Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Houghton College is largely skewed towards women students, with 62.8% of undergraduate students being women and 37.2% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 863, with 542 women and 321 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 37.2% 321 students
- women 62.8% 542 students
Graduate Students
- men 50.0% 16 students
- women 50.0% 16 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 72.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 626 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 7.9% of the student body, with 68 students. Mixed race students represent 4.4% of the population, with 38 students, while Asian students account for 2.6%, with 22 students. Hispanic students account for 1.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 9 students.
International students make up 5.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 44 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 6.1% of the population, totaling 52 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 Houghton College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 72.9% 626 students
- African American 7.9% 68 students
- Unknown race 6.1% 52 students
- International students 5.1% 44 students
- Mixed race 4.4% 38 students
- Asian 2.6% 22 students
- Hispanic 1.0% 9 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- White 71.9% 23 students
- Mixed race 18.8% 6 students
- African American 6.2% 2 students
- Unknown race 3.1% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 58.7% 27 students
- African American 15.2% 7 students
- Asian 6.5% 3 students
- Unknown race 6.5% 3 students
- International students 6.5% 3 students
- Mixed race 4.3% 2 students
- Hispanic 2.2% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 45% 388 students
- 18-19 35% 304 students
- 22-24 11% 91 students
- 25-29 3% 27 students
- 40-49 1% 11 students
- 35-39 1% 10 students
- 50-64 1% 10 students
- 30-34 1% 5 students
- 22-24 62% 20 students
- 25-29 12% 4 students
- 20-21 9% 3 students
- 40-49 9% 3 students
- 30-34 3% 1 students
- 35-39 3% 1 students
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