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Voorhees College total enrollment is approximately 504 students. 433 are undergraduates and 71 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Voorhees College undergraduate population is made up of 51.3% women, and 48.7% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Voorhees College Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 352 | 81.3% |
| International | 40 | 9.2% |
| Hispanic | 18 | 4.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 14 | 3.2% |
| White | 8 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 78.9% of full-time grad students are women, and 21.1% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Voorhees College Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 51 | 71.8% |
| Unknown | 12 | 16.9% |
| Hispanic | 4 | 5.6% |
| White | 3 | 4.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 1.4% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 403 | 80.0% |
| International | 40 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic | 22 | 4.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 14 | 2.8% |
| Unknown | 12 | 2.4% |
| White | 11 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.4% |
Voorhees University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| Black or African American | 62.9% |
| White | 22.9% |
| Asian | 11.4% |
| Unknown | 2.9% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 278 female students and 226 male students at Voorhees College.
Voorhees University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 87.1% of Voorhees College students come from within the state, and 12.9% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 15 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 47 | 39.2% |
| Georgia | 37 | 30.8% |
| Florida | 7 | 5.8% |
| Illinois | 5 | 4.2% |
| New York | 4 | 3.3% |
Voorhees College hosts about 7.9% international (nonresident) students, adding to the global diversity of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Voorhees College, 52.9% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 176 | 30.4% |
| 20-21 | 130 | 22.5% |
| 35 and over | 117 | 20.2% |
| 22-24 | 84 | 14.5% |
| 25-29 | 37 | 6.4% |
| 30-34 | 25 | 4.3% |
| Under 18 | 9 | 1.6% |
Voorhees University is a Historically Black institution.
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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