by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is VWU? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at VWU. We examined racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to learn how diverse the standard college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
VWU total enrollment is approximately 1,291 students. 1,243 are undergraduates and 48 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time VWU undergraduate population is made up of 56.4% women, and 43.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
VWU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 599 | 49.0% |
| Black or African American | 279 | 22.8% |
| Hispanic | 128 | 10.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 77 | 6.3% |
| International | 63 | 5.2% |
| Unknown | 46 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 27 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.3% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 68.8% of full-time grad students are women, and 31.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
VWU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 23 | 47.9% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 39.6% |
| Hispanic | 4 | 8.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1 | 2.1% |
| Unknown | 1 | 2.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 622 | 48.9% |
| Black or African American | 298 | 23.4% |
| Hispanic | 132 | 10.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 78 | 6.1% |
| International | 63 | 5.0% |
| Unknown | 47 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 27 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.3% |
Virginia Wesleyan University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 86.2% |
| Black or African American | 4.6% |
| Hispanic | 4.6% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| International | 1.2% |
| Unknown | 1.2% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 734 female students and 557 male students at VWU.
Virginia Wesleyan University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 78.3% of VWU students come from within the state, and 21.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 237 | 74.3% |
| Maryland | 18 | 5.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | 4.7% |
| Delaware | 12 | 3.8% |
| New Jersey | 9 | 2.8% |
VWU welcomes roughly 4.9% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the international character of the campus.
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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