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Queens total enrollment is approximately 1,495 students. 1,384 are undergraduates and 111 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Queens undergraduate population is made up of 62.9% women, and 37.1% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Queens Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 714 | 51.7% |
| Black or African American | 206 | 14.9% |
| Hispanic | 180 | 13.0% |
| International | 169 | 12.2% |
| Unknown | 60 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 45 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 2 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 60.4% of full-time grad students are women, and 39.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Queens Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 65 | 58.6% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 18.0% |
| International | 13 | 11.7% |
| Hispanic | 5 | 4.5% |
| Unknown | 5 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1 | 0.9% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 779 | 52.2% |
| Black or African American | 226 | 15.1% |
| Hispanic | 185 | 12.4% |
| International | 182 | 12.2% |
| Unknown | 65 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 47 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 3 | 0.2% |
Queens University of Charlotte faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 82.2% |
| Black or African American | 5.9% |
| Asian | 4.2% |
| Hispanic | 3.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 2.5% |
| International | 0.8% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 938 female students and 557 male students at Queens.
Queens University of Charlotte faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 40.0% of Queens students come from within the state, and 60.0% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 30 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 112 | 48.7% |
| South Carolina | 21 | 9.1% |
| Georgia | 14 | 6.1% |
| New York | 12 | 5.2% |
| Florida | 10 | 4.3% |
Queens enrolls about 12.2% international (nonresident) students, enhancing the global diversity of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Queens, 62.4% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 505 | 31.6% |
| 18-19 | 492 | 30.8% |
| 22-24 | 226 | 14.1% |
| 35 and over | 169 | 10.6% |
| 25-29 | 124 | 7.8% |
| 30-34 | 77 | 4.8% |
| Under 18 | 6 | 0.4% |
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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