic	4
White	4
Asian	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
Unknown	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

GSU is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) with a principal mission of serving and educating the black community.

GSU Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Black or African American	4,921
International	159
Unknown	125
Multi-Ethnic	107
Hispanic	70
White	41
Asian	7
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0

Average Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Grambling State University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
Black or African American	435
White	29
Asian	19
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	8
Multi-Ethnic	7
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at GSU.

GSU Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 3,600 female students and 1,838 male students at GSU.

Close to Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of GSU is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about GSU faculty.

There are approximately 299 female teachers and 213 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

GSU ranks 452 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

42.51% of GSU students come from out of state, and 0.35% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 30 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Louisiana	490
Texas	93
California	46
Georgia	32
Illinois	23

International Students at GSU

Students from 35 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from Saudi Arabia, Dominica, and Nigeria.

Learn more about international students at GSU.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At GSU, 35.47% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
22-24	1,357
20-21	1,294
25-29	1,034
35 and over	568
18-19	547
30-34	369
Under 18	0

Notes and References

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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.