Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Ferrum College is largely skewed towards men students, with 59.3% of undergraduate students being men and 40.7% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 863, with 351 women and 512 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Ferrum College is greatly skewed towards women students, with 83.3% of undergraduate students being women and 16.7% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 6, with 5 women and 1 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 59.3% 512 students
- women 40.7% 351 students
Graduate Students
- men 16.7% 1 students
- women 83.3% 5 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 49.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 429 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 25.1% of the student body, with 216 students. Mixed race students represent 6.4% of the population, with 55 students, while Hispanic students account for 5.9%, with 51 students. Asian students account for 0.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 3 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 1 students.
International students make up 2.8% of the undergraduate population, totaling 24 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 9.5% of the population, totaling 82 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 Ferrum College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 49.8% 429 students
- African American 25.1% 216 students
- Unknown race 9.5% 82 students
- Mixed race 6.4% 55 students
- Hispanic 5.9% 51 students
- International students 2.8% 24 students
- Asian 0.3% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Graduate Students
- White 50.0% 3 students
- Unknown race 33.3% 2 students
- African American 16.7% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- Unknown race 58.7% 27 students
- White 28.3% 13 students
- African American 8.7% 4 students
- Asian 2.2% 1 students
- International students 2.2% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 44% 379 students
- 18-19 41% 355 students
- 22-24 11% 96 students
- 25-29 1% 9 students
- 35-39 0% 3 students
- 40-49 0% 3 students
- 30-34 0% 2 students
- 50-64 0% 2 students
- 22-24 33% 2 students
- 20-21 17% 1 students
- 25-29 17% 1 students
- 35-39 17% 1 students
- 40-49 17% 1 students
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