Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at FAMU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 65.6% of undergraduate students being women and 34.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 7,301, with 4,793 women and 2,508 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at FAMU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 66.6% of undergraduate students being women and 33.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,699, with 1,132 women and 567 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 34.4% 2,508 students
- women 65.6% 4,793 students
Graduate Students
- men 33.4% 567 students
- women 66.6% 1,132 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 87.0% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 6,346 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 4.9% of the student body, with 360 students. Hispanic students represent 4.8% of the population, with 349 students, while Mixed race students account for 2.5%, with 181 students. Asian students account for 0.4% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 32 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 3 students.
International students make up 0.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 22 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 FAMU.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 87.0% 6,346 students
- White 4.9% 360 students
- Hispanic 4.8% 349 students
- Mixed race 2.5% 181 students
- Asian 0.4% 32 students
- International students 0.3% 22 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 3 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- African American 70.6% 1,199 students
- White 13.7% 232 students
- Hispanic 8.7% 148 students
- Mixed race 2.8% 48 students
- International students 2.3% 39 students
- Asian 1.9% 33 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- African American 87.8% 570 students
- White 5.9% 38 students
- Hispanic 3.7% 24 students
- Mixed race 1.1% 7 students
- International students 1.1% 7 students
- Asian 0.5% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 38% 2,745 students
- 18-19 28% 2,032 students
- 22-24 25% 1,802 students
- 25-29 5% 359 students
- 30-34 1% 96 students
- 35-39 1% 53 students
- 40-49 1% 51 students
- 50-64 0% 20 students
- 22-24 33% 570 students
- 25-29 33% 566 students
- 30-34 15% 257 students
- 35-39 7% 123 students
- 40-49 6% 107 students
- 50-64 3% 54 students
- 20-21 1% 17 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 785 | 67.97% | |
| Georgia | 134 | 11.60% | |
| Illinois | 32 | 2.77% | |
| Texas | 32 | 2.77% | |
| Alabama | 14 | 1.21% | |
| Ohio | 14 | 1.21% | |
| Louisiana | 13 | 1.13% | |
| Maryland | 13 | 1.13% | |
| Michigan | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 11 | less than 1% | |
| California | 9 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 9 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 8 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 8 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 6 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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