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USW Demographics & Diversity Report

Who is the typical student at USW? College Factual wanted to know the truth so we ran the numbers. We analyzed racial diversity, gender ratios, age and location diversity of college campuses accross the United States. The results of the University of the Southwest <nil> diversity report are below.

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

USW Student Population

How Many Students Attend University of the Southwest?

USW total enrollment is approximately 904 students. 300 are undergraduates and 135 are graduate students.

USW Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

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

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

USW Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Hispanic	158
White	70
Black or African American	41
Unknown	13
Asian	4
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2
Multi-Ethnic	1
International	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

USW Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 66% of full-time grad students are women, and 34% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

USW Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	60
Hispanic	31
Asian	18
Black or African American	18
Unknown	8
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

USW Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	345
Hispanic	320
Black or African American	133
Unknown	52
Asian	29
Multi-Ethnic	3
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2
International	0

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

University of the Southwest Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	27
Black or African American	4
Asian	1
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at USW.

USW Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 532 female students and 372 male students at USW.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of USW is unknown or unavailable.

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

More about USW faculty.

There are approximately 77 female teachers and 60 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

USW ranks 881 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

44.54% of USW students come from out of state, and 0% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 10 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
New Mexico	64
Texas	38
Arizona	4
California	3
Oklahoma	2

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 USW, 24.85% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
35 and over	390
20-21	148
25-29	142
22-24	134
18-19	107
30-34	98
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 Bildungsroman under License

• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.