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K -State Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to find out how diverse the typical college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the K -State diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

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

K -State Student Population

How Many Students Attend Kansas State University?

K -State total enrollment is approximately 20,854 students. 14,497 are undergraduates and 2,573 are graduate students.

K -State Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time K -State undergraduate population is made up of 48% women, and 52% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

K -State Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	11,594
Hispanic	1,070
Multi-Ethnic	573
International	413
Black or African American	379
Asian	250
Unknown	144
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	12

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

K -State Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 59% of full-time grad students are women, and 41% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

K -State Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,602
International	609
Hispanic	155
Multi-Ethnic	66
Black or African American	55
Asian	50
Unknown	26
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

K -State Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	16,007
Hispanic	1,538
International	1,162
Multi-Ethnic	741
Black or African American	648
Asian	397
Unknown	249
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	20

Average Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Kansas State University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	4,146
Asian	271
Black or African American	177
Multi-Ethnic	70
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	5
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at K -State.

K -State Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 10,775 female students and 10,079 male students at K -State.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of K -State is unknown or unavailable.

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

More about K -State faculty.

There are approximately 2,769 female teachers and 2,441 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

K -State ranks 624 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

18.71% of K -State students come from out of state, and 2.46% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 39 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Kansas	2,835
Texas	78
Nebraska	72
Colorado	54
Illinois	39

International Students at K -State

Students from 108 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Learn more about international students at K -State.

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 K -State, 58.70% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
20-21	7,195
18-19	6,185
22-24	4,552
25-29	2,219
35 and over	1,433
30-34	1,081
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

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