by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is UNE? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at UNE. We examined racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual ran the numbers to learn how diverse the typical college campus really is, considering race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
UNE total enrollment is approximately 4,694 students. 2,199 are undergraduates and 2,495 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time UNE undergraduate population is made up of 68.4% women, and 31.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
UNE Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,863 | 84.8% |
| Hispanic | 89 | 4.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 70 | 3.2% |
| Unknown | 63 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 62 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 1.7% |
| International | 8 | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 72.9% of full-time grad students are women, and 27.1% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
UNE Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,826 | 73.5% |
| Asian | 257 | 10.3% |
| Unknown | 151 | 6.1% |
| Black or African American | 134 | 5.4% |
| Hispanic | 55 | 2.2% |
| International | 31 | 1.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 24 | 1.0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 0.3% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,689 | 78.8% |
| Asian | 319 | 6.8% |
| Unknown | 214 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 171 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic | 144 | 3.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 94 | 2.0% |
| International | 39 | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | 0.2% |
University of New England faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 87.7% |
| Asian | 3.9% |
| International | 2.4% |
| Unknown | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 1.8% |
| Hispanic | 0.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 0.6% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 3,322 female students and 1,372 male students at UNE.
University of New England faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 24 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 163 | 29.2% |
| Maine | 120 | 21.5% |
| New Hampshire | 100 | 17.9% |
| Connecticut | 40 | 7.2% |
| Vermont | 33 | 5.9% |
UNE hosts approximately 0.8% international (nonresident) students, adding to the global diversity of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At UNE, 32.8% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 25-29 | 1,518 | 23.1% |
| 22-24 | 1,452 | 22.1% |
| 20-21 | 1,147 | 17.5% |
| 18-19 | 1,006 | 15.3% |
| 35 and over | 793 | 12.1% |
| 30-34 | 611 | 9.3% |
| Under 18 | 42 | 0.6% |
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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