by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is Iowa State? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at Iowa State. 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 crunched the numbers to learn how diverse the standard college campus really is, considering race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Iowa State total enrollment is approximately 28,060 students. 24,694 are undergraduates and 3,366 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Iowa State undergraduate population is made up of 44.9% women, and 55.1% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Iowa State Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 18,970 | 76.9% |
| Hispanic | 1,788 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 1,063 | 4.3% |
| International | 911 | 3.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 771 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 643 | 2.6% |
| Unknown | 503 | 2.0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 51.0% of full-time grad students are women, and 49.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Iowa State Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| International | 1,479 | 44.0% |
| White | 1,259 | 37.4% |
| Unknown | 329 | 9.8% |
| Hispanic | 120 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 77 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 1.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 46 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 20,229 | 72.2% |
| International | 2,390 | 8.5% |
| Hispanic | 1,908 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 1,140 | 4.1% |
| Unknown | 832 | 3.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 817 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 694 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 16 | 0.1% |
Iowa State University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 65.3% |
| Asian | 15.6% |
| International | 12.6% |
| Hispanic | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 1.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
This school is more popular with men than with women.
There are approximately 12,806 female students and 15,254 male students at Iowa State.
Iowa State University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 81.8% of Iowa State students come from within the state, and 18.2% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 42 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 3,133 | 56.0% |
| Illinois | 1,001 | 17.9% |
| Minnesota | 734 | 13.1% |
| Wisconsin | 201 | 3.6% |
| Nebraska | 100 | 1.8% |
Iowa State hosts roughly 8.5% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the multicultural environment 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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