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WNC Demographics & Diversity Report

College Factual's <nil> diversity report highlights the racial demographics, age range, gender ratios, and geographic origins of WNC students.

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

WNC Student Population

How Many Students Attend Western Nevada College?

WNC total enrollment is approximately 3,495 students.

WNC Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time WNC undergraduate population is made up of 62% women, and 38% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

WNC Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	654
Hispanic	325
Unknown	79
Multi-Ethnic	54
Asian	24
Black or African American	11
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	7
International	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

WNC Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	2,057
Hispanic	797
Unknown	232
Multi-Ethnic	149
Asian	100
Black or African American	80
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	17
International	0

Average Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Western Nevada College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	485
Asian	18
Multi-Ethnic	10
Black or African American	4
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at WNC.

WNC Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 2,004 female students and 1,491 male students at WNC.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of WNC is unknown or unavailable.

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

More about WNC faculty.

There are approximately 329 female teachers and 254 male teachers.

Low Geographic Diversity

WNC ranks 1,962 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

0.92% of WNC students come from out of state, and 0% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 2 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Nevada	645
California	6
Alaska	0
Arizona	0
Arkansas	0

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 WNC, 33.06% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	730
35 and over	652
25-29	487
20-21	474
22-24	421
30-34	299
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

• How we came up with Diversity Scores.