by our College Data Analytics TeamIs Puget Sound really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at Puget Sound. We analyzed 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 discover how diverse the typical college campus really is, considering race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Puget Sound total enrollment is approximately 1,890 students. 1,653 are undergraduates and 237 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Puget Sound undergraduate population is made up of 56.7% women, and 43.3% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Puget Sound Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,115 | 67.8% |
| Hispanic | 174 | 10.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 145 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 105 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 3.2% |
| Unknown | 38 | 2.3% |
| International | 9 | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.3% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 70.0% of full-time grad students are women, and 30.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Puget Sound Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 145 | 61.2% |
| Asian | 34 | 14.3% |
| Hispanic | 18 | 7.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 17 | 7.2% |
| Unknown | 15 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.8% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,260 | 67.0% |
| Hispanic | 192 | 10.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 162 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 139 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 3.1% |
| Unknown | 53 | 2.8% |
| International | 9 | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 0.4% |
University of Puget Sound faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 69.3% |
| Unknown | 10.9% |
| Asian | 7.8% |
| Black or African American | 4.2% |
| Hispanic | 3.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 2.6% |
| International | 1.0% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,103 female students and 787 male students at Puget Sound.
University of Puget Sound faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 26 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 140 | 32.8% |
| California | 110 | 25.8% |
| Oregon | 51 | 11.9% |
| Colorado | 38 | 8.9% |
| Hawaii | 23 | 5.4% |
Puget Sound welcomes roughly 0.5% 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 Puget Sound, 74.8% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 755 | 40.5% |
| 20-21 | 639 | 34.3% |
| 22-24 | 270 | 14.5% |
| 25-29 | 103 | 5.5% |
| 30-34 | 47 | 2.5% |
| 35 and over | 32 | 1.7% |
| Under 18 | 18 | 1.0% |
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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