Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Henderson State is slightly skewed towards women students, with 52.6% of undergraduate students being women and 47.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,228, with 1,173 women and 1,055 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Henderson State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 77.7% of undergraduate students being women and 22.3% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 691, with 537 women and 154 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 47.4% 1,055 students
- women 52.6% 1,173 students
Graduate Students
- men 22.3% 154 students
- women 77.7% 537 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 64.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,443 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 17.5% of the student body, with 388 students. Hispanic students represent 6.5% of the population, with 144 students, while Mixed race students account for 6.4%, with 143 students. Asian students account for 1.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 41 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.9% , with 20 students.
International students make up 1.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 33 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.5% of the population, totaling 10 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 Henderson State.
Undergraduate Students
- White 64.9% 1,443 students
- African American 17.5% 388 students
- Hispanic 6.5% 144 students
- Mixed race 6.4% 143 students
- Asian 1.8% 41 students
- International students 1.5% 33 students
- Hawaiian 0.9% 20 students
- Unknown race 0.5% 10 students
Graduate Students
- White 72.0% 494 students
- African American 19.7% 135 students
- Hispanic 2.6% 18 students
- Mixed race 2.2% 15 students
- International students 1.5% 10 students
- Unknown race 1.2% 8 students
- Asian 0.7% 5 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Transfer Students
- White 67.4% 91 students
- African American 20.0% 27 students
- Asian 6.7% 9 students
- Mixed race 5.2% 7 students
- Hispanic 0.7% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 39% 873 students
- 18-19 33% 735 students
- 22-24 15% 337 students
- 25-29 4% 98 students
- 30-34 3% 60 students
- 40-49 2% 38 students
- 35-39 2% 37 students
- 50-64 0% 9 students
- 22-24 20% 137 students
- 40-49 19% 136 students
- 25-29 18% 128 students
- 30-34 17% 117 students
- 35-39 12% 87 students
- 50-64 10% 71 students
- 20-21 1% 7 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Henderson State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 333 | 80.83% | |
| Texas | 55 | 13.35% | |
| Louisiana | 10 | 2.43% | |
| Missouri | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% |
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