Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at BHSU is largely skewed towards women students, with 63.2% of undergraduate students being women and 36.8% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 3,346, with 2,115 women and 1,231 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at BHSU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 65.8% of undergraduate students being women and 34.2% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 193, with 127 women and 66 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 36.8% 1,231 students
- women 63.2% 2,115 students
Graduate Students
- men 34.2% 66 students
- women 65.8% 127 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 85.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,799 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 3.7% of the student body, with 121 students. Mixed race students represent 3.5% of the population, with 116 students, while African American students account for 1.0%, with 34 students. Asian students account for 0.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 29 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 3 students.
International students make up 1.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 52 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.8% of the population, totaling 124 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within BHSU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 85.4% 2,799 students
- Unknown race 3.8% 124 students
- Hispanic 3.7% 121 students
- Mixed race 3.5% 116 students
- International students 1.6% 52 students
- African American 1.0% 34 students
- Asian 0.9% 29 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 3 students
Graduate Students
- White 75.6% 146 students
- Unknown race 19.2% 37 students
- Mixed race 2.1% 4 students
- Asian 1.6% 3 students
- African American 0.5% 1 students
- Hispanic 0.5% 1 students
- International students 0.5% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 97.4% 184 students
- Hispanic 1.6% 3 students
- Mixed race 0.5% 1 students
- Unknown race 0.5% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- African American 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 27% 900 students
- 18-19 26% 871 students
- 22-24 17% 570 students
- 25-29 7% 241 students
- 30-34 4% 133 students
- 40-49 3% 86 students
- 35-39 2% 80 students
- 50-64 1% 30 students
- 25-29 21% 41 students
- 22-24 21% 40 students
- 40-49 20% 39 students
- 35-39 13% 25 students
- 30-34 12% 24 students
- 50-64 11% 22 students
- 20-21 1% 2 students
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