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SNHU Demographics & Diversity Report

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

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

SNHU Student Population

How Many Students Attend Southern New Hampshire University?

SNHU total enrollment is approximately 134,345 students. 34,316 are undergraduates and 6,696 are graduate students.

SNHU Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time SNHU undergraduate population is made up of 62% women, and 38% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

SNHU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	19,010
Unknown	5,210
Black or African American	4,179
Hispanic	3,794
Multi-Ethnic	826
Asian	644
International	382
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	115

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

SNHU Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 66% of full-time grad students are women, and 34% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

SNHU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	3,496
Black or African American	1,012
Unknown	961
Hispanic	645
Asian	208
International	190
Multi-Ethnic	139
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	18

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

SNHU Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	71,494
Unknown	21,452
Black or African American	19,752
Hispanic	14,150
Multi-Ethnic	2,992
Asian	2,555
International	824
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	443

Average Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Southern New Hampshire University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	4,455
Black or African American	479
Asian	144
Multi-Ethnic	101
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	4
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at SNHU.

SNHU Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 86,267 female students and 48,078 male students at SNHU.

Close to Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of SNHU is unknown or unavailable.

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

More about SNHU faculty.

There are approximately 5,294 female teachers and 3,595 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

SNHU ranks 29 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

84.3% of SNHU students come from out of state, and 1.01% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 49 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Massachusetts	613
New Hampshire	585
Texas	247
California	237
New York	200

International Students at SNHU

Students from 81 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Learn more about international students at SNHU.

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 SNHU, 8.31% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
35 and over	33,732
25-29	21,138
30-34	16,242
22-24	10,211
20-21	4,709
18-19	2,853
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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• Find out how College Factual created their Diversity Rankings.