by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is Lipscomb? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at Lipscomb. We examined racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
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Lipscomb total enrollment is approximately 4,762 students. 2,946 are undergraduates and 1,816 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Lipscomb undergraduate population is made up of 61.3% women, and 38.7% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Lipscomb Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,044 | 69.5% |
| Hispanic | 343 | 11.7% |
| Black or African American | 200 | 6.8% |
| International | 101 | 3.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 95 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 94 | 3.2% |
| Unknown | 61 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 74.0% of full-time grad students are women, and 26.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Lipscomb Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,321 | 72.8% |
| Black or African American | 251 | 13.8% |
| Hispanic | 74 | 4.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 69 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 38 | 2.1% |
| International | 33 | 1.8% |
| Unknown | 27 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,365 | 70.8% |
| Black or African American | 451 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic | 417 | 8.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 164 | 3.4% |
| International | 134 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 132 | 2.8% |
| Unknown | 88 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.1% |
Lipscomb University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 87.5% |
| Hispanic | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 3.6% |
| Unknown | 2.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 3,150 female students and 1,612 male students at Lipscomb.
Lipscomb University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 78.3% of Lipscomb students come from within the state, and 21.7% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 40 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 451 | 64.7% |
| Kentucky | 24 | 3.4% |
| Texas | 24 | 3.4% |
| Illinois | 23 | 3.3% |
| Ohio | 19 | 2.7% |
Lipscomb hosts roughly 2.8% 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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