by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is UW - Whitewater? College Factual’s diversity report reveals the truth and stats about diversity at UW - Whitewater. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
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UW - Whitewater total enrollment is approximately 9,341 students. 8,759 are undergraduates and 582 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time UW - Whitewater undergraduate population is made up of 48.5% women, and 51.5% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
UW - Whitewater Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 6,975 | 79.8% |
| Hispanic | 797 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 405 | 4.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 233 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 165 | 1.9% |
| Unknown | 94 | 1.1% |
| International | 61 | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 66.0% of full-time grad students are women, and 34.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
UW - Whitewater Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 439 | 75.6% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 7.6% |
| Hispanic | 36 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 23 | 4.0% |
| Unknown | 18 | 3.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 12 | 2.1% |
| International | 9 | 1.5% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 7,414 | 79.6% |
| Hispanic | 833 | 8.9% |
| Black or African American | 449 | 4.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 245 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 188 | 2.0% |
| Unknown | 112 | 1.2% |
| International | 70 | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.1% |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 76.0% |
| Asian | 11.9% |
| International | 4.5% |
| Hispanic | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 2.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.1% |
| Unknown | 0.6% |
This school is more popular with men than with women.
There are approximately 4,632 female students and 4,709 male students at UW - Whitewater.
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 90.7% of UW - Whitewater students come from within the state, and 9.3% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 18 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 1,845 | 85.7% |
| Illinois | 268 | 12.4% |
| Minnesota | 14 | 0.7% |
| Michigan | 4 | 0.2% |
| Florida | 3 | 0.1% |
UW - Whitewater hosts approximately 0.7% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the global diversity of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At UW - Whitewater, 60.5% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 3,693 | 31.4% |
| 20-21 | 3,410 | 29.0% |
| 22-24 | 1,822 | 15.5% |
| 35 and over | 1,036 | 8.8% |
| 25-29 | 853 | 7.3% |
| 30-34 | 523 | 4.5% |
| Under 18 | 409 | 3.5% |
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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