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UAM total enrollment is approximately 2,031 students. 1,765 are undergraduates and 266 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time UAM undergraduate population is made up of 57.8% women, and 42.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
UAM Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 972 | 55.2% |
| Black or African American | 515 | 29.3% |
| Hispanic | 157 | 8.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 98 | 5.6% |
| International | 13 | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.2% |
| Asian | 2 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 64.7% of full-time grad students are women, and 35.3% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
UAM Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 151 | 56.8% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 35.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 9 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic | 8 | 3.0% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
| International | 2 | 0.8% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,123 | 55.4% |
| Black or African American | 608 | 30.0% |
| Hispanic | 165 | 8.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 107 | 5.3% |
| International | 15 | 0.7% |
| Asian | 5 | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.1% |
University of Arkansas at Monticello faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 83.4% |
| Black or African American | 7.3% |
| Unknown | 4.6% |
| Asian | 4.0% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,192 female students and 839 male students at UAM.
University of Arkansas at Monticello faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 94.8% of UAM students come from within the state, and 5.2% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 6 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 428 | 86.6% |
| Texas | 28 | 5.7% |
| Louisiana | 27 | 5.5% |
| Mississippi | 5 | 1.0% |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 1.0% |
UAM hosts about 0.7% international (nonresident) students, adding to the multicultural environment of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At UAM, 43.4% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 750 | 26.3% |
| 20-21 | 489 | 17.1% |
| Under 18 | 485 | 17.0% |
| 35 and over | 387 | 13.6% |
| 22-24 | 335 | 11.7% |
| 25-29 | 243 | 8.5% |
| 30-34 | 167 | 5.8% |
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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