Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Alma College 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 1,340, with 772 women and 568 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Alma College is greatly skewed towards women students, with 69.2% of undergraduate students being women and 30.8% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 13, with 9 women and 4 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 42.4% 568 students
- women 57.6% 772 students
Graduate Students
- men 30.8% 4 students
- women 69.2% 9 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 82.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,101 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 4.4% of the student body, with 59 students. African American students represent 4.3% of the population, with 57 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.7%, with 49 students. Asian students account for 1.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 17 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 1 students.
International students make up 2.9% of the undergraduate population, totaling 39 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.9% of the population, totaling 12 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 Alma College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 82.5% 1,101 students
- Hispanic 4.4% 59 students
- African American 4.3% 57 students
- Mixed race 3.7% 49 students
- International students 2.9% 39 students
- Asian 1.3% 17 students
- Unknown race 0.9% 12 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Graduate Students
- White 46.2% 6 students
- Unknown race 38.5% 5 students
- African American 15.4% 2 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
- White 75.0% 24 students
- African American 12.5% 4 students
- Mixed race 6.2% 2 students
- International students 6.2% 2 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 47% 626 students
- 20-21 42% 565 students
- 22-24 7% 90 students
- 25-29 0% 6 students
- 40-49 0% 6 students
- 35-39 0% 5 students
- 30-34 0% 4 students
- 50-64 33% 5 students
- 30-34 13% 2 students
- 22-24 7% 1 students
- 25-29 7% 1 students
- 35-39 7% 1 students
- 40-49 7% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Alma College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 285 | 90.48% | |
| Illinois | 8 | 2.54% | |
| Ohio | 5 | 1.59% | |
| Texas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| California | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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