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William Woods total enrollment is approximately 955 students. 868 are undergraduates and 87 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time William Woods undergraduate population is made up of 61.4% women, and 38.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
William Woods Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 542 | 63.0% |
| Black or African American | 92 | 10.7% |
| Unknown | 90 | 10.5% |
| Hispanic | 56 | 6.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 38 | 4.4% |
| International | 31 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 75.9% of full-time grad students are women, and 24.1% men.
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William Woods Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 67 | 77.9% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic | 5 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 2 | 2.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 2 | 2.3% |
| Unknown | 2 | 2.3% |
| International | 1 | 1.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 609 | 64.3% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 10.5% |
| Unknown | 92 | 9.7% |
| Hispanic | 61 | 6.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 40 | 4.2% |
| International | 32 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1% |
William Woods University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 91.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4.9% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 1.6% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 599 female students and 356 male students at William Woods.
William Woods University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 13.5% of William Woods students come from within the state, and 86.5% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 27 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 150 | 65.2% |
| Texas | 18 | 7.8% |
| Kansas | 12 | 5.2% |
| California | 6 | 2.6% |
| Illinois | 5 | 2.2% |
William Woods welcomes roughly 3.4% international (nonresident) students, enhancing the international character of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At William Woods, 36.1% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 35 and over | 642 | 31.4% |
| 18-19 | 409 | 20.0% |
| 20-21 | 330 | 16.1% |
| 22-24 | 231 | 11.3% |
| 25-29 | 198 | 9.7% |
| 30-34 | 192 | 9.4% |
| Under 18 | 43 | 2.1% |
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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