by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is UTHSC? College Factual’s diversity report brings to light the facts about diversity at UTHSC. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual crunched the numbers to discover how diverse the average college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
UTHSC total enrollment is approximately 3,097 students. 449 are undergraduates and 2,648 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time UTHSC undergraduate population is made up of 92.2% women, and 7.8% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
UTHSC Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 241 | 53.7% |
| Black or African American | 143 | 31.8% |
| Hispanic | 32 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 15 | 3.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 7 | 1.6% |
| Unknown | 6 | 1.3% |
| International | 4 | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 62.9% of full-time grad students are women, and 37.1% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
UTHSC Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,675 | 63.4% |
| Asian | 303 | 11.5% |
| Black or African American | 292 | 11.0% |
| International | 113 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic | 107 | 4.0% |
| Unknown | 81 | 3.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 71 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,916 | 61.9% |
| Black or African American | 435 | 14.1% |
| Asian | 318 | 10.3% |
| Hispanic | 139 | 4.5% |
| International | 117 | 3.8% |
| Unknown | 87 | 2.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 78 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.1% |
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 63.4% |
| Asian | 15.2% |
| International | 10.3% |
| Black or African American | 7.6% |
| Hispanic | 2.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 0.5% |
| Unknown | 0.2% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 2,079 female students and 1,018 male students at UTHSC.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
UTHSC welcomes about 3.8% 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 UTHSC, 13.6% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 22-24 | 1,373 | 44.3% |
| 25-29 | 887 | 28.6% |
| 20-21 | 395 | 12.7% |
| 35 and over | 219 | 7.1% |
| 30-34 | 201 | 6.5% |
| 18-19 | 26 | 0.8% |
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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