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UNCA Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to learn how diverse the average college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Read the UNCA diversity report below.

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

UNCA Student Population

How Many Students Attend University of North Carolina at Asheville?

UNCA total enrollment is approximately 3,363 students.

UNCA Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time UNCA undergraduate population is made up of 57% women, and 43% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

UNCA Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	2,082
Hispanic	247
Unknown	165
Black or African American	160
Multi-Ethnic	126
Asian	55
International	25
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

UNCA Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	2,444
Hispanic	280
Unknown	208
Black or African American	182
Multi-Ethnic	150
Asian	60
International	27
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3

Average Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

University of North Carolina at Asheville Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	683
Black or African American	52
Asian	18
Multi-Ethnic	9
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at UNCA.

UNCA Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 1,913 female students and 1,450 male students at UNCA.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of UNCA is unknown or unavailable.

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

More about UNCA faculty.

There are approximately 424 female teachers and 381 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

UNCA ranks 1,120 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

14.57% of UNCA students come from out of state, and 0.9% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 23 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
North Carolina	563
Florida	15
Virginia	13
Georgia	9
South Carolina	7

International Students at UNCA

Students from 17 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from United Kingdom, Ecuador, and Albania.

Learn more about international students at UNCA.

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 UNCA, 63.29% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
20-21	1,252
18-19	1,186
22-24	583
25-29	330
35 and over	204
30-34	158
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

• Image Credit: By Caroline Culler (User:Wgreaves) under License

• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.