Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Clayton State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 70.6% of undergraduate students being women and 29.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 6,145, with 4,338 women and 1,807 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Clayton State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 73.1% of undergraduate students being women and 26.9% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 672, with 491 women and 181 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 29.4% 1,807 students
- women 70.6% 4,338 students
Graduate Students
- men 26.9% 181 students
- women 73.1% 491 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 64.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 3,946 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 13.2% of the student body, with 812 students. Hispanic students represent 9.2% of the population, with 564 students, while Asian students account for 6.6%, with 405 students. Mixed race students account for 3.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 181 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 6 students.
International students make up 1.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 81 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.3% of the population, totaling 139 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 Clayton State.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 64.3% 3,946 students
- White 13.2% 812 students
- Hispanic 9.2% 564 students
- Asian 6.6% 405 students
- Mixed race 3.0% 181 students
- Unknown race 2.3% 139 students
- International students 1.3% 81 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 6 students
Graduate Students
- African American 72.1% 481 students
- White 16.6% 111 students
- Asian 3.9% 26 students
- Hispanic 2.5% 17 students
- Mixed race 2.1% 14 students
- International students 2.1% 14 students
- Unknown race 0.4% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Transfer Students
- African American 75.9% 438 students
- White 9.7% 56 students
- Hispanic 5.9% 34 students
- Unknown race 3.3% 19 students
- Asian 2.1% 12 students
- Mixed race 2.1% 12 students
- International students 1.0% 6 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 22-24 19% 1,167 students
- 20-21 18% 1,098 students
- 18-19 17% 1,072 students
- 25-29 11% 692 students
- 30-34 7% 407 students
- 40-49 5% 320 students
- 35-39 4% 273 students
- 50-64 3% 184 students
- 25-29 27% 183 students
- 30-34 17% 116 students
- 40-49 15% 105 students
- 22-24 15% 104 students
- 35-39 12% 80 students
- 50-64 9% 65 students
- 20-21 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Clayton State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 636 | 96.51% | |
| Florida | 8 | 1.21% | |
| New York | 4 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% |
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