by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is Roanoke? College Factual’s diversity report reveals the truth and stats about diversity at Roanoke. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
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Roanoke total enrollment is approximately 1,905 students. 1,883 are undergraduates and 22 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Roanoke undergraduate population is made up of 53.6% women, and 46.4% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Roanoke Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,402 | 74.7% |
| International | 133 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic | 120 | 6.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 66 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 32 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 27.3% of full-time grad students are women, and 72.7% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Roanoke Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 20 | 90.9% |
| Hispanic | 2 | 9.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,422 | 74.9% |
| International | 133 | 7.0% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic | 122 | 6.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 66 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 32 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.1% |
Roanoke College faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 88.5% |
| Asian | 4.5% |
| Hispanic | 3.8% |
| International | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 0.6% |
| Unknown | 0.6% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,015 female students and 890 male students at Roanoke.
Roanoke College faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 33 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 304 | 66.8% |
| North Carolina | 40 | 8.8% |
| Maryland | 20 | 4.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | 3.7% |
| New Jersey | 11 | 2.4% |
Roanoke enrolls approximately 7.0% international (nonresident) students, enhancing the global diversity 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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