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University of the People Demographics & Diversity Report

What does the University of the People student population look like? College Factual wanted to know the truth so we crunched the numbers. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, age and geographic origins of college campuses accross the United States. The results of the University of the People <nil> diversity report are below.

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

University of the People Student Population

How Many Students Attend University of the People?

University of the People total enrollment is approximately 43,722 students. 4,032 are undergraduates and 750 are graduate students.

University of the People Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time University of the People undergraduate population is made up of 39% women, and 61% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

University of the People Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Unknown	2,015
Black or African American	784
White	576
Asian	401
Hispanic	223
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	14
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

University of the People Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 42% of full-time grad students are women, and 58% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

University of the People Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Unknown	320
Black or African American	172
Asian	118
White	107
Hispanic	31
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

University of the People Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Unknown	24,922
Black or African American	5,985
White	5,697
Asian	4,602
Hispanic	2,227
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	153
Multi-Ethnic	12
International	0

University of the People Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with men than with women.

There are approximately 16,706 female students and 27,016 male students at University of the People.

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 University of the People, 6.03% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
35 and over	919
25-29	463
30-34	421
22-24	185
20-21	108
18-19	21
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

• Find out how College Factual created their Diversity Rankings.