Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UMSL is largely skewed towards women students, with 57.6% of undergraduate students being women and 42.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 12,347, with 7,111 women and 5,236 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UMSL is greatly skewed towards women students, with 68.2% of undergraduate students being women and 31.8% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 2,842, with 1,939 women and 903 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 42.4% 5,236 students
- women 57.6% 7,111 students
Graduate Students
- men 31.8% 903 students
- women 68.2% 1,939 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 69.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 8,587 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 12.8% of the student body, with 1,574 students. Asian students represent 5.4% of the population, with 667 students, while Hispanic students account for 3.4%, with 421 students. Mixed race students account for 1.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 234 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 4 students.
International students make up 1.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 189 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 5.1% of the population, totaling 631 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 UMSL.
Undergraduate Students
- White 69.8% 8,587 students
- African American 12.8% 1,574 students
- Asian 5.4% 667 students
- Unknown race 5.1% 631 students
- Hispanic 3.4% 421 students
- Mixed race 1.9% 234 students
- International students 1.5% 189 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 4 students
Graduate Students
- White 65.1% 1,847 students
- African American 15.5% 439 students
- International students 6.8% 193 students
- Asian 4.0% 114 students
- Unknown race 4.0% 114 students
- Hispanic 2.5% 70 students
- Mixed race 2.2% 62 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 69.6% 727 students
- African American 15.3% 160 students
- Asian 4.6% 48 students
- Mixed race 4.5% 47 students
- Hispanic 3.9% 41 students
- International students 1.1% 11 students
- Unknown race 0.9% 9 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 22-24 13% 1,660 students
- 20-21 13% 1,560 students
- 18-19 9% 1,155 students
- 25-29 8% 1,038 students
- 30-34 4% 475 students
- 40-49 2% 260 students
- 35-39 2% 255 students
- 50-64 1% 109 students
- 25-29 30% 857 students
- 22-24 20% 571 students
- 30-34 16% 466 students
- 40-49 14% 398 students
- 35-39 10% 300 students
- 50-64 7% 208 students
- 20-21 1% 25 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Missouri-St Louis in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 229 | 84.19% | |
| Illinois | 26 | 9.56% | |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 1.47% | |
| Kansas | 3 | 1.10% | |
| Georgia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| California | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% |
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