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Wilkes Demographics & Diversity Report

What does the Wilkes student population look like? College Factual wanted to know the facts so we crunched the numbers. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, age and location diversity of college campuses accross the country. See how Wilkes University fared in our <nil> diversity report.

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

Wilkes Student Population

How Many Students Attend Wilkes University?

Wilkes total enrollment is approximately 4,781 students. 1,996 are undergraduates and 467 are graduate students.

Wilkes Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Wilkes undergraduate population is made up of 50% women, and 50% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Wilkes Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,465
Hispanic	161
International	114
Black or African American	104
Multi-Ethnic	59
Asian	49
Unknown	39
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Wilkes 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.

Wilkes Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	389
Asian	28
Multi-Ethnic	17
Black or African American	12
Unknown	12
Hispanic	9
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Wilkes Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	3,617
Black or African American	368
Hispanic	276
Asian	143
International	126
Unknown	125
Multi-Ethnic	117
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Wilkes University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	872
Asian	22
Black or African American	14
Multi-Ethnic	10
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Unknown	0

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Wilkes Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 3,062 female students and 1,719 male students at Wilkes.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Wilkes is unknown or unavailable.

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

More about Wilkes faculty.

There are approximately 542 female teachers and 425 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

Wilkes ranks 1,223 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

21.61% of Wilkes students come from out of state, and 4.52% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 16 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Pennsylvania	497
New Jersey	65
New York	39
Maryland	10
California	4

International Students at Wilkes

Students from 23 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and India.

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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 Wilkes, 34.37% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
35 and over	1,404
18-19	966
20-21	940
25-29	917
22-24	703
30-34	553
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

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